Which has higher terrorism deaths, Libya or United States?

United States, at 26 deaths against 13 deaths in Libya as of 2021.

What is the difference in terrorism deaths between Libya and United States?

13 deaths, with United States ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and United States?

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.

Libya vs United States: Terrorism deaths

Libya

13 deaths

in 2021

United States

26 deaths

in 2021

Libya rank

30th

United States rank

27th

Terrorism deaths over time

Libya
United States

How they compare

United States currently reports 26 deaths against 13 deaths in Libya, a difference of 13 deaths.

That makes United States's figure about 2.0 times Libya's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was United States ahead.

Libya ranks 30th and United States ranks 27th of 188 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Libya averaged higher in 1 and United States in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Libya	United States	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0 deaths	18.3 deaths	18.3 deaths	United States
1980s	1.5 deaths	5.3 deaths	3.8 deaths	United States
1990s	1.33 deaths	27.67 deaths	26.33 deaths	United States
2000s	0 deaths	305.1 deaths	305.1 deaths	United States
2010s	290.6 deaths	37.8 deaths	252.8 deaths	Libya
2020s	12 deaths	19 deaths	7 deaths	United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher terrorism deaths, Libya or United States?: United States, at 26 deaths against 13 deaths in Libya as of 2021.
What is the difference in terrorism deaths between Libya and United States?: 13 deaths, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and United States?: 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
How do Libya and United States rank globally for terrorism deaths?: Libya ranks 30th and United States ranks 27th 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.