Data for 2008

Political Violence by Non-State Actors, 2008

Name: Political Violence by Non-State Actors, 2008
Creator: V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg
License: https://v-dem.net/data/the-v-dem-dataset/

2008, as V-Dem Institute’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Political Violence by Non-State Actors, 2008 covers 175 countries. Somalia is highest, at 3.304; Romania is lowest, at -3.427. The middle country reads -0.798. Against 2007, 48 values changed (24 up, 24 down), the same countries are covered.

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Political Violence by Non-State Actors · Data for 2008

HighestSomalia

3.304

LowestRomania

-3.427

Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the lowest end.

175countries
1measure
2008the year it describes
169distinct values3 decimals, as published
Sep 26, 2026read from the publisher
CC BY-SA 4.0licence

01Position · derived

The table

Every country and every column of Political Violence by Non-State Actors, 2008, as published. V-Dem Institute ranks nobody on this measure; the position is derived here by ordering the published values. “=” marks a shared position.

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Political Violence by Non-State Actors, 2008: every country, as published by V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg.
derived
1	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	3.304
2	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	2.792
3	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	2.571
4	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	2.393
5	Colombia`COL`South America	2.361
6	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	2.276
7	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	2.222
8	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	2.089
9	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	2.051
10	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	2.047
11	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	1.691
12	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	1.687
13	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	1.457
14	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	1.336
15	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	1.256
16	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	1.228
17	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	1.213
18	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	1.149
19	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	1.129
20	Niger`NER`Western Africa	1.104
21	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	1.101
22	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	1.089
23	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	1.059
24	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	0.992
25	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	0.949
26	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	0.914
27	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	0.897
28	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	0.844
29	Bolivia`BOL`South America	0.803
30	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	0.780
31	Somaliland`XSL`Eastern Africa	0.756
32	Venezuela`VEN`South America	0.743
33	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	0.706
34	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	0.705
35	Kosovo`XKX`Southern Europe	0.700
36	Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	0.695
37	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	0.677
38	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	0.610
39	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	0.547
40	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	0.538
41	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	0.472
42	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	0.418
43	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	0.405
44	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	0.340
45	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	0.291
46	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	0.282
47	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	0.265
48	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	0.249
49	Mexico`MEX`Central America	0.232
50	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	0.182
51	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	0.155
52	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	0.135
53	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	0.110
54	France`FRA`Western Europe	0.060
55	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	-0.043
56	India`IND`Southern Asia	-0.065
57	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	-0.100
58	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	-0.139
59	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	-0.150
60	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	-0.153
61	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	-0.219
62	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	-0.229
63	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	-0.232
64	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	-0.239
65	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	-0.241
=66	Brazil`BRA`South America	-0.259
=66	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	-0.259
68	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	-0.315
69	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	-0.320
70	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	-0.332
71	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	-0.354
72	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	-0.362
=73	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	-0.367
=73	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	-0.367
75	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	-0.375
76	Paraguay`PRY`South America	-0.394
77	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	-0.441
78	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	-0.486
79	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	-0.494
80	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	-0.581
81	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	-0.614
82	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	-0.615
83	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	-0.688
84	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	-0.696
=85	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	-0.732
=85	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	-0.732
87	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	-0.767
88	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	-0.798
89	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	-0.809
90	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	-0.823
91	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	-0.844
92	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	-0.847
93	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	-0.850
94	United States`USA`Northern America	-0.898
95	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	-0.934
96	Chile`CHL`South America	-0.952
97	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	-0.959
98	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	-0.989
99	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	-0.999
100	Guyana`GUY`South America	-1.036
101	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	-1.080
102	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	-1.128
103	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	-1.147
104	Argentina`ARG`South America	-1.163
105	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	-1.166
106	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	-1.184
107	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	-1.197
108	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	-1.260
109	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	-1.270
110	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	-1.318
111	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	-1.334
112	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	-1.347
113	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	-1.383
114	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	-1.391
115	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	-1.396
116	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	-1.397
117	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	-1.411
118	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	-1.412
119	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	-1.455
120	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	-1.489
121	Suriname`SUR`South America	-1.506
=122	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	-1.513
=122	Panama`PAN`Central America	-1.513
124	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	-1.533
125	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	-1.549
126	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	-1.565
127	Peru`PER`South America	-1.569
128	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	-1.573
129	Ecuador`ECU`South America	-1.654
130	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	-1.710
131	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	-1.716
132	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	-1.731
133	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	-1.755
134	Honduras`HND`Central America	-1.764
135	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	-1.770
136	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	-1.797
137	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	-1.812
138	Canada`CAN`Northern America	-1.836
139	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	-1.855
140	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	-1.861
141	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	-1.872
142	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	-1.873
143	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	-2.008
144	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	-2.107
=145	Taiwan`TWN`Eastern Asia	-2.124
=145	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	-2.124
147	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	-2.136
148	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	-2.176
149	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	-2.198
150	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	-2.201
151	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	-2.217
152	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	-2.221
153	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	-2.236
154	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	-2.336
155	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	-2.396
156	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	-2.432
=157	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	-2.496
=157	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	-2.496
159	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	-2.520
160	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	-2.542
161	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	-2.578
162	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	-2.580
163	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	-2.619
164	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	-2.665
165	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	-2.693
166	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	-2.712
167	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	-2.789
168	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	-2.812
169	Uruguay`URY`South America	-2.843
170	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	-2.866
171	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	-2.895
172	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	-3.006
173	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	-3.049
174	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	-3.158
175	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	-3.427

02In 2008

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Somalia3.304
2Afghanistan2.792
3Iraq2.571
4Thailand2.393
5Colombia2.361

Lowest

175Romania-3.427
174United Arab Emirates-3.158
173Singapore-3.049
172Luxembourg-3.006
171Namibia-2.895

A higher value is the worse result. The middle country reads -0.798. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032007 → 2008

Since 2007

What changed between 2007 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
48values changed, of 175 in both
24 · 24rose · fell
127unchanged

Rose most

Iceland-2.317 → -1.128+1.189
Mongolia-2.033 → -0.850+1.183
Thailand1.265 → 2.393+1.128
Zambia0.684 → 1.691+1.007
Armenia-1.828 → -0.934+0.894

Fell most

Estonia-1.259 → -2.812−1.553
United Kingdom-0.816 → -2.124−1.308
Ecuador-0.999 → -1.654−0.655
Switzerland-1.843 → -2.496−0.653
Denmark-1.861 → -2.432−0.571

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

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What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.

How values are stored

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 2008.
169 distinct values among 175
Values are stored exactly as published, to 3 decimals. 2 countries share -0.259. 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 175 countries has every column.

05The files

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V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg (2008). Political Violence by Non-State Actors, 2008 [data set], describing 2008. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/political-violence/2008

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