Which has higher terrorist attacks by severity, Afghanistan or Mozambique?

Afghanistan, at 0 attacks against 0 attacks in Mozambique as of 2021.

What is the difference in terrorist attacks by severity between Afghanistan and Mozambique?

0 attacks, with Afghanistan ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Mozambique?

51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.

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 Terrorist attacks by severity. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Afghanistan vs Mozambique: Terrorist attacks by severity

Afghanistan

0 attacks

in 2021

Mozambique

0 attacks

in 2021

Afghanistan rank

1st

Mozambique rank

1st

Terrorist attacks by severity over time

Afghanistan
Mozambique

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 0 attacks against 0 attacks in Mozambique, a difference of 0 attacks.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Mozambique ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 1st and Mozambique ranks 1st of 187 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 2 and Mozambique in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Afghanistan	Mozambique	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0 attacks	0 attacks	0 attacks	—
1980s	0 attacks	0.3 attacks	0.3 attacks	Mozambique
1990s	0 attacks	0 attacks	0 attacks	—
2000s	0.2 attacks	0 attacks	0.2 attacks	Afghanistan
2010s	0.7 attacks	0 attacks	0.7 attacks	Afghanistan
2020s	0 attacks	0 attacks	0 attacks	—

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher terrorist attacks by severity, Afghanistan or Mozambique?: Afghanistan, at 0 attacks against 0 attacks in Mozambique as of 2021.
What is the difference in terrorist attacks by severity between Afghanistan and Mozambique?: 0 attacks, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Mozambique?: 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
How do Afghanistan and Mozambique rank globally for terrorist attacks by severity?: Afghanistan ranks 1st and Mozambique 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 Terrorist attacks by severity. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Terrorist attacks by severity
Unit: attacks
Source: National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism (START) (2022) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 188 places, 9,021 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Number of terrorist attacks with more than 100 deaths.