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

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

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

0 attacks, with Ethiopia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia 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.

Ethiopia vs South Sudan: Terrorist attacks by severity

Ethiopia

0 attacks

in 2021

South Sudan

0 attacks

in 2021

Ethiopia rank

1st

South Sudan rank

1st

Terrorist attacks by severity over time

Ethiopia
South Sudan

How they compare

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

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

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

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ethiopia	South Sudan	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 attacks	0 attacks	—
2010s	0 attacks	0.3 attacks	0.3 attacks	South Sudan
2020s	1 attacks	0 attacks	1 attacks	Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher terrorist attacks by severity, Ethiopia or South Sudan?: Ethiopia, at 0 attacks against 0 attacks in South Sudan as of 2021.
What is the difference in terrorist attacks by severity between Ethiopia and South Sudan?: 0 attacks, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and South Sudan?: 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
How do Ethiopia and South Sudan rank globally for terrorist attacks by severity?: Ethiopia 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.