Variable: Global Terrorism Index

QoG Code: (gti_gti)


Dataset: Global Terrorism Index

Description:

The Global Terrorism Index ranks 163 countries based on four indicators weighted over five years. A country’s annual Global Terrorism Index score is based on a unique scoring system to account for the relative impact of incidents in the year.
The four factors counted in each country’s yearly score are:
(1) total number of terrorist incidents in a given year
(2) total number of fatalities caused by terrorists in a given year
(3) total number of injuries caused by terrorists in a
given year
(4) total number of hostages caused by terrorists in a given year

Each of the factors is weighted between zero and three, and a five year weighted average is applied in a bid to reflect the latent psychological effect of terrorist acts over time.

Type of variable: Continuous

Downloaded by QoG on: 2024-12-19
Last updated by source: 2024-08-22


Categories:

Conflict


Find this variable in:

OECD Cross-section - 2025 OECD Time-series - 2025 Standard Cross-section - 2025 Standard Time-series - 2025 Original Dataset

Details of this variable in our compilations datasets
Dataset No. Countries
Standard cross-section: 160
Standard time-series: 160
OECD cross-section: 31
OECD time-series: 31


This variable has information for these countries:

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This variable has information from the year 2011 to the year 2022