Nigeria vs USSR: Terrorism deaths
Nigeria
1,493 deaths
in 2021
USSR
28 deaths
in 1991
Nigeria rank
2nd
USSR rank
1st
Terrorism deaths over time
- Nigeria
- USSR
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 1,493 deaths against 28 deaths in USSR, a difference of 1,465 deaths.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 53.3 times USSR's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1970 it was USSR ahead.
Nigeria ranks 2nd 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 | Nigeria | USSR | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3 deaths | 0.4 deaths | 0.1 deaths | USSR |
| 1980s | 0.5 deaths | 0.6 deaths | 0.1 deaths | USSR |
| 1990s | 5 deaths | 43 deaths | 38 deaths | USSR |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher terrorism deaths, Nigeria or USSR?
- Nigeria, at 1,493 deaths against 28 deaths in USSR as of 2021.
- What is the difference in terrorism deaths between Nigeria and USSR?
- 1,465 deaths, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and USSR?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 1991.
- How do Nigeria and USSR rank globally for terrorism deaths?
- Nigeria ranks 2nd 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
Confirmed deaths, including all victims and attackers who died because of a terrorist attack.