GLOBAL TERRORISM INDEX- 2019
INDIA RANKS 7TH AMONG 163 COUNTRIES IN THE GLOBAL TERRORISM INDEX. A REPORT PUBLISHED BY INSTITUTE FOR ECONOMICS AND PEACE.
The Global Terrorism Index is an annual report. The report is developed and published by an Australian based think tank- The Institute For Economics And Peace. It is a non-profit organization with headquarters in Sydney. The institute has 12 full-time staff, 12 equivalent full-time staff, and 6 volunteers. In the rankings, the United States Of America Ranks-22, Russia-37, Germany-44, France-36, the United Kingdom-28, China-42.
KEY FINDINGS OF 2019’S REPORT
- The total number of deaths from terrorism declined for the 4th consecutive year in 2018, falling 15.2% to 15,952 deaths.
- Nine of the ten countries most impacted by terrorism improved.
- Despite the fall in the total number of deaths, the number of countries affected by terrorism remains high.
- Afghanistan had the largest deterioration of the deaths from terrorism increased by 59% from the previous year.
- For the first time since 2013, Iraq was not the country most impacted by terrorism.
- Iraq and Somalia expressed the largest falls in the deaths from terrorism.
- The global economic impact of terrorism in 2018 amounted to $ 33 billion.
CRITERIA FOR GLOBAL TERRORISM INDEX
- The incident must be intentional.
- The incident must entail some level of violence or the threat of violence.
- The perpetrators of the incident must be a sub-national actor.
THE GLOBAL TERRORISM INDEX SCORING SYSTEM
- The total number of terrorist incidents in a given year.
- The total number of fatalities caused by terrorism in a given year.
- The total number of injuries caused by terrorism in a given year.
- The approximate level of the total property damage from terrorist incidents in a given year.
RANK | COUNTRIES WORST AFFECTED BY TERRORISM | RANK | COUNTRIES WITH NO TERRORISM |
1 | AFGANISTAN | 1 | BELARUS |
2 | IRAQ | 2 | GUINEA BISSAU |
3 | NIGERIA | 3 | OMAN |
4 | SYRIA | 4 | THE GAMBIA |
5 | PAKISTAN | 5 | NORTH KOREA |
6 | SOMALIA | 6 | ERITREA |
7 | INDIA | 7 | SINGAPORE |
8 | YEMEN | 8 | TIMOR LESTE |
9 | PHILIPPINES | 9 | MAURITIUS |
10 | DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO | 10 | TURKMENISTAN |
11 | EGYPT | 11 | CUBA |
12 | LIBYA | 12 | NAMIBIA |
13 | MALI | 13 | BOTSWANA |
14 | THE CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC | 14 | CAMBODIA |
15 | CAMEROON | 15 | EQUATORIAL GUINEA |
16 | TURKEY | 16 | BENIN |
17 | SOUTH SUDAN | 17 | ROMANIA |
18 | THAILAND | 18 | MONGOLIA |
19 | COLOMBIA | 19 | ESWATINI |
20 | SUDAN | 20 | EL SALVADOR |