Which has higher suicide and other terrorist attacks, Sri Lanka or Western Sahara?

Sri Lanka, at 1 attacks against 1 attacks in Western Sahara as of 2021.

What is the difference in suicide and other terrorist attacks between Sri Lanka and Western Sahara?

0 attacks, with Sri Lanka ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Western Sahara?

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.

Sri Lanka vs Western Sahara: Suicide and other terrorist attacks

Sri Lanka

1 attacks

in 2021

Western Sahara

1 attacks

in 2021

Sri Lanka rank

65th

Western Sahara rank

65th

Suicide and other terrorist attacks over time

Sri Lanka
Western Sahara

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 1 attacks against 1 attacks in Western Sahara, a difference of 0 attacks.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Western Sahara ahead.

Sri Lanka ranks 65th and Western Sahara ranks 65th of 188 countries.

Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sri Lanka	Western Sahara	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0.4 attacks	0.1 attacks	0.3 attacks	Sri Lanka
1980s	131.8 attacks	0.2 attacks	131.6 attacks	Sri Lanka
1990s	87.89 attacks	0.1111 attacks	87.78 attacks	Sri Lanka
2000s	70.2 attacks	0.1 attacks	70.1 attacks	Sri Lanka
2010s	10.5 attacks	0.2 attacks	10.3 attacks	Sri Lanka
2020s	1 attacks	0.5 attacks	0.5 attacks	Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

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