El Salvador vs Guatemala: Suicide and other terrorist attacks

El Salvador
1 attacks
in 2021
Guatemala
1 attacks
in 2021
El Salvador rank
65th
Guatemala rank
65th

Suicide and other terrorist attacks over time

  • El Salvador
  • Guatemala
0200400600800197019952021

How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 1 attacks against 1 attacks in Guatemala, a difference of 0 attacks.

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

El Salvador ranks 65th and Guatemala ranks 65th of 188 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 3 and Guatemala in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Guatemala Difference Ahead
1970s 44.5 attacks 12.1 attacks 32.4 attacks El Salvador
1980s 412.3 attacks 148.3 attacks 264 attacks El Salvador
1990s 83.56 attacks 47.44 attacks 36.11 attacks El Salvador
2000s 0 attacks 1.2 attacks 1.2 attacks Guatemala
2010s 0 attacks 0.9 attacks 0.9 attacks Guatemala
2020s 0.5 attacks 2 attacks 1.5 attacks Guatemala

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher suicide and other terrorist attacks, El Salvador or Guatemala?
El Salvador, at 1 attacks against 1 attacks in Guatemala as of 2021.
What is the difference in suicide and other terrorist attacks between El Salvador and Guatemala?
0 attacks, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Guatemala?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
How do El Salvador and Guatemala rank globally for suicide and other terrorist attacks?
El Salvador ranks 65th and Guatemala ranks 65th 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.