Which has higher terrorist attacks by severity, North Korea or Philippines?

North Korea, at 0 attacks against 0 attacks in Philippines as of 2021.

What is the difference in terrorist attacks by severity between North Korea and Philippines?

0 attacks, with North Korea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Philippines?

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.

North Korea vs Philippines: Terrorist attacks by severity

North Korea

0 attacks

in 2021

Philippines

0 attacks

in 2021

North Korea rank

1st

Philippines rank

1st

Terrorist attacks by severity over time

North Korea
Philippines

How they compare

North Korea currently reports 0 attacks against 0 attacks in Philippines, a difference of 0 attacks.

Across all 51 years both countries report, Philippines has been ahead every year.

North Korea ranks 1st and Philippines ranks 1st of 187 countries.

Philippines has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	North Korea	Philippines	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0 attacks	0 attacks	0 attacks	—
1980s	0 attacks	0 attacks	0 attacks	—
1990s	0 attacks	0.1111 attacks	0.1111 attacks	Philippines
2000s	0 attacks	0.1 attacks	0.1 attacks	Philippines
2010s	0 attacks	0 attacks	0 attacks	—
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, North Korea or Philippines?: North Korea, at 0 attacks against 0 attacks in Philippines as of 2021.
What is the difference in terrorist attacks by severity between North Korea and Philippines?: 0 attacks, with North Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Philippines?: 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
How do North Korea and Philippines rank globally for terrorist attacks by severity?: North Korea ranks 1st and Philippines 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.