13%

TOTAL DEATHS

Total number of deaths

is down by 13% compared
to 2015 but ISIL and low-tech
attacks remain a concern.

33%
MOST IMPACTED

Syria, Pakistan, Afghanistan

and Nigeria, four of the five
countries most impacted by
terrorism, recorded 33% fewer
deaths.

80%
NIGERIA

Terrorism deaths attributed to

Boko Haram in Nigeria
fell by 80% as the group faced
military pressure.

POLITICAL TERROR

99%
GLOBAL Since 2000, 99% of deaths
have occured in countries either

TERRORISM
in conflict or with high levels of
political terror.

INDEX 2017 265

OECD COUNTRIES

Measuring the impact of terrorism In 2016, OECD countries

experienced 265 deaths, the
highest number since 2001,
but this trend appears to be
The Global Terrorism Index measures the impact declining.
of terrorism in 163 countries (99.6% of the world’s

50%
population) according to the impact of terrorism. ISIL

See the full list of ranks and explore the data on the
interactive map on visionofhumanity.org. Click on a THE IMPACT OF TERRORISM
country to see the impact of terrorism, compare two ISIL killed 50% more people in
or more countries and use the timeline to see the Highest None Not included
2016, making it their deadliest
changes in terrorism since 2002. year with over 9,000 deaths,
10 8 6 4 2 0 primarily in Iraq.

RANK COUNTRY SCORE RANK COUNTRY SCORE RANK COUNTRY SCORE RANK COUNTRY SCORE RANK COUNTRY SCORE RANK COUNTRY SCORE RANK COUNTRY SCORE RANK COUNTRY SCORE ABOUT
1 Iraq 10 22 Kenya 6.169 43 Burkina Faso 4.52 64 Ireland 3.141 85 Spain 1.701 106 Taiwan 0.499 126 Serbia 0.043 130 Namibia 0 The GTI is developed by the Institute for Economics &
2 Afghanistan 9.441 23 France 5.964 44 Nepal 4.387 65 Australia 3.091 86 Ecuador 1.616 106 Moldova 0.47 128 Belarus 0.038 130 Norway 0 Peace, an independent, non-partisan, non-profit think
3 Nigeria 9.009 24 Ethiopia 5.939 45 Uganda 4.319 66 Canada 2.958 87 Brazil 1.572 108 Estonia 0.461 129 Bhutan 0.038 130 Oman 0 tank dedicated to shifting the world’s focus to peace
4 Syria 8.621 25 Mali 5.88 46 Greece 4.139 67 Kazakhstan 2.95 88 Honduras 1.562 108 Lesotho 0.384 130 Guinea-Bissau 0.038 130 Papua New Guinea 0 as a positive, achievable and tangible measure of
5 Pakistan 8.4 26 Saudi Arabia 5.808 47 South Africa 4.092 68 Sri Lanka 2.905 89 Austria 1.522 110 Poland 0.384 130 Cambodia 0.038 130 North Korea 0
human wellbeing and progress.
6 Yemen 7.877 27 Lebanon 5.638 48 Republic of the Congo 4.04 69 Italy 2.75 90 Denmark 1.512 110 Ghana 0.326 130 Croatia 0.029 130 Portugal 0
7 Somalia 7.654 28 Burundi 5.637 49 Algeria 3.97 70 Kosovo 2.548 90 Albania 1.487 112 Switzerland 0.269 130 Bolivia 0.019 130 Romania 0 IEP is headquartered in Sydney, with offices in New
8 India 7.534 29 Colombia 5.595 50 Kuwait 3.801 71 Peru 2.544 92 Nicaragua 1.437 112 Trinidad and Tobago 0.25 130 Benin 0 130 Singapore 0 York, The Hague, Mexico City and Brussels. It works
9 Turkey 7.519 30 Palestine 5.551 51 Jordan 3.788 72 Tajikistan 2.427 92 Macedonia 1.186 112 Slovakia 0.23 130 Botswana 0 130 El Salvador 0 with a wide range of partners internationally and
10 Libya 7.256 31 China 5.543 52 Sweden 3.756 73 Netherlands 2.412 94 Bulgaria 1.178 112 United Arab Emirates 0.211 130 Costa Rica 0 130 Slovenia 0 collaborates with intergovernmental organisations on
11 Egypt 7.17 32 United States 5.429 53 Iran 3.714 74 Haiti 2.4 95 Azerbaijan 1.153 116 Zimbabwe 0.202 130 Cuba 0 130 Swaziland 0 measuring and communicating the economic value
12 Philippines 7.126 33 Russia 5.329 54 Cote d'Ivoire 3.701 75 Armenia 2.374 95 Djibouti 1.119 117 Angola 0.154 130 Eritrea 0 130 Togo 0 of peace.
13 DCR 6.967 34 Chad 5.269 55 Bahrain 3.668 76 Finland 2.341 97 Dominican Republic 0.892 117 Guyana 0.154 130 Gabon 0 130 Turkmenistan 0
14 South Sudan 6.821 35 United Kingdom 5.102 56 Venezuela 3.632 77 Georgia 2.114 98 Hungary 0.835 119 Panama 0.154 130 The Gambia 0 130 Timor-Leste 0
15 Cameroon 6.787 36 Israel 5.062 57 Paraguay 3.598 78 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2.029 99 Argentina 0.807 119 Iceland 0.125 130 Equatorial Guinea 0 130 Vietnam 0
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16 Thailand 6.609 37 Myanmar 4.956 58 Japan 3.595 79 Kyrgyz Republic 1.989 100 Uruguay 0.779 121 Liberia 0.125 130 Lithuania 0 130 Zambia 0 @IndicedePaz
17 Ukraine 6.557 38 Germany 4.917 59 Tanzania 3.413 80 Laos 1.964 101 Guinea 0.723 122 Qatar 0.115 130 Latvia 0
18 Sudan 6.453 39 Mozambique 4.882 60 Malaysia 3.334 81 Rwanda 1.929 101 Sierra Leone 0.667 122 Morocco 0.077 130 Mongolia 0
19 Central African Republic 6.394 40 Belgium 4.656 61 Mexico 3.292 82 Cyprus 1.894 103 Korea 0.611 122 Montenegro 0.077 130 Mauritania 0
20 Niger 6.316 41 Tunisia 4.619 62 Madagascar 3.287 83 Czech Republic 1.889 104 New Zealand 0.611 125 Uzbekistan 0.077 130 Mauritius 0
21 Bangladesh 6.181 42 Indonesia 4.55 63 Chile 3.254 84 Senegal 1.795 105 Guatemala 0.506 126 Jamaica 0.058 130 Malawi 0 economicsandpeace.org | visionofhumanity.org | #TerrorismIndex