Suicide and other terrorist attacks by country
Countries reporting
188
Highest
1,421
Afghanistan
Lowest
0
Wallis and Futuna
Median
0
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
9,021
What the numbers show
Suicide and other terrorist attacks is currently reported for 188 countries. The highest value is 1,421 in Afghanistan; the lowest is 0 in Wallis and Futuna.
The median across all reporting countries is 0, and the mean is 25.92.
Over the past decade 27 countries rose and 46 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 | 2021 | up 316.7% | volatile |
| 2 | Iraq | 540 | 2021 | down 57.2% | volatile |
| 3 | Nigeria | 445 | 2021 | up 160.2% | volatile |
| 4 | Yemen | 290 | 2021 | up 161.3% | volatile |
| 5 | India | 235 | 2021 | down 63.6% | volatile |
| 6 | Myanmar | 216 | 2021 | up 10,700.0% | volatile |
| 7 | Pakistan | 148 | 2021 | down 84.7% | volatile |
| 8 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 141 | 2021 | up 781.2% | volatile |
| 9 | Syria | 140 | 2021 | up 197.9% | volatile |
| 10 | Somalia | 109 | 2021 | down 38.4% | volatile |
| 11 | Philippines | 104 | 2021 | down 31.1% | volatile |
| 12 | Israel | 101 | 2021 | up 102.0% | volatile |
| 13 | Saudi Arabia | 94 | 2021 | up 4,600.0% | volatile |
| 14 | Colombia | 76 | 2021 | down 19.1% | volatile |
| 15 | Mali | 71 | 2021 | up 1,675.0% | volatile |
| 16 | Burkina Faso | 53 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 17 | Chile | 45 | 2021 | up 650.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Cameroon | 45 | 2021 | up 1,400.0% | volatile |
| 19 | Mozambique | 41 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 20 | United Kingdom | 40 | 2021 | down 14.9% | volatile |
| 21 | Niger | 38 | 2021 | up 1,800.0% | volatile |
| 22 | Ethiopia | 36 | 2021 | up 1,100.0% | volatile |
| 23 | USSR | 34 | 1991 | — | volatile |
| 24 | Kenya | 33 | 2021 | down 21.4% | volatile |
| 25 | Thailand | 27 | 2021 | down 85.2% | volatile |
| 26 | Indonesia | 25 | 2021 | up 31.6% | volatile |
| 26 | United States | 25 | 2021 | up 177.8% | volatile |
| 28 | Mexico | 21 | 2021 | up 950.0% | volatile |
| 29 | France | 19 | 2021 | up 137.5% | volatile |
| 30 | Central African Republic | 18 | 2021 | up 500.0% | volatile |
| 31 | South Africa | 15 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 32 | South Sudan | 14 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 32 | Turkey | 14 | 2021 | down 71.4% | volatile |
| 34 | Germany | 13 | 2021 | up 62.5% | volatile |
| 34 | Sudan | 13 | 2021 | down 65.8% | volatile |
| 36 | Canada | 12 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Venezuela | 12 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 38 | Greece | 11 | 2021 | unchanged | volatile |
| 38 | Uganda | 11 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 40 | Bangladesh | 10 | 2021 | down 23.1% | volatile |
| 40 | Cote d'Ivoire | 10 | 2021 | up 233.3% | volatile |
| 40 | Egypt | 10 | 2021 | down 37.5% | volatile |
| 40 | Ukraine | 10 | 2021 | up 233.3% | volatile |
| 44 | Libya | 7 | 2021 | up 250.0% | volatile |
| 45 | Burundi | 6 | 2021 | down 25.0% | volatile |
| 45 | Netherlands | 6 | 2021 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 47 | Peru | 5 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Sweden | 5 | 2021 | up 400.0% | volatile |
| 49 | Brazil | 4 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 49 | Djibouti | 4 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 49 | Tunisia | 4 | 2021 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 52 | China | 3 | 2021 | down 25.0% | volatile |
| 52 | Iran | 3 | 2021 | down 76.9% | volatile |
| 52 | Italy | 3 | 2021 | down 40.0% | volatile |
| 52 | Nepal | 3 | 2021 | down 93.5% | volatile |
| 52 | Paraguay | 3 | 2021 | down 25.0% | volatile |
| 57 | Argentina | 2 | 2021 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 57 | Belgium | 2 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 57 | Switzerland | 2 | 2021 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 57 | Spain | 2 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 57 | Estonia | 2 | 2021 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 57 | Ireland | 2 | 2021 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 57 | Liberia | 2 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 57 | Chad | 2 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 65 | Albania | 1 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 65 | Australia | 1 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 65 | Benin | 1 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 65 | Algeria | 1 | 2021 | down 92.9% | volatile |
| 65 | Ghana | 1 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 65 | Guatemala | 1 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 65 | Lebanon | 1 | 2021 | down 90.0% | volatile |
| 65 | Sri Lanka | 1 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 65 | Latvia | 1 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 65 | Maldives | 1 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 65 | Rwanda | 1 | 2021 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 65 | El Salvador | 1 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 65 | Serbia | 1 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 65 | Zambia | 1 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 65 | Western Sahara | 1 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 80 | Angola | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 80 | Andorra | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 80 | United Arab Emirates | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 80 | Armenia | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 80 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 80 | Austria | 0 | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 80 | Azerbaijan | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 80 | Bulgaria | 0 | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 80 | Bahrain | 0 | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 80 | Bahamas | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 80 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0 | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 80 | Belarus | 0 | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 80 | Belize | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 80 | Bolivia | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 80 | Barbados | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 80 | Brunei | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 80 | Bhutan | 0 | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 80 | Botswana | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 80 | Comoros | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 80 | Costa Rica | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 80 | Cuba | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 80 | Cyprus | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 80 | Czechia | 0 | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 80 | Dominica | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 80 | Denmark | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 80 | Dominican Republic | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 80 | Ecuador | 0 | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 80 | Eritrea | 0 | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 80 | Finland | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 80 | Fiji | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 80 | Gabon | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 80 | Georgia | 0 | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 80 | Guinea | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 80 | Gambia | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 80 | Guinea-Bissau | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 80 | Equatorial Guinea | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 80 | Grenada | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 80 | Guyana | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 80 | Hong Kong | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 80 | Honduras | 0 | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 80 | Croatia | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 80 | Haiti | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 80 | Hungary | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 80 | Iceland | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 80 | Jamaica | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 80 | Jordan | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 80 | Japan | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 80 | Kazakhstan | 0 | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 80 | Kyrgyzstan | 0 | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 80 | Cambodia | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 80 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 80 | South Korea | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 80 | Kuwait | 0 | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 80 | Laos | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 80 | Saint Lucia | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 80 | Lesotho | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 80 | Lithuania | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 80 | Luxembourg | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 80 | Macao | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 80 | Morocco | 0 | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 80 | Moldova | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 80 | Madagascar | 0 | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 80 | Malta | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 80 | Montenegro | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 80 | Mauritania | 0 | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 80 | Mauritius | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 80 | Malawi | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 80 | Malaysia | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 80 | Namibia | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 80 | New Caledonia | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 80 | Nicaragua | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 80 | Norway | 0 | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 80 | New Zealand | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 80 | Panama | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 80 | Papua New Guinea | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 80 | Poland | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 80 | North Korea | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 80 | Portugal | 0 | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 80 | French Polynesia | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 80 | Qatar | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 80 | Romania | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 80 | Russia | 0 | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 80 | Senegal | 0 | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 80 | Singapore | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 80 | Solomon Islands | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 80 | Sierra Leone | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 80 | Suriname | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 80 | Slovakia | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 80 | Slovenia | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 80 | Eswatini | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 80 | Seychelles | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 80 | Togo | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 80 | Tajikistan | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 80 | Turkmenistan | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 80 | East Timor | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 80 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 80 | Tanzania | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 80 | Uruguay | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 80 | Uzbekistan | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 80 | Vietnam | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 80 | Vanuatu | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 80 | Zimbabwe | 0 | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 80 | French Guiana | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 80 | Guadeloupe | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 80 | Martinique | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 80 | Taiwan | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 80 | Falkland Islands | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 80 | Vatican | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 80 | Wallis and Futuna | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |