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

Democratic Republic of Congo, at 689 deaths against 28 deaths in USSR as of 2021.

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

661 deaths, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo 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. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Democratic Republic of Congo vs USSR: Terrorism deaths

Democratic Republic of Congo

689 deaths

in 2021

USSR

28 deaths

in 1991

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

4th

USSR rank

1st

Terrorism deaths over time

Democratic Republic of Congo
USSR

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 689 deaths against 28 deaths in USSR, a difference of 661 deaths.

That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 24.6 times USSR's.

Across all 22 years both countries report, USSR has been ahead every year.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 4th and USSR ranks 1st of 187 countries.

USSR has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	USSR	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0.4 deaths	0.4 deaths	USSR
1980s	0.6 deaths	0.6 deaths	USSR
1990s	43 deaths	43 deaths	USSR

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher terrorism deaths, Democratic Republic of Congo or USSR?: Democratic Republic of Congo, at 689 deaths against 28 deaths in USSR as of 2021.
What is the difference in terrorism deaths between Democratic Republic of Congo and USSR?: 661 deaths, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and USSR?: 22 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 1991.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and USSR rank globally for terrorism deaths?: Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 4th and USSR ranks 1st 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. 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
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: 07 August 2026

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