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Terrorism > Terrorist Acts > 1968-2006 > Incidences per million: 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. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.

CONTENTS

#
COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
GRAPH
1 IraqIraq 166.76 2006
2 LebanonLebanon 163 2006
3 IsraelIsrael 133.12 2006
4 CyprusCyprus 68.68 2006
5 GreeceGreece 56.51 2006
6 ColombiaColombia 38.37 2006
Middle Eastern and North Africa averageMiddle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) 30.1 2006
7 MaltaMalta 29.53 2006
8 SpainSpain 29.24 2006
9 AfghanistanAfghanistan 24.85 2006
10 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina 22.19 2006
OPEC countries averageOPEC countries average (profile) 19.37 2006
11 El SalvadorEl Salvador 19.35 2006
12 KuwaitKuwait 18.61 2006
13 GeorgiaGeorgia 17.51 2006
14 FranceFrance 17.24 2006
15 TurkeyTurkey 16.96 2006
16 BahrainBahrain 15.77 2006
failed states averagefailed states average (profile) 15.56 2006
17 AlbaniaAlbania 15.41 2006
18 JordanJordan 15.35 2006
Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile) 15.02 2006
19 NepalNepal 14.98 2006
20 ChileChile 13.94 2006
Religious countries averageReligious countries average (profile) 13.9 2006
21 PeruPeru 12.95 2006
Muslim countries averageMuslim countries average (profile) 12.3 2006
High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile) 11.38 2006
22 BelgiumBelgium 11.09 2006
23 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 10.96 2006
24 LuxembourgLuxembourg 10.58 2006
European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile) 10.47 2006
25 HondurasHonduras 10.23 2006
26 ThailandThailand 9.87 2006
27 GrenadaGrenada 9.68 2006
Europe averageEurope average (profile) 9.51 2006
28 Costa RicaCosta Rica 9.11 2006
Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile) 9.03 2006
29 East TimorEast Timor 8.87 2006
Former French colonies averageFormer French colonies average (profile) 8.49 2006
30 GuatemalaGuatemala 8.39 2006
31 NicaraguaNicaragua 8.33 2006
32 Sri LankaSri Lanka 8.31 2006
NATO countries averageNATO average (profile) 7.96 2006
33 SomaliaSomalia 7.94 2006
34 French PolynesiaFr. Polynesia 7.76 2006
South Asia averageSouth Asia average (profile) 7.73 2006
35 UruguayUruguay 7.51 2006
36 AustriaAustria 7.38 2006
37 BarbadosBarbados 7.27 2006
38 BoliviaBolivia 7.25 2006
39 ItalyItaly 7.09 2006
40 ArgentinaArgentina 6.85 2006
Former British colonies averageFormer British colonies average (profile) 6.81 2006
41 PanamaPanama 6.71 2006
42 AlgeriaAlgeria 6.61 2006
43 IrelandIreland 6.1 2006
44 The BahamasThe Bahamas 5.96 2006
45 EstoniaEstonia 5.95 2006
46 SurinameSuriname 5.94 2006
47 YemenYemen 5.9 2006
48 GermanyGermany 5.88 2006
49 VenezuelaVenezuela 5.74 2006
South and Central Asia averageSouth and Central Asia average (profile) 5.7 2006
50 Puerto RicoPuerto Rico 5.52 2006
Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile) 5.41 2006
51 EcuadorEcuador 5.35 2006
52 TajikistanTajikistan 5.32 2006
53 GuyanaGuyana 5.23 2006
Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) 5.2 2006
54 DenmarkDenmark 5.15 2006
55 DjiboutiDjibouti 5.08 2006
56 SwedenSweden 4.96 2006
57 PortugalPortugal 4.82 2006
58 CroatiaCroatia 4.73 2006
59 NetherlandsNetherlands 4.65 2006
60 PakistanPakistan 4.65 2006
61 PhilippinesPhilippines 4.42 2006
Eastern Europe averageEastern Europe average (profile) 4.32 2006
Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile) 4.28 2006
62 CambodiaCambodia 4.28 2006
63 AngolaAngola 4.26 2006
64 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 3.79 2006
65 BelizeBelize 3.58 2006
66 SwazilandSwaziland 3.58 2006
67 LatviaLatvia 3.5 2006
68 IcelandIceland 3.29 2006
69 RussiaRussia 3.02 2006
Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile) 3.01 2006
70 JamaicaJamaica 3 2006
71 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 2.87 2006
72 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 2.85 2006
73 LibyaLibya 2.81 2006
74 ArmeniaArmenia 2.66 2006
75 MauritaniaMauritania 2.47 2006
76 HaitiHaiti 2.45 2006
77 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 2.44 2006
78 FijiFiji 2.42 2006
79 LaosLaos 2.37 2006
80 LiberiaLiberia 2.36 2006
81 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 2.3 2006
82 NorwayNorway 2.15 2006
83 ZimbabweZimbabwe 2.12 2006
84 QatarQatar 2.07 2006
85 UgandaUganda 2.05 2006
86 United Arab EmiratesUAE 1.85 2006
87 United StatesUnited States 1.84 2006
88 ParaguayParaguay 1.83 2006
89 IranIran 1.82 2006
90 EgyptEgypt 1.77 2006
91 CubaCuba 1.68 2006
92 MozambiqueMozambique 1.67 2006
93 BurundiBurundi 1.62 2006
94 AustraliaAustralia 1.59 2006
95 TunisiaTunisia 1.58 2006
96 BulgariaBulgaria 1.56 2006
97 SlovakiaSlovakia 1.48 2006
98 LithuaniaLithuania 1.47 2006
99 SudanSudan 1.27 2006
100 New ZealandNew Zealand 1.19 2006
101 South AfricaSouth Africa 1.19 2006
102 ChadChad 1.16 2006
103 SingaporeSingapore 1.14 2006
104 SyriaSyria 1.12 2006
105 MoldovaMoldova 1.12 2006
106 BotswanaBotswana 1.05 2006
107 LesothoLesotho 1.03 2006
108 EritreaEritrea 0.993 2006
109 IndonesiaIndonesia 0.992 2006
110 EthiopiaEthiopia 0.92 2006
111 CanadaCanada 0.89 2006
112 BangladeshBangladesh 0.856 2006
113 MoroccoMorocco 0.855 2006
114 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 0.801 2006
115 HungaryHungary 0.794 2006
116 South KoreaSouth Korea 0.786 2006
117 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 0.767 2006
118 ZambiaZambia 0.764 2006
119 BurmaBurma 0.713 2006
120 GabonGabon 0.708 2006
121 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 0.707 2006
122 MexicoMexico 0.687 2006
123 JapanJapan 0.618 2006
124 IndiaIndia 0.553 2006
125 TogoTogo 0.528 2006
126 RwandaRwanda 0.518 2006
127 UkraineUkraine 0.513 2006
128 SloveniaSlovenia 0.498 2006
129 MalaysiaMalaysia 0.494 2006
130 NamibiaNamibia 0.487 2006
131 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 0.487 2006
132 OmanOman 0.391 2006
133 UzbekistanUzbekistan 0.378 2006
134 MadagascarMadagascar 0.372 2006
135 PolandPoland 0.367 2006
136 KenyaKenya 0.299 2006
137 BrazilBrazil 0.287 2006
138 KazakhstanKazakhstan 0.261 2006
139 Central African RepublicCentral Africa 0.248 2006
140 RomaniaRomania 0.232 2006
141 TanzaniaTanzania 0.225 2006
142 TurkmenistanTurkmenistan 0.208 2006
143 BelarusBelarus 0.208 2006
144 FinlandFinland 0.19 2006
145 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire 0.17 2006
146 MaliMali 0.162 2006
147 Hong KongHong Kong 0.146 2006
148 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. 0.126 2006
149 NigeriaNigeria 0.126 2006
150 BeninBenin 0.118 2006
151 GuineaGuinea 0.102 2006
152 SenegalSenegal 0.0863 2006
153 NigerNiger 0.0731 2006
154 GhanaGhana 0.0456 2006
155 VietnamVietnam 0.024 2006
156 ChinaChina 0.0137 2006

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Interesting observations about Terrorism > Terrorist Acts > 1968-2006 > Incidences per million

  • Iraq ranked first for terrorist acts > 1968-2006 > incidences per million amongst Muslim countries in 2006.
  • Israel ranked first for terrorist acts > 1968-2006 > incidences per million amongst High income OECD countries in 2006.
  • Cyprus ranked first for terrorist acts > 1968-2006 > incidences per million amongst Christian countries in 2006.
  • Colombia ranked first for terrorist acts > 1968-2006 > incidences per million amongst Emerging markets in 2006.
  • Greece ranked first for terrorist acts > 1968-2006 > incidences per million amongst NATO countries in 2006.
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina ranked first for terrorist acts > 1968-2006 > incidences per million amongst Cold countries in 2006.
  • Lebanon ranked first for terrorist acts > 1968-2006 > incidences per million amongst Heavily indebted countries in 2006.
  • France ranked first for terrorist acts > 1968-2006 > incidences per million amongst Non-religious countries in 2006.
  • Afghanistan ranked first for terrorist acts > 1968-2006 > incidences per million amongst Landlocked countries in 2006.
  • Somalia ranked first for terrorist acts > 1968-2006 > incidences per million amongst Sub-Saharan Africa in 2006.
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