Which has higher terrorism deaths, Burkina Faso or Ethiopia?

Ethiopia, at 488 deaths against 422 deaths in Burkina Faso as of 2021.

What is the difference in terrorism deaths between Burkina Faso and Ethiopia?

66 deaths, with Ethiopia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Ethiopia?

51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.

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. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Burkina Faso vs Ethiopia: Terrorism deaths

Burkina Faso

422 deaths

in 2021

Ethiopia

488 deaths

in 2021

Burkina Faso rank

8th

Ethiopia rank

5th

Terrorism deaths over time

Burkina Faso
Ethiopia

How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 488 deaths against 422 deaths in Burkina Faso, a difference of 66 deaths.

That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.2 times Burkina Faso's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Ethiopia ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 8th and Ethiopia ranks 5th of 188 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 1 and Ethiopia in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burkina Faso	Ethiopia	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0 deaths	13.5 deaths	13.5 deaths	Ethiopia
1980s	0.1 deaths	24.1 deaths	24 deaths	Ethiopia
1990s	0.1111 deaths	73.56 deaths	73.44 deaths	Ethiopia
2000s	0 deaths	27.2 deaths	27.2 deaths	Ethiopia
2010s	105.2 deaths	56.5 deaths	48.7 deaths	Burkina Faso
2020s	551.5 deaths	909 deaths	357.5 deaths	Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher terrorism deaths, Burkina Faso or Ethiopia?: Ethiopia, at 488 deaths against 422 deaths in Burkina Faso as of 2021.
What is the difference in terrorism deaths between Burkina Faso and Ethiopia?: 66 deaths, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Ethiopia?: 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
How do Burkina Faso and Ethiopia rank globally for terrorism deaths?: Burkina Faso ranks 8th and Ethiopia ranks 5th 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. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Terrorism deaths
Unit: deaths
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, 9,021 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Confirmed deaths, including all victims and attackers who died because of a terrorist attack.