A global ranking of countries most impacted by terrorism, using the latest available data from the Global Terrorism Index.

The latest Global Terrorism Index (GTI) has been released by the international think tank, the Institute of Economics and Peace (IEP). The Global Terrorism Index, now in its ninth edition, analyses the impact of terrorism in 163 countries covering 99.7 per cent of the world’s population.
The report uses data from Terrorism Tracker, as well as other sources, to calculate a GTI score consisting of four indicators: incidents, fatalities, injuries and property damage. To measure the impact of terrorism, a five-year weighted average is then applied to rank all 163 countries.

10 countries most impacted by terrorism
- Afghanistan, 9.109
- Iraq, 8.511
- Somalia, 8.398
- Burkina Faso, 8.270
- Syria, 8.250
- Nigeria, 8.233
- Mali, 8.152
- Niger, 7.856
- Myanmar, 7.830
- Pakistan, 7.825

Key findings from the Global Terrorism Index
- In 2021, terrorism attacks rose by 17% to 5,226.
- However, deaths from terrorism fell by 1.2% to 7,142 suggesting terrorism is becoming less lethal.
- 119 countries recorded no deaths from terrorism – the best result since 2007.
- 86 countries recorded an improved GTI score.
- 71 countries recorded a GTI score of zero, meaning they have had neither a terror attack nor death from terrorism in the last five years.
- Terrorism in the West declined significantly with attacks falling by 68%.
- The USA recorded its lowest score – 4.961 – since 2012.
- Sub-Saharan Africa accounted for 48% of global terrorism deaths.
- The Sahel – the conflict-wracked region of western and north-central Africa – is home to the world’s fastest-growing and most-deadly terrorist groups.
- Myanmar saw the largest rise in terrorism with deaths increasing 20 times to 521.
- The Islamic State (IS) replaced the Taliban as the world’s deadliest terror group in 2021, with 15 deaths per attack in Niger.
- Unsurprisingly, the conflict in Ukraine will likely lead to a rise in terrorism.

Global Terrorism Index – complete ranking
The index below ranks the world’s countries most impacted by terrorism according to their GTI score. The GTI scores each nation on a scale from 0 to 10; where 0 represents no impact from terrorism and 10 represents the highest measurable impact of terrorism.
Some countries may have been omitted due to insufficient data.
- Afghanistan, 9.109
- Iraq, 8.511
- Somalia, 8.398
- Burkina Faso, 8.270
- Syria, 8.250
- Nigeria, 8.233
- Mali, 8.152
- Niger, 7.856
- Myanmar, 7.830
- Pakistan, 7.825
- Cameroon, 7.432
- India, 7.432
- Mozambique, 7.432
- Colombia, 7.068
- Egypt, 6.932
- Philippines, 6.790
- DR Congo, 6.733
- Chile, 6.496
- Chad, 6.379
- Kenya, 6.166
- Yemen, 5.870
- Thailand, 5.723
- Turkey, 5.651
- Indonesia, 5.500
- Sri Lanka, 5.445
- Libya, 5.100
- Iran, 5.015
- USA, 4.961
- Greece, 4.849
- Israel, 4.778
- UK, 4.770
- Palestine, 4.736
- Germany, 4.729
- Nepal, 4.693
- France, 4.562
- Tanzania, 4.530
- Peru, 4.471
- Tunisia, 4.447
- Algeria, 4.432
- Bangladesh, 4.411
- New Zealand, 4.376
- Cote d’ Ivoire (Ivory Coast), 4.310
- Burundi, 4.271
- Russia, 4.219
- Uganda, 4.106
- Venezuela, 4.005
- Tajikistan, 3.988
- Canada, 3.882
- Ethiopia, 3.759
- Italy, 3.687
- Lebanon, 3.566
- Austria, 3.261
- Benin, 3.164
- Saudi Arabia, 3.110
- Spain, 2.861
- Ecuador, 2.766
- Argentina, 2.657
- Jordan, 2.594
- Switzerland, 2.522
- Australia, 2.438
- Mexico, 2.428
- Ukraine, 2.304
- Malaysia, 2.247
- Paraguay, 2.194
- Bahrain, 2.145
- Netherlands, 2.077
- China, 1.863
- Belgium, 1.745
- Sweden, 1.660
- Senegal, 1.580
- Japan, 1.460
- Uruguay, 1.322
- Rwanda, 1.243
- South Africa, 1.243
- Togo, 1.243
- Morocco, 1.156
- Norway, 1.109
- Ireland, 1.060
- Romania, 1.060
- Finland, 1.007
- Brazil, 0.951
- Cyprus, 0.922
- Lithuania, 0.827
- Mauritania, 0.509
- Vietnam, 0.407
- Angola, 0.291
- Czech Republic, 0.291
- Denmark, 0.291
- Gabon, 0.291
- Kosovo, 0.291
- Sudan, 0.291
- Taiwan, 0.227
The following 71 countries recorded a GTI score of zero, meaning they have not had a terror attack or death from terrorism in the last five years. They are all tied in 93rd place and have experienced no measurable impact from terrorism during the last five years.
- Albania
- Armenia
- Azerbaijan
- Belarus
- Bhutan
- Bolivia
- Bosnia & Herz
- Botswana
- Bulgaria
- Cambodia
- Central African Republic
- Costa Rica
- Croatia
- Cuba
- Djibouti
- Dominican Republic
- El Salvador
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eritrea
- Estonia
- Georgia
- Ghana
- Guatemala
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Guyana
- Haiti
- Honduras
- Hungary
- Iceland
- Jamaica
- Kazakhstan
- Kuwait
- Kyrgyzstan
- Laos
- Latvia
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- North Macedonia
- Madagascar
- Malawi
- Mauritius
- Moldova
- Mongolia
- Montenegro
- Namibia
- Nicaragua
- North Korea
- Oman
- Panama
- Papua New Guinea
- Poland
- Portugal
- Qatar
- Congo
- Serbia
- Sierra Leone
- Singapore
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- South Korea
- South Sudan
- Swaziland
- The Gambia
- Timor-Leste
- Trinidad & Tobago
- Turkmenistan
- UAE
- Uzbekistan
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
Source: Global Terrorism Index 2022