Terrorism > Terrorist Acts > 1968-2006 > Incidences: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: Terrorist Incidents by country from 1968 to 2006. Data for 1968-1997 covers only international incidents. Data for 1998-Present covers both domestic and international incidents. NOTE: Data for Chechnya: 232 incidences; 777 injuries; 371 fatalities. Data for Czechoslovakia: 2 incidences; 1 injury. Data for Kosovo alone: 130 incidences; 127 injuries; 51 fatalities. Data for Montenegro alone: 13 incidences; 1 fatality. Data for Northern Ireland: 696 incidences; 214 injuries; 72 fatalities. Data for Federal Republic of Germany: 459 incidences; 697 injuries; 93 fatalities. Data for German Democratic Republic: 6 incidences; 10 injuries; 1 fatality. German totals above invlude the Federal Republic and the Democratic Republic, as well as Germany from 1990. Benin incudes incidences which happened under the name Dahomey. Namibia incudes incidences which happened under the name SWAf. Data for Democratic Republic of Congo includes incidences which happened under the name Zaire and Belgian Congo. Zimbabwe incudes incidences which happened under the name Rhodesia. Data for Western Sahara: 3 incidences; 3 injuries; 9 fatalities. Data for Transkei: 1 incidence.

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#	COUNTRY	AMOUNT	DATE
1	IraqIraq	4,680	2006
2	West BankWest Bank	2,001	2006
3	ColombiaColombia	1,682	2006
4	SpainSpain	1,290	2006
5	TurkeyTurkey	1,164	2006
6	FranceFrance	1,097	2006
7	IsraelIsrael	939	2006
8	PakistanPakistan	748	2006
9	LebanonLebanon	665	2006
10	ThailandThailand	650	2006
11	AfghanistanAfghanistan	637	2006
12	IndiaIndia	632	2006
13	GreeceGreece	630	2006
14	United StatesUnited States	548	2006
	South Asia averageSouth Asia average (profile)	535.25	2006
	OPEC countries averageOPEC countries average (profile)	492.55	2006
15	GermanyGermany	484	2006
	failed states averagefailed states average (profile)	456.36	2006
	Religious countries averageReligious countries average (profile)	451.85	2006
16	RussiaRussia	431	2006
17	ItalyItaly	418	2006
	Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile)	404.14	2006
	Middle Eastern and North Africa averageMiddle Eastern and North Africa average (profile)	399.44	2006
18	PhilippinesPhilippines	386	2006
19	NepalNepal	384	2006
20	PeruPeru	363	2006
	Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile)	289.52	2006
21	ArgentinaArgentina	267	2006
	South and Central Asia averageSouth and Central Asia average (profile)	250.36	2006
	Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile)	242.5	2006
	Muslim countries averageMuslim countries average (profile)	230.71	2006
22	ChileChile	230	2006
23	AlgeriaAlgeria	228	2006
24	IndonesiaIndonesia	226	2006
	NATO countries averageNATO average (profile)	211.78	2006
	High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile)	210.74	2006
	Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile)	201.23	2006
	Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile)	199.74	2006
25	United KingdomUnited Kingdom	174	2006
	European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile)	167.21	2006
26	Sri LankaSri Lanka	165	2006
	Europe averageEurope average (profile)	161.61	2006
27	VenezuelaVenezuela	156	2006
=28	IranIran	129	2006
=28	EgyptEgypt	129	2006
30	BangladeshBangladesh	124	2006
31	YemenYemen	122	2006
32	El SalvadorEl Salvador	118	2006
33	BelgiumBelgium	117	2006
34	GuatemalaGuatemala	109	2006
	Former British colonies averageFormer British colonies average (profile)	97.07	2006
35	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina	86	2006
36	JordanJordan	85	2006
37	SwitzerlandSwitzerland	82	2006
38	JapanJapan	79	2006
=39	GeorgiaGeorgia	77	2006
=39	MexicoMexico	77	2006
41	NetherlandsNetherlands	76	2006
42	EcuadorEcuador	75	2006
43	AngolaAngola	73	2006
=44	EthiopiaEthiopia	72	2006
=44	CyprusCyprus	72	2006
=44	HondurasHonduras	72	2006
=47	BoliviaBolivia	69	2006
=47	SomaliaSomalia	69	2006
49	Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia	62	2006
=50	AustriaAustria	61	2006
=50	UgandaUganda	61	2006
52	CambodiaCambodia	58	2006
53	South AfricaSouth Africa	57	2006
54	BrazilBrazil	54	2006
55	PortugalPortugal	51	2006
	Former French colonies averageFormer French colonies average (profile)	49.3	2006
56	AlbaniaAlbania	49	2006
57	NicaraguaNicaragua	46	2006
=58	SwedenSweden	45	2006
=58	KuwaitKuwait	45	2006
	Eastern Europe averageEastern Europe average (profile)	44.76	2006
	Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile)	42.47	2006
60	SudanSudan	41	2006
61	Costa RicaCosta Rica	40	2006
62	South KoreaSouth Korea	38	2006
63	TajikistanTajikistan	37	2006
=64	MozambiqueMozambique	36	2006
=64	BurmaBurma	36	2006
66	AustraliaAustralia	33	2006
67	CanadaCanada	29	2006
68	DenmarkDenmark	28	2006
=69	Dominican RepublicDominican Rep.	27	2006
=69	ZimbabweZimbabwe	27	2006
=71	IrelandIreland	26	2006
=71	MoroccoMorocco	26	2006
73	UruguayUruguay	25	2006
74	UkraineUkraine	24	2006
=75	PanamaPanama	23	2006
=75	HaitiHaiti	23	2006
=77	SyriaSyria	21	2006
=77	Puerto RicoPuerto Rico	21	2006
=77	CroatiaCroatia	21	2006
80	Sierra LeoneSierra Leone	20	2006
81	CubaCuba	19	2006
=82	NigeriaNigeria	18	2006
=82	ChinaChina	18	2006
=84	LibyaLibya	16	2006
=84	TunisiaTunisia	16	2006
86	BahrainBahrain	15	2006
=87	LaosLaos	14	2006
=87	PolandPoland	14	2006
=89	MalaysiaMalaysia	13	2006
=89	BurundiBurundi	13	2006
=91	BulgariaBulgaria	12	2006
=91	ChadChad	12	2006
=91	MaltaMalta	12	2006
=91	KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan	12	2006
=95	ParaguayParaguay	11	2006
=95	KenyaKenya	11	2006
=97	NorwayNorway	10	2006
=97	UzbekistanUzbekistan	10	2006
=99	East TimorEast Timor	9	2006
=99	TanzaniaTanzania	9	2006
=99	United Arab EmiratesUAE	9	2006
=99	ZambiaZambia	9	2006
=103	LiberiaLiberia	8	2006
=103	SlovakiaSlovakia	8	2006
=103	EstoniaEstonia	8	2006
=103	MauritaniaMauritania	8	2006
=103	HungaryHungary	8	2006
=103	JamaicaJamaica	8	2006
=103	ArmeniaArmenia	8	2006
=103	LatviaLatvia	8	2006
=111	MadagascarMadagascar	7	2006
=111	Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR.	7	2006
113	AzerbaijanAzerbaijan	6	2006
=114	LuxembourgLuxembourg	5	2006
=114	RwandaRwanda	5	2006
=114	Papua New GuineaPapua NG	5	2006
=114	LithuaniaLithuania	5	2006
=114	New ZealandNew Zealand	5	2006
=114	Czech RepublicCzech Republic	5	2006
=114	EritreaEritrea	5	2006
=114	RomaniaRomania	5	2006
=114	SingaporeSingapore	5	2006
=123	SwazilandSwaziland	4	2006
=123	MoldovaMoldova	4	2006
=123	DjiboutiDjibouti	4	2006
=123	KazakhstanKazakhstan	4	2006
=123	GuyanaGuyana	4	2006
=128	SurinameSuriname	3	2006
=128	Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire	3	2006
=128	TogoTogo	3	2006
=131	Serbia and MontenegroSerbia+	2	2006
=131	Congo, Republic of theCongo, Republic of the	2	2006
=131	BarbadosBarbados	2	2006
=131	GibraltarGibraltar	2	2006
=131	FijiFiji	2	2006
=131	QatarQatar	2	2006
=131	GuadeloupeGuadeloupe	2	2006
=131	BotswanaBotswana	2	2006
=131	The BahamasThe Bahamas	2	2006
=131	LesothoLesotho	2	2006
=131	VietnamVietnam	2	2006
=131	MaliMali	2	2006
=131	BelarusBelarus	2	2006
=131	French PolynesiaFr. Polynesia	2	2006
=145	TurkmenistanTurkmenistan	1	2006
=145	FinlandFinland	1	2006
=145	Central African RepublicCentral Africa	1	2006
=145	GuineaGuinea	1	2006
=145	BelizeBelize	1	2006
=145	Hong KongHong Kong	1	2006
=145	TaiwanTaiwan	1	2006
=145	Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)Falklands	1	2006
=145	SenegalSenegal	1	2006
=145	MartiniqueMartinique	1	2006
=145	Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+	1	2006
=145	GhanaGhana	1	2006
=145	SloveniaSlovenia	1	2006
=145	OmanOman	1	2006
=145	GabonGabon	1	2006
=145	BeninBenin	1	2006
=145	NigerNiger	1	2006
=145	GrenadaGrenada	1	2006
=145	IcelandIceland	1	2006
=145	NamibiaNamibia	1	2006

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