What is the difference in suicide and other terrorist attacks between Costa Rica and United Arab Emirates?

0 attacks, with Costa Rica ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and United Arab Emirates?

51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.

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.

Costa Rica vs United Arab Emirates: Suicide and other terrorist attacks

Costa Rica

0 attacks

in 2021

United Arab Emirates

0 attacks

in 2021

Costa Rica rank

80th

United Arab Emirates rank

80th

Suicide and other terrorist attacks over time

Costa Rica
United Arab Emirates

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 0 attacks against 0 attacks in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 0 attacks.

The two have swapped places 16 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was United Arab Emirates ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 80th and United Arab Emirates ranks 80th of 188 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 4 and United Arab Emirates in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	United Arab Emirates	Difference	Ahead
1970s	2.2 attacks	0.5 attacks	1.7 attacks	Costa Rica
1980s	3.6 attacks	0.9 attacks	2.7 attacks	Costa Rica
1990s	0.8889 attacks	0.3333 attacks	0.5556 attacks	Costa Rica
2000s	0.1 attacks	0 attacks	0.1 attacks	Costa Rica
2010s	0.2 attacks	0.4 attacks	0.2 attacks	United Arab Emirates
2020s	0 attacks	0 attacks	0 attacks	—

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher suicide and other terrorist attacks, Costa Rica or United Arab Emirates?: Costa Rica, at 0 attacks against 0 attacks in United Arab Emirates as of 2021.
What is the difference in suicide and other terrorist attacks between Costa Rica and United Arab Emirates?: 0 attacks, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and United Arab Emirates?: 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
How do Costa Rica and United Arab Emirates rank globally for suicide and other terrorist attacks?: Costa Rica ranks 80th and United Arab Emirates ranks 80th 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
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of non-suicide terrorist attacks.