Data for 1996
Political Violence by Non-State Actors, 1996
1996, as V-Dem Institute’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten
Political Violence by Non-State Actors, 1996 covers 173 countries. Colombia is highest, at 3.295; United Arab Emirates is lowest, at -3.158. The middle country reads -0.627. Against 1995, 44 values changed (15 up, 29 down), the same countries are covered.
Political Violence by Non-State Actors · Data for 1996
HighestColombia
3.295LowestUnited Arab Emirates
-3.158Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the lowest end.
01Position · derived
The table
Every country and every column of Political Violence by Non-State Actors, 1996, as published. V-Dem Institute ranks nobody on this measure; the position is derived here by ordering the published values. “=” marks a shared position.
Showing 25 of 173 countries · select a heading to sort
| derived | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | COLSouth America | 3.295 |
| 2 | SOMEastern Africa | 3.230 |
| 3 | AFGSouthern Asia | 3.110 |
| 4 | CODMiddle Africa | 3.019 |
| 5 | LBRWestern Africa | 2.949 |
| 6 | NPLSouthern Asia | 2.828 |
| 7 | GTMCentral America | 2.773 |
| 8 | DZANorthern Africa | 2.635 |
| 9 | TURWestern Asia | 2.564 |
| 10 | BGDSouthern Asia | 2.493 |
| 11 | BDIEastern Africa | 2.483 |
| 12 | AGOMiddle Africa | 2.466 |
| 13 | LKASouthern Asia | 2.426 |
| 14 | SLEWestern Africa | 2.326 |
| 15 | TCDMiddle Africa | 2.089 |
| 16 | TJKCentral Asia | 1.944 |
| 17 | TLSSouth-eastern Asia | 1.896 |
| 18 | IRQWestern Asia | 1.563 |
| 19 | COGMiddle Africa | 1.362 |
| 20 | INDSouthern Asia | 1.303 |
| 21 | ESPSouthern Europe | 1.233 |
| 22 | MMRSouth-eastern Asia | 1.213 |
| 23 | CMRMiddle Africa | 1.118 |
| 24 | JAMCaribbean | 1.093 |
| 25 | LBNWestern Asia | 1.090 |
| 26 | SDNNorthern Africa | 1.089 |
| 27 | HTICaribbean | 1.048 |
| 28 | COMEastern Africa | 0.990 |
| 29 | NERWestern Africa | 0.985 |
| 30 | ALBSouthern Europe | 0.979 |
| 31 | ZWEEastern Africa | 0.951 |
| 32 | SRBSouthern Europe | 0.907 |
| 33 | SomalilandXSLEastern Africa | 0.904 |
| 34 | CAFMiddle Africa | 0.881 |
| 35 | RUSEastern Europe | 0.879 |
| =36 | BHRWestern Asia | 0.842 |
| =36 | SYRWestern Asia | 0.842 |
| 38 | PERSouth America | 0.837 |
| 39 | TGOWestern Africa | 0.830 |
| 40 | NGAWestern Africa | 0.814 |
| 41 | BFAWestern Africa | 0.797 |
| 42 | UGAEastern Africa | 0.761 |
| 43 | BIHSouthern Europe | 0.750 |
| 44 | IDNSouth-eastern Asia | 0.710 |
| 45 | ETHEastern Africa | 0.677 |
| 46 | CIVWestern Africa | 0.665 |
| 47 | GRCSouthern Europe | 0.579 |
| 48 | KHMSouth-eastern Asia | 0.555 |
| 49 | ERIEastern Africa | 0.505 |
| 50 | GHAWestern Africa | 0.472 |
| 51 | YEMWestern Asia | 0.469 |
| 52 | KENEastern Africa | 0.467 |
| 53 | GBRNorthern Europe | 0.423 |
| 54 | MLIWestern Africa | 0.418 |
| 55 | PAKSouthern Asia | 0.358 |
| 56 | BOLSouth America | 0.354 |
| 57 | ZMBEastern Africa | 0.312 |
| 58 | DJIEastern Africa | 0.288 |
| 59 | BRASouth America | 0.216 |
| 60 | EGYNorthern Africa | 0.200 |
| 61 | LSOSouthern Africa | 0.175 |
| 62 | CUBCaribbean | 0.169 |
| 63 | THASouth-eastern Asia | 0.051 |
| 64 | ISRWestern Asia | 0.008 |
| 65 | SENWestern Africa | -0.004 |
| 66 | HRVSouthern Europe | -0.018 |
| 67 | GINWestern Africa | -0.053 |
| 68 | MOZEastern Africa | -0.105 |
| 69 | GEOWestern Asia | -0.129 |
| 70 | GNQMiddle Africa | -0.180 |
| 71 | SLVCentral America | -0.193 |
| 72 | ZAFSouthern Africa | -0.201 |
| 73 | ARMWestern Asia | -0.247 |
| 74 | GABMiddle Africa | -0.274 |
| 75 | MEXCentral America | -0.344 |
| 76 | UZBCentral Asia | -0.357 |
| 77 | PHLSouth-eastern Asia | -0.375 |
| 78 | FRAWestern Europe | -0.382 |
| 79 | PRYSouth America | -0.394 |
| 80 | MYSSouth-eastern Asia | -0.395 |
| 81 | TUNNorthern Africa | -0.411 |
| 82 | DOMCaribbean | -0.455 |
| 83 | PNGMelanesia | -0.466 |
| 84 | LBYNorthern Africa | -0.481 |
| 85 | JORWestern Asia | -0.497 |
| 86 | NICCentral America | -0.534 |
| 87 | KOREastern Asia | -0.627 |
| 88 | GMBWestern Africa | -0.663 |
| 89 | LAOSouth-eastern Asia | -0.709 |
| 90 | KAZCentral Asia | -0.757 |
| 91 | GNBWestern Africa | -0.790 |
| 92 | SAUWestern Asia | -0.791 |
| 93 | FJIMelanesia | -0.853 |
| 94 | BGREastern Europe | -0.951 |
| 95 | CHLSouth America | -0.952 |
| 96 | MWIEastern Africa | -0.959 |
| 97 | MKDSouthern Europe | -0.979 |
| 98 | IRNSouthern Asia | -0.989 |
| 99 | BTNSouthern Asia | -0.994 |
| 100 | USANorthern America | -1.003 |
| 101 | STPMiddle Africa | -1.080 |
| 102 | SWZSouthern Africa | -1.099 |
| 103 | MARNorthern Africa | -1.122 |
| 104 | NZLAustralia and New Zealand | -1.147 |
| 105 | ARGSouth America | -1.163 |
| 106 | VNMSouth-eastern Asia | -1.200 |
| =107 | BENWestern Africa | -1.217 |
| =107 | CYPWestern Asia | -1.217 |
| 109 | GUYSouth America | -1.239 |
| 110 | NORNorthern Europe | -1.261 |
| 111 | SURSouth America | -1.262 |
| 112 | CHNEastern Asia | -1.267 |
| 113 | AZEWestern Asia | -1.297 |
| 114 | TWNEastern Asia | -1.365 |
| 115 | AUSAustralia and New Zealand | -1.391 |
| 116 | FINNorthern Europe | -1.397 |
| 117 | NLDWestern Europe | -1.405 |
| 118 | POLEastern Europe | -1.422 |
| 119 | BELWestern Europe | -1.455 |
| 120 | RWAEastern Africa | -1.461 |
| 121 | MRTWestern Africa | -1.472 |
| 122 | UKREastern Europe | -1.485 |
| 123 | PANCentral America | -1.513 |
| 124 | SYCEastern Africa | -1.533 |
| 125 | MDGEastern Africa | -1.578 |
| 126 | QATWestern Asia | -1.611 |
| 127 | VENSouth America | -1.633 |
| 128 | MNGEastern Asia | -1.663 |
| 129 | MDVSouthern Asia | -1.681 |
| 130 | DNKNorthern Europe | -1.691 |
| 131 | CPVWestern Africa | -1.711 |
| 132 | VUTMelanesia | -1.716 |
| 133 | ECUSouth America | -1.736 |
| 134 | AUTWestern Europe | -1.748 |
| 135 | HNDCentral America | -1.764 |
| 136 | LVANorthern Europe | -1.783 |
| 137 | SVKEastern Europe | -1.805 |
| 138 | MLTSouthern Europe | -1.812 |
| 139 | MUSEastern Africa | -1.830 |
| 140 | CANNorthern America | -1.836 |
| 141 | SLBMelanesia | -1.842 |
| 142 | IRLNorthern Europe | -1.856 |
| 143 | HKGEastern Asia | -1.870 |
| 144 | KGZCentral Asia | -1.879 |
| 145 | URYSouth America | -1.915 |
| 146 | BLREastern Europe | -2.043 |
| 147 | MDAEastern Europe | -2.079 |
| 148 | OMNWestern Asia | -2.107 |
| 149 | DEUWestern Europe | -2.120 |
| 150 | CRICentral America | -2.136 |
| 151 | TZAEastern Africa | -2.137 |
| 152 | TTOCaribbean | -2.176 |
| 153 | PRKEastern Asia | -2.201 |
| 154 | SWENorthern Europe | -2.204 |
| 155 | ITASouthern Europe | -2.214 |
| 156 | JPNEastern Asia | -2.217 |
| 157 | KWTWestern Asia | -2.228 |
| 158 | SVNSouthern Europe | -2.244 |
| 159 | NAMSouthern Africa | -2.277 |
| 160 | ISLNorthern Europe | -2.317 |
| 161 | LTUNorthern Europe | -2.380 |
| 162 | ROUEastern Europe | -2.396 |
| 163 | HUNEastern Europe | -2.466 |
| 164 | CHEWestern Europe | -2.541 |
| 165 | BRBCaribbean | -2.578 |
| 166 | TKMCentral Asia | -2.581 |
| 167 | CZEEastern Europe | -2.665 |
| 168 | BWASouthern Africa | -2.712 |
| 169 | ESTNorthern Europe | -2.770 |
| 170 | PRTSouthern Europe | -2.789 |
| 171 | LUXWestern Europe | -3.006 |
| 172 | SGPSouth-eastern Asia | -3.049 |
| 173 | AREWestern Asia | -3.158 |
02In 1996
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline.
Highest
- 1
Colombia3.295
- 2
Somalia3.230
- 3
Afghanistan3.110
- 4
DR Congo3.019
- 5
Liberia2.949
Lowest
- 173
United Arab Emirates-3.158
- 172
Singapore-3.049
- 171
Luxembourg-3.006
- 170
Portugal-2.789
- 169
Estonia-2.770
A higher value is the worse result. The middle country reads -0.627. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.
031995 → 1996
Since 1995
What changed between 1995 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.
- +0 / −0countries joined / left
- 44values changed, of 173 in both
- 15 · 29rose · fell
- 129unchanged
Rose most
DR Congo1.886 → 3.019+1.133
Nepal1.789 → 2.828+1.039
Dominican Republic-1.380 → -0.455+0.925
Belarus-2.938 → -2.043+0.895
Bulgaria-1.684 → -0.951+0.733
Fell most
Bosnia and Herzegovina2.456 → 0.750−1.706
Moldova-0.784 → -2.079−1.295
Croatia0.951 → -0.018−0.969
Azerbaijan-0.455 → -1.297−0.842
Switzerland-1.856 → -2.541−0.685
Both years come from the same release, so a difference here is a change in the data, not a revision of it. Every country’s full history is charted on the statistic page.
04Caveats
Read before you use
What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.
One year of the 2026 release
Every year in this series comes from V-Dem Institute’s 2026 release, recalculated on one method. It can differ from what was first published for 1996.
171 distinct values among 173
Values are stored exactly as published, to 3 decimals. 2 countries share 0.842. Countries sharing a value share a position too.
The position is ours
V-Dem Institute publishes values only; the order is this site’s.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 173 countries has every column.
05The files
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V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg (1996). Political Violence by Non-State Actors, 1996 [data set], describing 1996. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/political-violence/1996
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07Questions
Political Violence by Non-State Actors, 1996: questions and answers
Which country has the highest political violence by non-state actors in Political Violence by Non-State Actors, 1996?
Colombia, at 3.295, of the 173 countries in the file.
What year does Political Violence by Non-State Actors, 1996 describe?
1996.
How many countries does Political Violence by Non-State Actors, 1996 cover?
173.
Where can I download Political Violence by Non-State Actors, 1996?
On this page, as a CSV file holding every value exactly as published, or from the publisher’s own site, linked below.
Is Political Violence by Non-State Actors, 1996 the newest?
No. The newest held here is Political Violence by Non-State Actors, 2025.