Data for 2012

Political Violence by Non-State Actors, 2012

2012, as V-Dem Institute’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Political Violence by Non-State Actors, 2012 covers 176 countries. Syria is highest, at 3.591; Turkmenistan is lowest, at -3.276. The middle country reads -0.755. Against 2011, 60 values changed (28 up, 32 down), the same countries are covered.

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Political Violence by Non-State Actors · Data for 2012

HighestSyria

3.591

LowestTurkmenistan

-3.276

Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the lowest end. A higher value is the worse result.

176countries
1measure
2012the year it describes
173distinct 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, 2012, 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, 2012: every country, as published by V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg.
derived
1	SyriaSYRWestern Asia	3.591
2	AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	2.793
3	Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	2.762
4	LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	2.692
5	NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	2.558
6	ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	2.355
7	SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	2.273
8	DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	2.222
9	EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	2.186
10	ChadTCDMiddle Africa	2.089
11	IraqIRQWestern Asia	2.052
12	BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	2.010
13	ColombiaCOLSouth America	1.897
14	BahrainBHRWestern Asia	1.866
15	VenezuelaVENSouth America	1.856
16	GuineaGINWestern Africa	1.738
17	MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	1.627
18	IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	1.529
19	YemenYEMWestern Asia	1.514
20	Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	1.431
21	South SudanSSDEastern Africa	1.384
22	PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	1.306
23	MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	1.294
24	ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	1.229
25	BurundiBDIEastern Africa	1.175
26	ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	1.145
27	ComorosCOMEastern Africa	1.108
28	MaliMLIWestern Africa	1.062
29	GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	0.949
30	Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	0.923
31	HaitiHTICaribbean	0.914
32	TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	0.863
33	TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	0.831
34	MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	0.816
35	SudanSDNNorthern Africa	0.810
36	KenyaKENEastern Africa	0.798
37	NigerNERWestern Africa	0.777
38	EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	0.742
39	Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	0.725
40	LebanonLBNWestern Asia	0.688
41	KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia	0.613
42	Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	0.610
43	South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	0.585
44	Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	0.555
45	CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	0.540
46	MexicoMEXCentral America	0.494
47	GhanaGHAWestern Africa	0.472
48	NepalNPLSouthern Asia	0.437
49	EritreaERIEastern Africa	0.373
50	SomalilandXSLEastern Africa	0.362
51	UgandaUGAEastern Africa	0.248
52	RussiaRUSEastern Europe	0.211
53	DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	0.208
54	BrazilBRASouth America	0.156
55	GuatemalaGTMCentral America	0.110
56	KosovoXKXSouthern Europe	0.045
57	SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe	0.009
58	MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	-0.022
59	IndiaINDSouthern Asia	-0.065
60	AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	-0.112
61	IsraelISRWestern Asia	-0.123
62	NicaraguaNICCentral America	-0.149
63	TogoTGOWestern Africa	-0.173
64	BoliviaBOLSouth America	-0.178
65	Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa	-0.198
66	MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	-0.219
67	MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	-0.259
68	FranceFRAWestern Europe	-0.290
=69	GabonGABMiddle Africa	-0.301
=69	UkraineUKREastern Europe	-0.301
71	LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	-0.315
=72	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe	-0.343
=72	JordanJORWestern Asia	-0.343
74	TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	-0.360
75	AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	-0.367
76	PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	-0.375
77	ParaguayPRYSouth America	-0.394
78	Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	-0.417
79	AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	-0.440
80	JamaicaJAMCaribbean	-0.456
81	HondurasHNDCentral America	-0.473
82	El SalvadorSLVCentral America	-0.494
83	Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	-0.571
84	LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	-0.601
85	North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	-0.686
86	IranIRNSouthern Asia	-0.730
87	GambiaGMBWestern Africa	-0.732
88	United StatesUSANorthern America	-0.742
89	MontenegroMNESouthern Europe	-0.767
90	SenegalSENWestern Africa	-0.773
91	ChinaCHNEastern Asia	-0.783
92	Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	-0.790
93	CubaCUBCaribbean	-0.799
94	RwandaRWAEastern Africa	-0.849
95	ChileCHLSouth America	-0.952
96	Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia	-1.012
97	ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	-1.018
98	KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	-1.041
99	São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	-1.080
100	New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	-1.147
101	ArgentinaARGSouth America	-1.163
102	MalawiMWIEastern Africa	-1.172
103	LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	-1.184
104	PolandPOLEastern Europe	-1.250
105	TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	-1.257
106	GuyanaGUYSouth America	-1.283
107	CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	-1.347
108	BeninBENWestern Africa	-1.357
109	UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	-1.383
110	AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	-1.391
111	Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	-1.396
112	FinlandFINNorthern Europe	-1.397
113	NorwayNORNorthern Europe	-1.409
114	BelgiumBELWestern Europe	-1.455
115	AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	-1.469
116	SurinameSURSouth America	-1.506
=117	NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	-1.513
=117	PanamaPANCentral America	-1.513
119	MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	-1.518
120	PeruPERSouth America	-1.525
121	SeychellesSYCEastern Africa	-1.533
122	GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	-1.545
123	Hong KongHKGEastern Asia	-1.555
124	SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	-1.557
125	CyprusCYPWestern Asia	-1.565
126	VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	-1.573
127	EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	-1.587
128	EcuadorECUSouth America	-1.643
129	KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	-1.663
130	OmanOMNWestern Asia	-1.683
131	IcelandISLNorthern Europe	-1.688
132	GermanyDEUWestern Europe	-1.704
133	South KoreaKOREastern Asia	-1.727
134	Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	-1.731
135	QatarQATWestern Asia	-1.755
136	SwedenSWENorthern Europe	-1.772
137	FijiFJIMelanesia	-1.792
138	MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	-1.793
139	MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	-1.812
140	CanadaCANNorthern America	-1.836
141	MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	-1.848
142	IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	-1.855
143	MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	-1.873
144	VanuatuVUTMelanesia	-1.946
145	Costa RicaCRICentral America	-1.970
146	TaiwanTWNEastern Asia	-2.124
147	Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	-2.176
148	SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	-2.197
149	North KoreaPRKEastern Asia	-2.199
150	CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	-2.207
151	JapanJPNEastern Asia	-2.217
152	ItalyITASouthern Europe	-2.221
153	BulgariaBGREastern Europe	-2.259
154	NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	-2.292
155	Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	-2.314
156	United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	-2.372
157	AustriaAUTWestern Europe	-2.396
158	DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	-2.432
159	SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	-2.454
160	HungaryHUNEastern Europe	-2.460
161	BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	-2.546
162	BarbadosBRBCaribbean	-2.578
163	BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	-2.597
164	LatviaLVANorthern Europe	-2.613
165	CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	-2.665
166	BelarusBLREastern Europe	-2.685
167	LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	-2.704
168	SpainESPSouthern Europe	-2.705
169	PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	-2.789
170	EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	-2.812
171	UruguayURYSouth America	-2.843
172	RomaniaROUEastern Europe	-2.881
173	LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	-3.006
174	SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	-3.049
175	United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	-3.158
176	TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia	-3.276

02In 2012

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

Lowest

176Turkmenistan-3.276
175United Arab Emirates-3.158
174Singapore-3.049
173Luxembourg-3.006
172Romania-2.881

A higher value is the worse result. The middle country reads -0.755. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032011 → 2012

Since 2011

What changed between 2011 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
60values changed, of 176 in both
28 · 32rose · fell
116unchanged

Rose most

Guinea-Bissau-1.471 → 0.555+2.026
Maldives-0.131 → 1.627+1.758
Slovenia-2.930 → -1.557+1.373
Tanzania-2.057 → -1.257+0.800
Central African Republic2.153 → 2.762+0.609

Fell most

Norway0.066 → -1.409−1.475
Mauritania-0.153 → -1.518−1.365
Somalia3.298 → 2.273−1.025
Burundi2.031 → 1.175−0.856
Spain-1.904 → -2.705−0.801

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.

The site’s method

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 2012.
173 distinct values among 176
Values are stored exactly as published, to 3 decimals. 2 countries share -0.301. Countries sharing a value share a position too.
The position is ours
V-Dem Institute publishes values only. The order here sorts the published values, and the page says so wherever it prints one.
Which end is better
A higher value is the worse result.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 176 countries has every column.

05The files

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V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg (2012). Political Violence by Non-State Actors, 2012 [data set], describing 2012. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/political-violence/2012

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