USSR vs Yemen: Suicide and other terrorist attacks

USSR
34
in 1991
Yemen
290
in 2021
USSR rank
23rd
Yemen rank
4th

Suicide and other terrorist attacks over time

  • USSR
  • Yemen
0200400600800197019952021

How they compare

Yemen currently reports 290 against 34 in USSR, a difference of 256.

That makes Yemen's figure about 8.5 times USSR's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Yemen ahead.

USSR ranks 23rd and Yemen ranks 4th of 188 countries.

USSR has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade USSR Yemen Difference Ahead
1970s 0.1 0 0.1 USSR
1980s 0.7 0 0.7 USSR
1990s 35 2.5 32.5 USSR

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher suicide and other terrorist attacks, USSR or Yemen?
Yemen, at 290 against 34 in USSR as of 2021.
What is the difference in suicide and other terrorist attacks between USSR and Yemen?
256, with Yemen ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for USSR and Yemen?
22 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 1991.
How do USSR and Yemen rank globally for suicide and other terrorist attacks?
USSR ranks 23rd and Yemen ranks 4th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
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
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
188 places, 9,021 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed