What is the difference in terrorist attacks by severity between Democratic Republic of Congo and Sri Lanka?

0 attacks, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Sri Lanka?

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.

Democratic Republic of Congo vs Sri Lanka: Terrorist attacks by severity

Democratic Republic of Congo

0 attacks

in 2020

Sri Lanka

0 attacks

in 2020

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

6th

Sri Lanka rank

6th

Terrorist attacks by severity over time

Democratic Republic of Congo
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 0 attacks against 0 attacks in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0 attacks.

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

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 6th and Sri Lanka ranks 6th of 188 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Democratic Republic of Congo	Sri Lanka	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0 attacks	0 attacks	0 attacks	—
1980s	0 attacks	0.3 attacks	0.3 attacks	Sri Lanka
1990s	0 attacks	0.5556 attacks	0.5556 attacks	Sri Lanka
2000s	0.1 attacks	0.1 attacks	0 attacks	—
2010s	0.2 attacks	0 attacks	0.2 attacks	Democratic Republic of Congo
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, Democratic Republic of Congo or Sri Lanka?: Democratic Republic of Congo, at 0 attacks against 0 attacks in Sri Lanka as of 2020.
What is the difference in terrorist attacks by severity between Democratic Republic of Congo and Sri Lanka?: 0 attacks, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Sri Lanka?: 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Sri Lanka rank globally for terrorist attacks by severity?: Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 6th and Sri Lanka ranks 6th of 188 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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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, 7,009 data points, 1978–2020
Last refreshed: 30 October 2026

Number of terrorist attacks with more than 100 deaths.