Data: Powell and Thyne, 2022, "Coups d'état, 1950 to Present"; Chart: Axios Visuals
Coups, which had seemed almost on course for extinction, are making a comeback.
By the numbers: Between 2015 and 2020, the world never saw more than two successful coup attempts in a year. But there have now been eight coups in the past 12 months — most recently in Burkina Faso, where soldiers seized power last Monday.
