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The '''Global Terrorism Index''' ('''GTI''') is an attempt to systematically rank the nations of the world according to ] activity. The index combines a number of factors associated with terrorist attacks to build a thorough picture of the impact of terrorism over a 10-year period, illustrating trends, and providing a data series for analysis by researchers and policymakers. It is the product of ] (IEP) and is based on data from the Global Terrorism Database (GTD) which is collected and collated by the National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism (START), at the University of Maryland. The GTD has codified over 104,000 cases of terrorism.<ref>{{cite web|title=About the GTI|url=http://www.visionofhumanity.org/terrorismindex/about-the-gti/|accessdate=11 February 2013|page=Vision of Humanity}}</ref> The '''Global Terrorism Index''' ('''GTI''') is an attempt to systematically rank the nations of the world according to ] activity. The index combines a number of factors associated with terrorist attacks to build a thorough picture of the impact of terrorism over a 10-year period, illustrating trends, and providing a data series for analysis by researchers and policymakers. It is the product of ] (IEP) and is based on data from the Global Terrorism Database (GTD) which is collected and collated by the National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism (START), at the University of Maryland. The GTD has codified over 104,000 cases of terrorism.<ref>{{cite web|title=About the GTI|url=http://www.visionofhumanity.org/terrorismindex/about-the-gti/|accessdate=11 February 2013|page=Vision of Humanity}}</ref>


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The Global Terrorism Index (GTI) is an attempt to systematically rank the nations of the world according to terrorist activity. The index combines a number of factors associated with terrorist attacks to build a thorough picture of the impact of terrorism over a 10-year period, illustrating trends, and providing a data series for analysis by researchers and policymakers. It is the product of Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP) and is based on data from the Global Terrorism Database (GTD) which is collected and collated by the National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism (START), at the University of Maryland. The GTD has codified over 104,000 cases of terrorism.

Global Terrorism Index rankings

Rank Country Score
1 Iraq Iraq 9.556
2 Pakistan Pakistan 9.049
3 Afghanistan Afghanistan 8.669
4 India India 7.147
5 Yemen Yemen 7.305
6 Somalia Somalia 7.244
7 Nigeria Nigeria 7.242
8 Thailand Thailand 7.086
9 Russia Russia 7.068
10 Philippines Philippines 6.801
11 Sudan Sudan 6.304
12 Democratic Republic of the Congo Democratic Republic of the Congo 6.182
13 Colombia Colombia 6.055
14 Syria Syria 5.861
15 Algeria Algeria 5.831
16 Sri Lanka Sri Lanka 5.680
17 Iran Iran 5.633
18 Kenya Kenya 5.266
19 Turkey Turkey 5.238
20 Israel Israel 5.155
21 Norway Norway 5.031
22 Nepal Nepal 5.017
23 China China 4.992
24 Burundi Burundi 4.899
25 Central African Republic Central African Republic 4.844
26 Tajikistan Tajikistan 4.597
27 Egypt Egypt 4.576
28 United Kingdom United Kingdom 4.509
29 Indonesia Indonesia 4.505
30 Uganda Uganda 4.492
31 Lebanon Lebanon 4.483
32 Belarus Belarus 4.256
33 Ivory Coast Ivory Coast 3.990
34 Eritrea Eritrea 3.917
35 Senegal Senegal 3.864
36 Ethiopia Ethiopia 3.732
37 Rwanda Rwanda 3.729
38 Bangladesh Bangladesh 3.672
39 Morocco Morocco 3.599
40 United States United States 3.566
41 Georgia (country) Georgia 3.428
42 Mali Mali 3.389
43 Niger Niger 3.266
44 Spain Spain 3.086
45 Chad Chad 3.010
46 Kazakhstan Kazakhstan 2.804
47 Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia 2.708
48 Qatar Qatar 2.680
49 Chile Chile 2.636
50 Cameroon Cameroon 2.627
51 Peru Peru 2.491
52 Tunisia Tunisia 2.358
53 Mauritania Mauritania 2.181
54 Paraguay Paraguay 2.174
55 Ukraine Ukraine 2.163
56 Italy Italy 2.066
57 Netherlands Netherlands 2.037
58 Greece Greece 2.016
59 Mexico Mexico 2.008
60 Sweden Sweden 1.755
61 Germany Germany 1.743
62 France France 1.731
63 Australia Australia 1.720
64 Angola Angola 1.696
65 Venezuela Venezuela 1.620
66 Argentina Argentina 1.475
67 Republic of Ireland Ireland 1.456
68 Austria Austria 1.408
69 Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.369
70 Zimbabwe Zimbabwe 1.360
71 Bhutan Bhutan 1.235
72 Honduras Honduras 1.225
73 Canada Canada 1.177
74 Switzerland Switzerland 1.173
75 Serbia Serbia 1.168
76 Denmark Denmark 1.129
77 Portugal Portugal 1.129
78 Moldova Moldova 0.992
79 Guyana Guyana 0.976
80 Azerbaijan Guyana 0.867
81 Bulgaria Bulgaria 0.741
82 Ecuador Ecuador 0.679
83 North Macedonia Macedonia 0.624
85 Bahrain Bahrain 0.616
84 Jordan Jordan 0.585
85 Uzbekistan Uzbekistan 0.585
86 Czech Republic Czech Republic 0.522
87 Madagascar Madagascar 0.435
88 Bolivia Bolivia 0.415
89 Malaysia Malaysia 0.415
90 Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan 0.395
91 Libya Libya 0.346
92 Hungary Hungary 0.277
93 Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea 0.217
94 Mozambique Mozambique 0.203
95 Armenia Armenia 0.188
96 Estonia Estonia 0.158
97 Guinea-Bissau Guinea-Bissau 0.158
98 Kuwait Kuwait 0.158
99 Albania Albania 0.119
100 Cambodia Cambodia 0.119
101 Tanzania Tanzania 0.119
102 New Zealand New Zealand 0.079
103 United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates 0.079
104 Haiti Haiti 0.074
105 Belgium Belgium 0.069
106 Finland Finland 0.069
107 Japan Japan 0.059
108 Eswatini Swaziland 0.059
109 South Africa South Africa 0.054
110 Cyprus Cyprus 0.049
111 Lesotho Lesotho 0.040
112 Benin Benin 0.030
113 Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea 0.010
114 Botswana Botswana 0
114 Brazil Brazil 0
114 Burkina Faso Burkina Faso 0
114 Republic of the Congo Republic of the Congo 0
114 Costa Rica Costa Rica 0
114 Croatia Croatia 0
114 Cuba Cuba 0
114 Djibouti Djibouti 0
114 Dominican Republic Dominican Republic 0
114 El Salvador El Salvador 0
114 Gabon Gabon 0
114 The Gambia Gambia 0
114 Ghana Ghana 0
114 Guinea Guinea 0
114 Iceland Iceland 0
114 Jamaica Jamaica 0
114 Laos Laos 0
114 Latvia Latvia 0
114 Liberia Liberia 0
114 Lithuania Lithuania 0
114 Malawi Malawi 0
114 Mauritius Mauritius 0
114 Mongolia Mongolia 0
114 Namibia Namibia 0
114 Nicaragua Nicaragua 0
114 North Korea North Korea 0
114 Oman Oman 0
114 Panama Panama 0
114 Poland Poland 0
114 Romania Romania 0
114 Sierra Leone Sierra Leone 0
114 Singapore Singapore 0
114 Slovakia Slovakia 0
114 Slovenia Slovenia 0
114 South Korea South Korea 0
114 Taiwan Taiwan 0
114 Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago 0
114 Turkmenistan Turkmenistan 0
114 Uruguay Uruguay 0
114 Vietnam Vietnam 0
114 Zambia Zambia 0

Methodology

GTI Scoring System

The GTI score for a country in a given year is based on a unique scoring system to account for the relative impact of incidents in the year. There are four factors counted in each country's yearly score:

  • Total number of terrorist incidents in a given year
  • Total number of fatalities caused by terrorism in a given year
  • Total number of injuries caused by terrorism in a given year
  • The approximate level of total property damage from terrorist incidents in a given year

Each of the factors is weighted differently and a five-year weighted average is applied to importantly reflect the lingering psychological effect of terrorist acts over time. The weightings shown in the table below were determined by consultation with the GPI Expert Panel:

Dimension Weight
Total number of incidents 1
Total number of fatalities 3
Total number of injuries 0.5
Sum of property damages measure 2

The greatest weighting is attributed to a fatality. The property damage measure is further disaggregated into four bands depending on the measured scope of the property damage inflicted by one incident. These bandings are shown in the table below, whereby incidents causing less than US$1 million are accorded a weight of 1, between $1 million and $1 billion a 2, and more than $1 billion a 3. A great majority of incidents are coded in the GTD as an 'unknown' level of property damage, thus scoring nil, with 'catastrophic' events being extremely rare.

Code Damage level
0 Unknown
1 Minor (likely < $1 million)
2 Major (likely between $1 million and $1 billion)
3 Catastrophic (likely > $1 billion)

Example of a country's GTI Score

To assign a relative number to how a country has been directly impacted by terrorism in any given year, for every incident recorded, the GTI calculates a weighted sum of all indicators. To illustrate, the table below depicts a hypothetical country's score for a given year:

Dimension Weight # of records for the given year Score
Total number of incidents 1 21 21
Total number of fatalities 3 36 108
Total number of injuries 0.5 53 26.5
Sum of property damages measure 2 20 40
Total Raw Score 195.5

Given these indicator values, the country for that year would be assessed as having a raw impact of terrorism score of:

(1 x 21) + (3 x 36) + (0.5 x 53) + (2 x 20) = 195.5.

See also

References

  1. "About the GTI". p. Vision of Humanity. Retrieved 11 February 2013.

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