Suicide and other terrorist attacks by country
Number of non-suicide terrorist attacks.
Countries reporting
182
Highest
1,421 attacks
Afghanistan
Lowest
0 attacks
Wallis and Futuna
Median
0 attacks
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
9,021
What the numbers show
Suicide and other terrorist attacks is currently reported for 182 countries. The highest value is 1,421 attacks in Afghanistan; the lowest is 0 attacks in Wallis and Futuna.
The median across all reporting countries is 0 attacks, and the mean is 26.58 attacks.
Over the past decade 27 countries rose and 45 fell. The largest increase was in Myanmar (up 10,700.0%), and the largest decrease in Austria (down 100.0%).
Suicide and other terrorist attacks: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afghanistan | 1,421 attacks | 2021 | up 316.7% | volatile |
| 2 | Iraq | 540 attacks | 2021 | down 57.2% | volatile |
| 3 | Nigeria | 445 attacks | 2021 | up 160.2% | volatile |
| 4 | Yemen | 290 attacks | 2021 | up 161.3% | volatile |
| 5 | India | 235 attacks | 2021 | down 63.6% | volatile |
| 6 | Myanmar | 216 attacks | 2021 | up 10,700.0% | volatile |
| 7 | Pakistan | 148 attacks | 2021 | down 84.7% | volatile |
| 8 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 141 attacks | 2021 | up 781.2% | volatile |
| 9 | Syria | 140 attacks | 2021 | up 197.9% | volatile |
| 10 | Somalia | 109 attacks | 2021 | down 38.4% | volatile |
| 11 | Philippines | 104 attacks | 2021 | down 31.1% | volatile |
| 12 | Israel | 101 attacks | 2021 | up 102.0% | volatile |
| 13 | Saudi Arabia | 94 attacks | 2021 | up 4,600.0% | volatile |
| 14 | Colombia | 76 attacks | 2021 | down 19.1% | volatile |
| 15 | Mali | 71 attacks | 2021 | up 1,675.0% | volatile |
| 16 | Burkina Faso | 53 attacks | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 17 | Chile | 45 attacks | 2021 | up 650.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Cameroon | 45 attacks | 2021 | up 1,400.0% | volatile |
| 19 | Mozambique | 41 attacks | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 20 | United Kingdom | 40 attacks | 2021 | down 14.9% | volatile |
| 21 | Niger | 38 attacks | 2021 | up 1,800.0% | volatile |
| 22 | Ethiopia | 36 attacks | 2021 | up 1,100.0% | volatile |
| 23 | Kenya | 33 attacks | 2021 | down 21.4% | volatile |
| 24 | Thailand | 27 attacks | 2021 | down 85.2% | volatile |
| 25 | Indonesia | 25 attacks | 2021 | up 31.6% | volatile |
| 25 | United States | 25 attacks | 2021 | up 177.8% | volatile |
| 27 | Mexico | 21 attacks | 2021 | up 950.0% | volatile |
| 28 | France | 19 attacks | 2021 | up 137.5% | volatile |
| 29 | Central African Republic | 18 attacks | 2021 | up 500.0% | volatile |
| 30 | South Africa | 15 attacks | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 31 | South Sudan | 14 attacks | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 31 | Turkey | 14 attacks | 2021 | down 71.4% | volatile |
| 33 | Germany | 13 attacks | 2021 | up 62.5% | volatile |
| 33 | Sudan | 13 attacks | 2021 | down 65.8% | volatile |
| 35 | Canada | 12 attacks | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 35 | Venezuela | 12 attacks | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 37 | Greece | 11 attacks | 2021 | unchanged | volatile |
| 37 | Uganda | 11 attacks | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 39 | Bangladesh | 10 attacks | 2021 | down 23.1% | volatile |
| 39 | Cote d'Ivoire | 10 attacks | 2021 | up 233.3% | volatile |
| 39 | Egypt | 10 attacks | 2021 | down 37.5% | volatile |
| 39 | Ukraine | 10 attacks | 2021 | up 233.3% | volatile |
| 43 | Libya | 7 attacks | 2021 | up 250.0% | volatile |
| 44 | Burundi | 6 attacks | 2021 | down 25.0% | volatile |
| 44 | Netherlands | 6 attacks | 2021 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 46 | Peru | 5 attacks | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 46 | Sweden | 5 attacks | 2021 | up 400.0% | volatile |
| 48 | Brazil | 4 attacks | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 48 | Djibouti | 4 attacks | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 48 | Tunisia | 4 attacks | 2021 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 51 | China | 3 attacks | 2021 | down 25.0% | volatile |
| 51 | Iran | 3 attacks | 2021 | down 76.9% | volatile |
| 51 | Italy | 3 attacks | 2021 | down 40.0% | volatile |
| 51 | Nepal | 3 attacks | 2021 | down 93.5% | volatile |
| 51 | Paraguay | 3 attacks | 2021 | down 25.0% | volatile |
| 56 | Argentina | 2 attacks | 2021 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 56 | Belgium | 2 attacks | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 56 | Switzerland | 2 attacks | 2021 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 56 | Spain | 2 attacks | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 56 | Estonia | 2 attacks | 2021 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 56 | Liberia | 2 attacks | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 56 | Chad | 2 attacks | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 64 | Albania | 1 attacks | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 64 | Australia | 1 attacks | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 64 | Benin | 1 attacks | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 64 | Algeria | 1 attacks | 2021 | down 92.9% | volatile |
| 64 | Ghana | 1 attacks | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 64 | Guatemala | 1 attacks | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 64 | Lebanon | 1 attacks | 2021 | down 90.0% | volatile |
| 64 | Sri Lanka | 1 attacks | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 64 | Latvia | 1 attacks | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 64 | Maldives | 1 attacks | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 64 | Rwanda | 1 attacks | 2021 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 64 | El Salvador | 1 attacks | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 64 | Serbia | 1 attacks | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 64 | Zambia | 1 attacks | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 64 | Western Sahara | 1 attacks | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Angola | 0 attacks | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Andorra | 0 attacks | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 79 | United Arab Emirates | 0 attacks | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Armenia | 0 attacks | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0 attacks | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Austria | 0 attacks | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 79 | Azerbaijan | 0 attacks | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Bulgaria | 0 attacks | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 79 | Bahrain | 0 attacks | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 79 | Bahamas | 0 attacks | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0 attacks | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 79 | Belarus | 0 attacks | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 79 | Belize | 0 attacks | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Bolivia | 0 attacks | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Barbados | 0 attacks | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Brunei | 0 attacks | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Bhutan | 0 attacks | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 79 | Botswana | 0 attacks | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Comoros | 0 attacks | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Costa Rica | 0 attacks | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Cuba | 0 attacks | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Cyprus | 0 attacks | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Czechia | 0 attacks | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 79 | Dominica | 0 attacks | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Denmark | 0 attacks | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Dominican Republic | 0 attacks | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Ecuador | 0 attacks | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 79 | Eritrea | 0 attacks | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 79 | Finland | 0 attacks | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Fiji | 0 attacks | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Gabon | 0 attacks | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Georgia | 0 attacks | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 79 | Guinea | 0 attacks | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Gambia | 0 attacks | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Guinea-Bissau | 0 attacks | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Equatorial Guinea | 0 attacks | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Grenada | 0 attacks | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Guyana | 0 attacks | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Hong Kong | 0 attacks | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Honduras | 0 attacks | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 79 | Croatia | 0 attacks | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Haiti | 0 attacks | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Hungary | 0 attacks | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Iceland | 0 attacks | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Jamaica | 0 attacks | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Jordan | 0 attacks | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Japan | 0 attacks | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Kazakhstan | 0 attacks | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 79 | Kyrgyzstan | 0 attacks | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 79 | Cambodia | 0 attacks | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 attacks | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 79 | South Korea | 0 attacks | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Kuwait | 0 attacks | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 79 | Laos | 0 attacks | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Saint Lucia | 0 attacks | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Lesotho | 0 attacks | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Lithuania | 0 attacks | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Macao | 0 attacks | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Morocco | 0 attacks | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 79 | Moldova | 0 attacks | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Madagascar | 0 attacks | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 79 | Montenegro | 0 attacks | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Mauritania | 0 attacks | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 79 | Mauritius | 0 attacks | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Malawi | 0 attacks | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Malaysia | 0 attacks | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Namibia | 0 attacks | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 79 | New Caledonia | 0 attacks | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Nicaragua | 0 attacks | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Norway | 0 attacks | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 79 | New Zealand | 0 attacks | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Panama | 0 attacks | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Papua New Guinea | 0 attacks | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Poland | 0 attacks | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 79 | North Korea | 0 attacks | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Portugal | 0 attacks | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 79 | French Polynesia | 0 attacks | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Qatar | 0 attacks | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Romania | 0 attacks | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Russia | 0 attacks | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 79 | Senegal | 0 attacks | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 79 | Singapore | 0 attacks | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Solomon Islands | 0 attacks | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Sierra Leone | 0 attacks | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Suriname | 0 attacks | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Slovakia | 0 attacks | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Slovenia | 0 attacks | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Eswatini | 0 attacks | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Seychelles | 0 attacks | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Togo | 0 attacks | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Tajikistan | 0 attacks | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Turkmenistan | 0 attacks | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 79 | East Timor | 0 attacks | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0 attacks | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Tanzania | 0 attacks | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Uruguay | 0 attacks | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Uzbekistan | 0 attacks | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Vietnam | 0 attacks | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Vanuatu | 0 attacks | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Zimbabwe | 0 attacks | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 79 | French Guiana | 0 attacks | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Taiwan | 0 attacks | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Falkland Islands | 0 attacks | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Vatican | 0 attacks | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Wallis and Futuna | 0 attacks | 2021 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
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About this data
Number of non-suicide terrorist attacks.