Iran vs Iraq: Terrorist attacks by severity
Iran
0 attacks
in 2020
Iraq
0 attacks
in 2020
Iran rank
6th
Iraq rank
6th
Terrorist attacks by severity over time
- Iran
- Iraq
How they compare
Iran currently reports 0 attacks against 0 attacks in Iraq, a difference of 0 attacks.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Iraq ahead.
Iran ranks 6th and Iraq ranks 6th of 188 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 1 and Iraq in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1 attacks | 0 attacks | 0.1 attacks | Iran |
| 1980s | 0 attacks | 0 attacks | 0 attacks | — |
| 1990s | 0 attacks | 0 attacks | 0 attacks | — |
| 2000s | 0 attacks | 1.3 attacks | 1.3 attacks | Iraq |
| 2010s | 0 attacks | 2.1 attacks | 2.1 attacks | Iraq |
| 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, Iran or Iraq?
- Iran, at 0 attacks against 0 attacks in Iraq as of 2020.
- What is the difference in terrorist attacks by severity between Iran and Iraq?
- 0 attacks, with Iran ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Iraq?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
- How do Iran and Iraq rank globally for terrorist attacks by severity?
- Iran ranks 6th and Iraq 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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About this data
Number of terrorist attacks with more than 100 deaths.