Burkina Faso vs Mali: Suicide and other terrorist attacks

Burkina Faso
53 attacks
in 2021
Mali
71 attacks
in 2021
Burkina Faso rank
16th
Mali rank
15th

Suicide and other terrorist attacks over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Mali
050100150197019952021

How they compare

Mali currently reports 71 attacks against 53 attacks in Burkina Faso, a difference of 18 attacks.

That makes Mali's figure about 1.3 times Burkina Faso's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Mali ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 16th and Mali ranks 15th of 188 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 1 and Mali in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Mali Difference Ahead
1970s 0 attacks 0 attacks 0 attacks
1980s 0.1 attacks 0 attacks 0.1 attacks Burkina Faso
1990s 0.2222 attacks 3.67 attacks 3.44 attacks Mali
2000s 0 attacks 2.1 attacks 2.1 attacks Mali
2010s 28 attacks 77.3 attacks 49.3 attacks Mali
2020s 81.5 attacks 104 attacks 22.5 attacks Mali

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher suicide and other terrorist attacks, Burkina Faso or Mali?
Mali, at 71 attacks against 53 attacks in Burkina Faso as of 2021.
What is the difference in suicide and other terrorist attacks between Burkina Faso and Mali?
18 attacks, with Mali ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Mali?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
How do Burkina Faso and Mali rank globally for suicide and other terrorist attacks?
Burkina Faso ranks 16th and Mali ranks 15th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism (START) (2022) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Suicide and other terrorist attacks. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Suicide and other terrorist attacks
Unit
attacks
Source
National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism (START) (2022) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
188 places, 9,021 data points, 1970–2021
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Number of non-suicide terrorist attacks.