Which has higher terrorist attacks by severity, Sri Lanka or Switzerland?

Sri Lanka, at 0 attacks against 0 attacks in Switzerland as of 2021.

What is the difference in terrorist attacks by severity between Sri Lanka and Switzerland?

0 attacks, with Sri Lanka ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Switzerland?

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.

Sri Lanka vs Switzerland: Terrorist attacks by severity

Sri Lanka

0 attacks

in 2021

Switzerland

0 attacks

in 2021

Sri Lanka rank

1st

Switzerland rank

1st

Terrorist attacks by severity over time

Sri Lanka
Switzerland

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 0 attacks against 0 attacks in Switzerland, a difference of 0 attacks.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Switzerland ahead.

Sri Lanka ranks 1st and Switzerland ranks 1st of 187 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sri Lanka	Switzerland	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0 attacks	0 attacks	0 attacks	—
1980s	0.3 attacks	0 attacks	0.3 attacks	Sri Lanka
1990s	0.5556 attacks	0 attacks	0.5556 attacks	Sri Lanka
2000s	0.1 attacks	0 attacks	0.1 attacks	Sri Lanka
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, Sri Lanka or Switzerland?: Sri Lanka, at 0 attacks against 0 attacks in Switzerland as of 2021.
What is the difference in terrorist attacks by severity between Sri Lanka and Switzerland?: 0 attacks, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Switzerland?: 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
How do Sri Lanka and Switzerland rank globally for terrorist attacks by severity?: Sri Lanka ranks 1st and Switzerland 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.