Data for 2024

Political Violence by Non-State Actors, 2024

Name: Political Violence by Non-State Actors, 2024
Creator: V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg
License: https://v-dem.net/data/the-v-dem-dataset/

2024, as V-Dem Institute’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Political Violence by Non-State Actors, 2024 covers 175 countries. Myanmar is highest, at 3.375; Luxembourg is lowest, at -3.182. The middle country reads -0.626. Against 2023, 109 values changed (47 up, 62 down), 1 left.

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Political Violence by Non-State Actors · Data for 2024

HighestMyanmar

3.375

LowestLuxembourg

-3.182

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

175countries
1measure
2024the year it describes
172distinct 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, 2024, 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, 2024: every country, as published by V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg.
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1	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	3.375
2	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	3.208
3	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	3.086
4	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	2.908
5	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	2.715
6	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	2.585
7	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	2.543
8	Venezuela`VEN`South America	2.541
9	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	2.317
10	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	2.268
11	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	2.225
12	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	2.222
13	South Sudan`SSD`Eastern Africa	2.069
14	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	2.020
15	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	1.947
16	Brazil`BRA`South America	1.932
17	Colombia`COL`South America	1.890
18	Mexico`MEX`Central America	1.874
19	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	1.816
20	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	1.750
21	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	1.419
22	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	1.415
23	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	1.411
24	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	1.326
25	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	1.271
26	India`IND`Southern Asia	1.264
27	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	1.195
28	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	1.173
29	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	1.108
30	Ecuador`ECU`South America	1.066
31	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	1.063
32	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	1.010
33	Kosovo`XKX`Southern Europe	1.005
34	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	0.981
35	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	0.946
36	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	0.891
37	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	0.842
38	Somaliland`XSL`Eastern Africa	0.770
39	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	0.728
40	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	0.693
41	Bolivia`BOL`South America	0.662
42	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	0.583
43	France`FRA`Western Europe	0.489
44	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	0.461
45	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	0.402
46	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	0.379
47	United States`USA`Northern America	0.331
48	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	0.296
49	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	0.226
50	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	0.146
51	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	0.135
52	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	0.120
53	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	0.054
54	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	0.026
55	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	-0.008
56	Peru`PER`South America	-0.116
57	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	-0.127
58	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	-0.159
59	Canada`CAN`Northern America	-0.182
60	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	-0.265
61	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	-0.267
62	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	-0.269
63	Niger`NER`Western Africa	-0.273
64	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	-0.305
65	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	-0.313
66	Paraguay`PRY`South America	-0.319
=67	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	-0.328
=67	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	-0.328
69	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	-0.367
70	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	-0.369
71	Suriname`SUR`South America	-0.381
72	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	-0.411
73	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	-0.413
74	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	-0.421
75	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	-0.430
76	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	-0.451
77	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	-0.495
78	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	-0.497
79	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	-0.506
80	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	-0.511
81	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	-0.520
82	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	-0.526
83	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	-0.545
84	Argentina`ARG`South America	-0.560
85	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	-0.579
86	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	-0.585
87	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	-0.588
88	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	-0.626
89	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	-0.641
90	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	-0.650
91	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	-0.658
92	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	-0.686
93	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	-0.688
94	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	-0.698
95	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	-0.727
96	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	-0.736
97	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	-0.738
98	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	-0.762
99	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	-0.772
100	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	-0.783
101	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	-0.799
102	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	-0.851
103	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	-0.883
104	Chile`CHL`South America	-0.947
105	Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	-0.948
106	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	-0.953
107	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	-0.967
108	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	-0.980
109	Panama`PAN`Central America	-0.997
110	Honduras`HND`Central America	-1.046
111	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	-1.068
112	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	-1.085
113	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	-1.097
114	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	-1.105
115	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	-1.158
116	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	-1.179
117	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	-1.195
118	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	-1.253
119	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	-1.311
120	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	-1.336
121	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	-1.345
122	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	-1.391
123	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	-1.392
124	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	-1.395
125	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	-1.399
126	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	-1.468
127	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	-1.491
128	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	-1.507
129	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	-1.513
130	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	-1.519
131	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	-1.531
132	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	-1.564
133	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	-1.572
134	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	-1.630
135	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	-1.637
136	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	-1.714
137	Guyana`GUY`South America	-1.765
138	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	-1.799
139	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	-1.815
140	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	-1.842
141	Taiwan`TWN`Eastern Asia	-1.862
142	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	-1.915
=143	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	-2.010
=143	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	-2.010
145	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	-2.028
146	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	-2.070
147	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	-2.073
148	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	-2.100
149	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	-2.227
150	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	-2.232
151	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	-2.299
152	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	-2.309
153	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	-2.364
154	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	-2.367
155	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	-2.406
156	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	-2.498
157	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	-2.509
158	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	-2.514
159	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	-2.524
160	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	-2.536
=161	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	-2.578
=161	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	-2.578
163	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	-2.628
164	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	-2.666
165	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	-2.671
166	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	-2.754
167	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	-2.761
168	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	-2.763
169	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	-2.812
170	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	-2.986
171	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	-2.987
172	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	-3.108
173	Uruguay`URY`South America	-3.126
174	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	-3.134
175	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	-3.182

02In 2024

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Myanmar3.375
2Libya3.208
3Yemen3.086
4Chad2.908
5Somalia2.715

Lowest

175Luxembourg-3.182
174United Arab Emirates-3.134
173Uruguay-3.126
172Iceland-3.108
171Seychelles-2.987

A higher value is the worse result. The middle country reads -0.626. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032023 → 2024

Since 2023

What changed between 2023 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −1countries joined / left
109values changed, of 175 in both
47 · 62rose · fell
66unchanged

Rose most

Mozambique0.802 → 2.543+1.741
Mauritania-2.131 → -0.511+1.620
Bhutan-2.587 → -1.068+1.519
Moldova-1.456 → 0.054+1.510
Portugal-2.961 → -1.491+1.470

Fell most

New Zealand-0.972 → -2.763−1.791
Honduras0.696 → -1.046−1.742
Syria3.185 → 1.750−1.435
Egypt-1.010 → -2.309−1.299
Benin-1.601 → -2.524−0.923

− Vanuatu

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 2024.
172 distinct values among 175
Values are stored exactly as published, to 3 decimals. 2 countries share -0.328. 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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Cite this edition

V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg (2024). Political Violence by Non-State Actors, 2024 [data set], describing 2024. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/political-violence/2024

0636 held

Other years

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171 countries
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Political Violence by Non-State Actors: every year
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How it has moved, charted by country

07Questions