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==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:

* Bulleted list item Total number of terrorist incidents in a given year
* Bulleted list item Total number of fatalities caused by terrorism in a given year
* Bulleted list item Total number of injuries caused by terrorism in a given year
* Bulleted list item 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:

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! 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. It should be noted 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. It should be noted 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.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Code !! Damage level
|-
| 0 || Unknown
|-
| 1 || Minor (likely < $1 million)
|-
| 2 || Major (likely between $1 million and $1 billion)
|-
| 3 || Catastrophic (likely > $1 billion)
|-
|} |}
==References== ==References==

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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). 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 8.147
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 Greece Greece 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 Belarus Belarus 4.256
34 Ivory Coast Ivory Coast 3.990
35 Eritrea Eritrea 3.917
36 Senegal Senegal 3.864
37 Ethiopia Ethiopia 3.732
38 Rwanda Rwanda 3.729
39 Bangladesh Bangladesh 3.672
40 Morocco Morocco 3.599
41 United States United States 3.566
42 Georgia (country) Georgia 3.428
43 Mali Mali 3.389
44 Niger Niger 3.266
45 Spain Spain 3.086
46 Chad Chad 3.010
47 Kazakhstan Kazakhstan 2.804
48 Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia 2.708
49 Qatar Qatar 2.680
50 Chile Chile 2.636
51 Cameroon Cameroon 2.627
52 Peru Peru 2.491
53 Tunisia Peru 2.358
54 Mauritania Peru 2.181
55 Paraguay Paraguay 2.174
56 Ukraine Ukraine 2.163
57 Italy Italy 2.066
58 Netherlands Netherlands 2.037
59 Tajikistan Tajikistan 2.016
60 Mexico Mexico 2.008
61 Sweden Sweden 1.755
62 Germany Germany 1.743
63 France France 1.731
64 Australia Australia 1.720
65 Angola Angola 1.696
66 Venezuela Venezuela 1.620
67 Argentina Argentina 1.475
68 Republic of Ireland Ireland 1.456
69 Austria Austria 1.408
70 Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.369
71 Zimbabwe Zimbabwe 1.360
72 Bhutan Bhutan 1.235
73 Honduras Honduras 1.225
74 Canada Canada 1.177
75 Switzerland Switzerland 1.173
76 Serbia Serbia 1.168
77 Denmark Denmark 1.129
78 Portugal Portugal 1.129
79 Moldova Moldova 0.992
80 Guyana Guyana 0.976
81 Azerbaijan Guyana 0.867
82 Bulgaria Bulgaria 0.741
83 Ecuador Ecuador 0.679
84 North Macedonia Macedonia 0.624
85 Bahrain Bahrain 0.616
86 Jordan Jordan 0.585
87 Uzbekistan Uzbekistan 0.585
88 Czech Republic Czech Republic 0.522
89 Madagascar Madagascar 0.435
90 Bolivia Bolivia 0.415
91 Malaysia Malaysia 0.415
92 Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan 0.395
93 Libya Libya 0.346
94 Hungary Hungary 0.277
95 Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea 0.217
96 Mozambique Mozambique 0.203
97 Armenia Armenia 0.188
98 Estonia Estonia 0.158
99 Guinea-Bissau Guinea-Bissau 0.158
100 Kuwait Kuwait 0.158
101 Albania Albania 0.119
102 Cambodia Cambodia 0.119
103 Tanzania Tanzania 0.119
104 New Zealand New Zealand 0.079
105 United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates 0.079
106 Haiti Haiti 0.074
107 Belgium Belgium 0.069
108 Finland Finland 0.069
109 Japan Japan 0.059
110 Eswatini Swaziland 0.059
111 South Africa South Africa 0.054
112 Cyprus Cyprus 0.049
113 Lesotho Lesotho 0.040
114 Benin Benin 0.030
115 Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea 0.010
116 Botswana Papua New Guinea 0
116 Papua New Guinea Botswana 0
116 Brazil Brazil 0
116 Burkina Faso Burkina Faso 0
116 Republic of the Congo Republic of the Congo 0
116 Costa Rica Costa Rica 0
116 Croatia Croatia 0
116 Cuba Cuba 0
116 Djibouti Djibouti 0
116 Dominican Republic Dominican Republic 0
116 El Salvador El Salvador 0
116 Gabon Gabon 0
116 The Gambia Gambia 0
116 Ghana Ghana 0
116 Guinea Guinea 0
116 Iceland Iceland 0
116 Jamaica Jamaica 0
116 Laos Laos 0
116 Latvia Latvia 0
116 Liberia Liberia 0
116 Lithuania Lithuania 0
116 Malawi Malawi 0
116 Mauritius Mauritius 0
116 Mongolia Mongolia 0
116 Namibia Namibia 0
116 Nicaragua Nicaragua 0
116 North Korea North Korea 0
116 Oman Mongolia 0
116 Panama Panama 0
116 Poland Mongolia 0
116 Romania Romania 0
116 Sierra Leone Sierra Leone 0
116 Singapore Singapore 0
116 Slovakia Slovakia 0
116 Slovenia Slovenia 0
116 South Korea South Korea 0
116 Taiwan Taiwan 0
116 Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago 0
116 Turkmenistan Turkmenistan 0
116 Uruguay Uruguay 0
116 Vietnam Vietnam 0
116 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:

  • Bulleted list item Total number of terrorist incidents in a given year
  • Bulleted list item Total number of fatalities caused by terrorism in a given year
  • Bulleted list item Total number of injuries caused by terrorism in a given year
  • Bulleted list item 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. It should be noted 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. It should be noted 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)

References

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

See also

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