Which has higher terrorist attacks by severity, Kenya or United Kingdom?

Kenya, at 0 attacks against 0 attacks in United Kingdom as of 2020.

How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and United Kingdom?

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.

Kenya vs United Kingdom: Terrorist attacks by severity

Kenya

0 attacks

in 2020

United Kingdom

0 attacks

in 2020

Kenya rank

6th

United Kingdom rank

6th

Terrorist attacks by severity over time

Kenya
United Kingdom

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 0 attacks against 0 attacks in United Kingdom, a difference of 0 attacks.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was United Kingdom ahead.

Kenya ranks 6th and United Kingdom ranks 6th of 188 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 2 and United Kingdom in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kenya	United Kingdom	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0 attacks	0 attacks	0 attacks	—
1980s	0 attacks	0.1 attacks	0.1 attacks	United Kingdom
1990s	0.1111 attacks	0 attacks	0.1111 attacks	Kenya
2000s	0 attacks	0 attacks	0 attacks	—
2010s	0.1 attacks	0 attacks	0.1 attacks	Kenya
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, Kenya or United Kingdom?: Kenya, at 0 attacks against 0 attacks in United Kingdom as of 2020.
What is the difference in terrorist attacks by severity between Kenya and United Kingdom?: 0 attacks, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and United Kingdom?: 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
How do Kenya and United Kingdom rank globally for terrorist attacks by severity?: Kenya ranks 6th and United Kingdom 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.