Which has higher terrorism deaths, Burkina Faso or Somalia?

Somalia, at 462 deaths against 422 deaths in Burkina Faso as of 2021.

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

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 Somalia: Terrorism deaths

Burkina Faso

422 deaths

in 2021

Somalia

462 deaths

in 2021

Burkina Faso rank

8th

Somalia rank

6th

Terrorism deaths over time

Burkina Faso
Somalia

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 462 deaths against 422 deaths in Burkina Faso, a difference of 40 deaths.

That makes Somalia's figure about 1.1 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 8th and Somalia ranks 6th 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	0 deaths	0 deaths	—
1980s	0.1 deaths	3.1 deaths	3 deaths	Somalia
1990s	0.1111 deaths	34.22 deaths	34.11 deaths	Somalia
2000s	0 deaths	132.1 deaths	132.1 deaths	Somalia
2010s	105.2 deaths	1,063 deaths	957.8 deaths	Somalia
2020s	551.5 deaths	673.5 deaths	122 deaths	Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher terrorism deaths, Burkina Faso or Somalia?: Somalia, at 462 deaths against 422 deaths in Burkina Faso as of 2021.
What is the difference in terrorism deaths between Burkina Faso and Somalia?: 40 deaths, 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?: Burkina Faso ranks 8th and Somalia ranks 6th 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.