Which has higher suicide and other terrorist attacks, Iceland or New Zealand?

Iceland, at 0 attacks against 0 attacks in New Zealand as of 2021.

How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and New Zealand?

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.

Iceland vs New Zealand: Suicide and other terrorist attacks

Iceland

0 attacks

in 2021

New Zealand

0 attacks

in 2021

Iceland rank

80th

New Zealand rank

80th

Suicide and other terrorist attacks over time

Iceland
New Zealand

How they compare

Iceland currently reports 0 attacks against 0 attacks in New Zealand, a difference of 0 attacks.

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

Iceland ranks 80th and New Zealand ranks 80th of 188 countries.

New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iceland	New Zealand	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0 attacks	0.1 attacks	0.1 attacks	New Zealand
1980s	0.2 attacks	0.3 attacks	0.1 attacks	New Zealand
1990s	0 attacks	0.5556 attacks	0.5556 attacks	New Zealand
2000s	0 attacks	0.8 attacks	0.8 attacks	New Zealand
2010s	0.2 attacks	0.4 attacks	0.2 attacks	New Zealand
2020s	0 attacks	6 attacks	6 attacks	New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

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