Which has higher terrorist attacks by severity, Ethiopia or Nigeria?

Ethiopia, at 2 attacks against 1 attacks in Nigeria as of 2020.

What is the difference in terrorist attacks by severity between Ethiopia and Nigeria?

1 attacks, with Ethiopia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Nigeria?

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.

Ethiopia vs Nigeria: Terrorist attacks by severity

Ethiopia

2 attacks

in 2020

Nigeria

1 attacks

in 2020

Ethiopia rank

1st

Nigeria rank

2nd

Terrorist attacks by severity over time

Ethiopia
Nigeria

How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 2 attacks against 1 attacks in Nigeria, a difference of 1 attacks.

That makes Ethiopia's figure about 2.0 times Nigeria's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Nigeria ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 1st and Nigeria ranks 2nd of 188 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 3 and Nigeria in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ethiopia	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0 attacks	0 attacks	0 attacks	—
1980s	0.1 attacks	0 attacks	0.1 attacks	Ethiopia
1990s	0.3333 attacks	0 attacks	0.3333 attacks	Ethiopia
2000s	0 attacks	0.1 attacks	0.1 attacks	Nigeria
2010s	0 attacks	1.6 attacks	1.6 attacks	Nigeria
2020s	1 attacks	0.5 attacks	0.5 attacks	Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher terrorist attacks by severity, Ethiopia or Nigeria?: Ethiopia, at 2 attacks against 1 attacks in Nigeria as of 2020.
What is the difference in terrorist attacks by severity between Ethiopia and Nigeria?: 1 attacks, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Nigeria?: 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
How do Ethiopia and Nigeria rank globally for terrorist attacks by severity?: Ethiopia ranks 1st and Nigeria ranks 2nd 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.