Which has higher terrorism deaths, Democratic Republic of Congo or Niger?

Democratic Republic of Congo, at 689 deaths against 447 deaths in Niger as of 2021.

What is the difference in terrorism deaths between Democratic Republic of Congo and Niger?

242 deaths, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Niger?

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.

Democratic Republic of Congo vs Niger: Terrorism deaths

Democratic Republic of Congo

689 deaths

in 2021

Niger

447 deaths

in 2021

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

4th

Niger rank

7th

Terrorism deaths over time

Democratic Republic of Congo
Niger

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 689 deaths against 447 deaths in Niger, a difference of 242 deaths.

That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 1.5 times Niger's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Niger ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 4th and Niger ranks 7th of 188 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 3 and Niger in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Democratic Republic of Congo	Niger	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0 deaths	0 deaths	0 deaths	—
1980s	0 deaths	17.4 deaths	17.4 deaths	Niger
1990s	9.11 deaths	17.22 deaths	8.11 deaths	Niger
2000s	151.6 deaths	9 deaths	142.6 deaths	Democratic Republic of Congo
2010s	410.6 deaths	149.4 deaths	261.2 deaths	Democratic Republic of Congo
2020s	1,022 deaths	409 deaths	613.5 deaths	Democratic Republic of Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher terrorism deaths, Democratic Republic of Congo or Niger?: Democratic Republic of Congo, at 689 deaths against 447 deaths in Niger as of 2021.
What is the difference in terrorism deaths between Democratic Republic of Congo and Niger?: 242 deaths, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Niger?: 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Niger rank globally for terrorism deaths?: Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 4th and Niger ranks 7th 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: 18 September 2026

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