Burkina Faso vs Somalia: Terrorism deaths rate
Burkina Faso
1.91 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Somalia
2.71 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Burkina Faso rank
4th
Somalia rank
2nd
Terrorism deaths rate over time
- Burkina Faso
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 2.71 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.91 deaths per 100,000 people in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.8 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.4 times Burkina Faso's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Somalia ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 4th and Somalia ranks 2nd of 188 countries.
Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1980s | 0.0013 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0443 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.043 deaths per 100,000 people | Somalia |
| 1990s | 0.0012 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4627 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4616 deaths per 100,000 people | Somalia |
| 2000s | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.17 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.17 deaths per 100,000 people | Somalia |
| 2010s | 0.5086 deaths per 100,000 people | 7.6 deaths per 100,000 people | 7.09 deaths per 100,000 people | Somalia |
| 2020s | 2.54 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.03 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.49 deaths per 100,000 people | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher terrorism deaths rate, Burkina Faso or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 2.71 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.91 deaths per 100,000 people in Burkina Faso as of 2021.
- What is the difference in terrorism deaths rate between Burkina Faso and Somalia?
- 0.8 deaths per 100,000 people, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Somalia?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
- How do Burkina Faso and Somalia rank globally for terrorism deaths rate?
- Burkina Faso ranks 4th and Somalia ranks 2nd 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 Terrorism deaths rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual number of confirmed deaths from terrorist attacks, including all victims and attackers, per 100,000 people.