What is the difference in terrorism deaths rate between Mexico and USSR?

0.0001 deaths per 100,000 people, with USSR ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and USSR?

22 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 1991.

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.

Mexico vs USSR: Terrorism deaths rate

Mexico

0.0095 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2021

USSR

0.0096 deaths per 100,000 people

in 1991

Mexico rank

46th

USSR rank

43rd

Terrorism deaths rate over time

Mexico
USSR

How they compare

USSR currently reports 0.0096 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.0095 deaths per 100,000 people in Mexico, a difference of 0.0001 deaths per 100,000 people.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1970 it was USSR ahead.

Mexico ranks 46th and USSR ranks 43rd of 188 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 2 and USSR in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mexico	USSR	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0.0139 deaths per 100,000 people	0.0002 deaths per 100,000 people	0.0137 deaths per 100,000 people	Mexico
1980s	0.0026 deaths per 100,000 people	0.0002 deaths per 100,000 people	0.0024 deaths per 100,000 people	Mexico
1990s	0.0096 deaths per 100,000 people	0.0148 deaths per 100,000 people	0.0052 deaths per 100,000 people	USSR

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher terrorism deaths rate, Mexico or USSR?: USSR, at 0.0096 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.0095 deaths per 100,000 people in Mexico as of 1991.
What is the difference in terrorism deaths rate between Mexico and USSR?: 0.0001 deaths per 100,000 people, with USSR ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and USSR?: 22 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 1991.
How do Mexico and USSR rank globally for terrorism deaths rate?: Mexico ranks 46th and USSR ranks 43rd 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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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: 18 September 2026

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