Which has higher terrorist attacks by severity, Colombia or South Sudan?

Colombia, at 0 attacks against 0 attacks in South Sudan as of 2021.

What is the difference in terrorist attacks by severity between Colombia and South Sudan?

0 attacks, with Colombia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and South Sudan?

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.

Colombia vs South Sudan: Terrorist attacks by severity

Colombia

0 attacks

in 2021

South Sudan

0 attacks

in 2021

Colombia rank

1st

South Sudan rank

1st

Terrorist attacks by severity over time

Colombia
South Sudan

How they compare

Colombia currently reports 0 attacks against 0 attacks in South Sudan, a difference of 0 attacks.

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

Colombia ranks 1st and South Sudan ranks 1st of 187 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 3 and South Sudan in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Colombia	South Sudan	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0 attacks	0 attacks	0 attacks	—
1980s	0.1 attacks	0 attacks	0.1 attacks	Colombia
1990s	0.1111 attacks	0 attacks	0.1111 attacks	Colombia
2000s	0.1 attacks	0 attacks	0.1 attacks	Colombia
2010s	0 attacks	0.3 attacks	0.3 attacks	South Sudan
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, Colombia or South Sudan?: Colombia, at 0 attacks against 0 attacks in South Sudan as of 2021.
What is the difference in terrorist attacks by severity between Colombia and South Sudan?: 0 attacks, with Colombia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and South Sudan?: 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
How do Colombia and South Sudan rank globally for terrorist attacks by severity?: Colombia ranks 1st and South Sudan 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.