Burkina Faso vs Yemen: Terrorism deaths rate
Burkina Faso
1.91 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Yemen
2.6 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Burkina Faso rank
4th
Yemen rank
3rd
Terrorism deaths rate over time
- Burkina Faso
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 2.6 deaths per 100,000 people against 1.91 deaths per 100,000 people in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.69 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Yemen's figure about 1.4 times Burkina Faso's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Yemen ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 4th and Yemen ranks 3rd of 188 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 1 and Yemen in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Yemen | 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 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0013 deaths per 100,000 people | Burkina Faso |
| 1990s | 0.0012 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0499 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0487 deaths per 100,000 people | Yemen |
| 2000s | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0951 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0951 deaths per 100,000 people | Yemen |
| 2010s | 0.5086 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.08 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.57 deaths per 100,000 people | Yemen |
| 2020s | 2.54 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.7 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.164 deaths per 100,000 people | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher terrorism deaths rate, Burkina Faso or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 2.6 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 Yemen?
- 0.69 deaths per 100,000 people, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Yemen?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
- How do Burkina Faso and Yemen rank globally for terrorism deaths rate?
- Burkina Faso ranks 4th and Yemen ranks 3rd 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.