About Global Terrorism Index:
- It is published annually by the Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP), a global think tank headquartered in Sydney, Australia
- The index provides a comprehensive summary of the key global trends and patterns in terrorism over the past 15 years.
- The report ranks 163 countries (99.7% of the world's population) on the impact of terrorism.
- Indicators: Include the number of terrorist incidents, fatalities, injuries, and hostages.
- The index is produced using data from TerrorismTracker of Dragonfly-- which provides event records on terrorist attacks since January 1, 2007 -- and other sources.
- Highlights of Global Terrorism Index 2023:
- Afghanistan retains the top spot on the list of the country impacted by terrorism. Afghanistan has topped for the fourth consecutive year.
- India ranked 13th on the index, marking only a marginal decrease from the previous year.
- Pakistan saw the second-largest increase in terror-related fatalities globally last year, with a total of 643 dead.
- Military people made up at least 55% of all casualties of terrorism.
