What is the difference in suicide and other terrorist attacks between Hong Kong, China and Malaysia?

0 attacks, with Hong Kong, China ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Malaysia?

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.

Hong Kong, China vs Malaysia: Suicide and other terrorist attacks

Hong Kong, China

0 attacks

in 2021

Malaysia

0 attacks

in 2021

Hong Kong, China rank

80th

Malaysia rank

80th

Suicide and other terrorist attacks over time

Hong Kong, China
Malaysia

How they compare

Hong Kong, China currently reports 0 attacks against 0 attacks in Malaysia, a difference of 0 attacks.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Malaysia ahead.

Hong Kong, China ranks 80th and Malaysia ranks 80th of 188 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Hong Kong, China averaged higher in 1 and Malaysia in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Hong Kong, China	Malaysia	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0 attacks	0.7 attacks	0.7 attacks	Malaysia
1980s	0.5 attacks	2.2 attacks	1.7 attacks	Malaysia
1990s	1.78 attacks	0.8889 attacks	0.8889 attacks	Hong Kong, China
2000s	0.5 attacks	0.7 attacks	0.2 attacks	Malaysia
2010s	0 attacks	6.4 attacks	6.4 attacks	Malaysia
2020s	0 attacks	0.5 attacks	0.5 attacks	Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher suicide and other terrorist attacks, Hong Kong, China or Malaysia?: Hong Kong, China, at 0 attacks against 0 attacks in Malaysia as of 2021.
What is the difference in suicide and other terrorist attacks between Hong Kong, China and Malaysia?: 0 attacks, with Hong Kong, China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Malaysia?: 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
How do Hong Kong, China and Malaysia rank globally for suicide and other terrorist attacks?: Hong Kong, China ranks 80th and Malaysia 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.