Colombia vs Libya: Terrorism deaths rate

Colombia
0.1378 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Libya
0.193 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Colombia rank
21st
Libya rank
19th

Terrorism deaths rate over time

  • Colombia
  • Libya
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How they compare

Libya currently reports 0.193 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.1378 deaths per 100,000 people in Colombia, a difference of 0.0552 deaths per 100,000 people.

That makes Libya's figure about 1.4 times Colombia's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Libya ahead.

Colombia ranks 21st and Libya ranks 19th of 187 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 5 and Libya in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Libya Difference Ahead
1970s 0.1126 deaths per 100,000 people 0 deaths per 100,000 people 0.1126 deaths per 100,000 people Colombia
1980s 2.03 deaths per 100,000 people 0.0421 deaths per 100,000 people 1.99 deaths per 100,000 people Colombia
1990s 1.72 deaths per 100,000 people 0.0277 deaths per 100,000 people 1.69 deaths per 100,000 people Colombia
2000s 0.5171 deaths per 100,000 people 0 deaths per 100,000 people 0.5171 deaths per 100,000 people Colombia
2010s 0.2228 deaths per 100,000 people 4.67 deaths per 100,000 people 4.45 deaths per 100,000 people Libya
2020s 0.2368 deaths per 100,000 people 0.1792 deaths per 100,000 people 0.0576 deaths per 100,000 people Colombia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher terrorism deaths rate, Colombia or Libya?
Libya, at 0.193 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.1378 deaths per 100,000 people in Colombia as of 2021.
What is the difference in terrorism deaths rate between Colombia and Libya?
0.0552 deaths per 100,000 people, with Libya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Libya?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
How do Colombia and Libya rank globally for terrorism deaths rate?
Colombia ranks 21st and Libya ranks 19th of 187 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

Indicator
Terrorism deaths rate
Unit
deaths per 100,000 people
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, 9,000 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed

Annual number of confirmed deaths from terrorist attacks, including all victims and attackers, per 100,000 people.