Which has higher suicide and other terrorist attacks, North Korea or Republic of Korea?

North Korea, at 0 attacks against 0 attacks in Republic of Korea as of 2021.

What is the difference in suicide and other terrorist attacks between North Korea and Republic of Korea?

0 attacks, with North Korea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Republic of Korea?

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.

North Korea vs Republic of Korea: Suicide and other terrorist attacks

North Korea

0 attacks

in 2021

Republic of Korea

0 attacks

in 2021

North Korea rank

80th

Republic of Korea rank

80th

Suicide and other terrorist attacks over time

North Korea
Republic of Korea

How they compare

North Korea currently reports 0 attacks against 0 attacks in Republic of Korea, a difference of 0 attacks.

Across all 51 years both countries report, Republic of Korea has been ahead every year.

North Korea ranks 80th and Republic of Korea ranks 80th of 188 countries.

Republic of Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	North Korea	Republic of Korea	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0 attacks	0.1 attacks	0.1 attacks	Republic of Korea
1980s	0 attacks	1.3 attacks	1.3 attacks	Republic of Korea
1990s	0.1111 attacks	2.11 attacks	2 attacks	Republic of Korea
2000s	0 attacks	0.3 attacks	0.3 attacks	Republic of Korea
2010s	0 attacks	0.4 attacks	0.4 attacks	Republic of Korea
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, North Korea or Republic of Korea?: North Korea, at 0 attacks against 0 attacks in Republic of Korea as of 2021.
What is the difference in suicide and other terrorist attacks between North Korea and Republic of Korea?: 0 attacks, with North Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Republic of Korea?: 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
How do North Korea and Republic of Korea rank globally for suicide and other terrorist attacks?: North Korea ranks 80th and Republic of Korea 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.