Variable: Global Terrorism Index

QoG Code: (voh_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: 2023-09-06
Last updated by source: 2023-06-26


Categories:

Conflict


Find this variable in:

Basic Cross-section - 2024 Basic Time-series - 2024 OECD Cross-section - 2024 OECD Time-series - 2024 Standard Cross-section - 2024 Standard Time-series - 2024 Original Dataset

Details of this variable in our compilations datasets
Dataset No. Countries
Basic cross-section: 161
Basic time-series: 161
Standard cross-section: 161
Standard time-series: 161
OECD cross-section: 37
OECD time-series: 37

Dataset Available for years:
Standard time-series: 2012-2022
Basic time-series: 2012-2022
OECD time-series: 2012-2022

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