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What Countries has ISIS Attacked?

Iraq has the highest Estimated Deaths (4,000), followed by Philippines (1,000) and Afghanistan (800). New Zealand has the lowest (1).

Military42 countries · 3 metricsUpdated Nov 5, 2023Original page
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Estimated Deaths

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Distribution Median and middle halfThe median is the middle value: half of places are above it, half below. The middle half is the range holding the central 50% of places.More in the glossary →

Each dot is one country; the lines mark the median and the middle half.

Median
39
Middle half 9 – 222
Average
246.7
39 countries
Lowest (best)
1
New Zealand
Highest (worst)
4,000
Iraq

Data

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42 countries · # = rank by Estimated Deaths
#
1New Zealand162,021
2Canada292014, 2017
2Israel2122,022
2Denmark252,015
2Finland282,017
6Australia492014, 2017, 2018
6Benin4—2,022
6Austria4222,020
9Sweden5152,017
10Kazakhstan7402,016
11Nigeria11—2,019
12Germany13762,016
13Burkina Faso15—2,023
14Spain161522,017
15Jordan17422015, 2016
16Tajikistan2132018, 2019
17Kuwait272272,015
18Bangladesh33902016, 2017
19United Kingdom371802017, 2020
20Indonesia39932016, 2017, 2018
21Saudi Arabia401302015, 2016
21Belgium403402014, 2016, 2018
23Lebanon432302,015
24Iran621522017, 2018, 2022
25United States721082014, 2015, 2016, 2017
26Tunisia731052,015
27Libya862202015, 2016, 2018
28Niger166Unknown2,020
29Yemen2144002015, 2016
30France2304702014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
31Russia272172015, 2018
32Sri Lanka2775002,019
33Turkey3101,1102015, 2016, 2017, 2022
34Syria5255802015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023
35Pakistan5501,0002016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022
36Egypt6003002015, 2016, 2017, 2018,
37Afghanistan8001,0002018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
38Philippines1,0001,5002017, 2019, 2020
39Iraq4,0004,0002013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021
—India——2,022
—Mozambique——2,022
—Malaysia—82,016

What correlates with Estimated Deaths?

Pearson r against 1,686 other country metrics sharing at least 24 countries. Correlation is not causation.

Higher together

Places that have a higher Estimated Deaths tend to score higher on these

  1. Violent Gun Deaths as % of All Deaths IHMEGun Deaths by Country
    r = +0.85 · very strong · n = 37
    Plot
  2. Tagalog Speaking PopulationWhat Country Speaks Tagalog?
    r = +0.81 · very strong · n = 24
    Plot
  3. Rate of Violent Gun Death IHMEGun Deaths by Country
    r = +0.74 · very strong · n = 39
    Plot
  4. Homicides RateGun Violence by Country
    r = +0.74 · very strong · n = 39
    Plot
  5. Consumer Spending (% of GDP)Consumer Spending by Country
    r = +0.72 · very strong · n = 29
    Plot
  6. Gun Imports 1980 to 1989Gun Exports by Country
    r = +0.71 · very strong · n = 36
    Plot

Opposite directions

Places that have a higher Estimated Deaths tend to score lower on these

  1. 2nd Share of MarketMobile Phone Brands by Country
    r = −0.60 · strong · n = 24
    Plot
  2. Social Mobility IndexSocial Mobility by Country
    r = −0.57 · strong · n = 25
    Plot
  3. 1st Share of MarketMobile Phone Brands by Country
    r = −0.56 · strong · n = 24
    Plot
  4. WJP RoLI Criminal Justice ScoreWorld Justice Project (WJP) Rule of Law Index
    r = −0.54 · strong · n = 32
    Plot
  5. WJP RoLI Civil Justice ScoreWorld Justice Project (WJP) Rule of Law Index
    r = −0.53 · strong · n = 32
    Plot
  6. Quality of Life NumbeoStandard of Living by Country
    r = −0.51 · strong · n = 29
    Plot

Quick answers

Which country has the highest Estimated Deaths?
Iraq has the highest Estimated Deaths, at 4,000, followed by Philippines (1,000) and Afghanistan (800).
Which country has the lowest Estimated Deaths?
New Zealand has the lowest Estimated Deaths, at 1.
What is the median Estimated Deaths across countries?
The median is 39 across the 39 countries with data.
Where does this what countries has isis attacked? data come from?
Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: List of terrorist incidents linked to the Islamic State - Wiki.