Data for 2025

Political Violence by Non-State Actors, 2025

Name: Political Violence by Non-State Actors, 2025
Creator: V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg
License: https://v-dem.net/data/the-v-dem-dataset/

2025, as V-Dem Institute’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Political Violence by Non-State Actors, 2025 covers 171 countries. Myanmar is highest, at 3.375; Luxembourg is lowest, at -3.182. The middle country reads -0.661. Against 2024, 101 values changed (53 up, 48 down), 4 left.

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Political Violence by Non-State Actors · Data for 2025

HighestMyanmar

3.375

LowestLuxembourg

-3.182

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

171countries
1measure
2025the 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, 2025, 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, 2025: every country, as published by V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg.
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1	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	3.375
2	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	3.086
3	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	2.976
4	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	2.908
5	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	2.715
6	South Sudan`SSD`Eastern Africa	2.706
7	Venezuela`VEN`South America	2.652
8	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	2.317
9	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	2.310
10	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	2.296
11	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	2.268
12	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	2.225
13	Bolivia`BOL`South America	2.065
14	Mexico`MEX`Central America	2.030
15	Colombia`COL`South America	2.006
16	Brazil`BRA`South America	1.932
17	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	1.860
18	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	1.756
19	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	1.750
20	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	1.708
21	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	1.616
22	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	1.588
23	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	1.562
24	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	1.421
25	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	1.368
26	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	1.364
27	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	1.345
28	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	1.332
29	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	1.326
30	India`IND`Southern Asia	1.265
31	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	1.080
32	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	1.069
33	Ecuador`ECU`South America	1.066
34	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	1.051
35	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	1.050
36	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	0.952
37	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	0.854
38	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	0.756
39	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	0.753
40	United States`USA`Northern America	0.752
41	Niger`NER`Western Africa	0.680
42	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	0.583
43	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	0.503
44	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	0.461
45	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	0.402
46	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	0.401
47	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	0.353
48	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	0.352
49	France`FRA`Western Europe	0.343
50	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	0.282
51	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	0.280
52	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	0.253
53	Kosovo`XKX`Southern Europe	0.138
54	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	0.110
55	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	0.084
56	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	0.078
57	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	0.011
58	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	-0.060
59	Peru`PER`South America	-0.089
60	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	-0.127
61	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	-0.180
62	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	-0.206
63	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	-0.257
64	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	-0.265
65	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	-0.269
66	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	-0.305
67	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	-0.313
68	Paraguay`PRY`South America	-0.319
=69	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	-0.328
=69	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	-0.328
71	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	-0.369
72	Suriname`SUR`South America	-0.381
73	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	-0.411
74	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	-0.451
75	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	-0.497
76	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	-0.506
77	Honduras`HND`Central America	-0.516
78	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	-0.520
79	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	-0.523
80	Chile`CHL`South America	-0.571
81	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	-0.579
82	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	-0.588
83	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	-0.595
84	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	-0.641
85	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	-0.658
86	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	-0.661
87	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	-0.663
88	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	-0.685
89	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	-0.686
90	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	-0.704
91	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	-0.727
92	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	-0.736
93	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	-0.772
94	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	-0.777
95	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	-0.786
96	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	-0.872
97	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	-0.891
98	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	-0.907
99	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	-0.912
100	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	-0.928
101	Canada`CAN`Northern America	-0.939
102	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	-0.946
103	Panama`PAN`Central America	-0.997
104	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	-1.004
105	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	-1.044
106	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	-1.068
107	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	-1.085
108	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	-1.097
109	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	-1.101
110	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	-1.112
111	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	-1.137
112	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	-1.143
113	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	-1.144
114	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	-1.254
115	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	-1.311
116	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	-1.320
117	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	-1.336
118	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	-1.399
119	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	-1.406
120	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	-1.421
121	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	-1.433
122	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	-1.435
123	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	-1.438
124	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	-1.457
125	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	-1.459
126	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	-1.468
127	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	-1.507
128	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	-1.511
129	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	-1.519
130	Guyana`GUY`South America	-1.520
131	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	-1.564
132	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	-1.572
133	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	-1.637
134	Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	-1.679
135	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	-1.717
136	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	-1.794
137	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	-1.799
138	Argentina`ARG`South America	-1.814
139	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	-1.815
140	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	-1.848
141	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	-1.890
=142	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	-2.010
=142	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	-2.010
144	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	-2.026
145	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	-2.060
146	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	-2.073
147	Taiwan`TWN`Eastern Asia	-2.146
148	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	-2.219
149	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	-2.227
150	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	-2.299
151	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	-2.302
152	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	-2.309
153	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	-2.391
154	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	-2.406
155	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	-2.536
156	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	-2.606
157	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	-2.647
158	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	-2.664
159	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	-2.666
160	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	-2.670
161	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	-2.671
162	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	-2.750
163	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	-2.761
164	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	-2.780
165	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	-2.812
166	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	-2.986
167	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	-2.987
168	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	-3.108
169	Uruguay`URY`South America	-3.126
170	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	-3.134
171	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	-3.182

02In 2025

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Myanmar3.375
2Yemen3.086
3Central African Republic2.976
4Chad2.908
5Somalia2.715

Lowest

171Luxembourg-3.182
170United Arab Emirates-3.134
169Uruguay-3.126
168Iceland-3.108
167Seychelles-2.987

A higher value is the worse result. The middle country reads -0.661. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032024 → 2025

Since 2024

What changed between 2024 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −4countries joined / left
101values changed, of 171 in both
53 · 48rose · fell
70unchanged

Rose most

Côte d’Ivoire-0.799 → 1.368+2.167
Benin-2.524 → -0.928+1.596
Bolivia0.662 → 2.065+1.403
Croatia-2.232 → -0.907+1.325
Switzerland-2.754 → -1.438+1.316

Fell most

Argentina-0.560 → -1.814−1.254
Moldova0.054 → -1.143−1.197
Portugal-1.491 → -2.670−1.179
Iraq2.222 → 1.051−1.171
Nigeria1.173 → 0.084−1.089

− Barbados

− Algeria

− El Salvador− Somaliland

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 2025.
169 distinct values among 171
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 171 countries has every column.

05The files

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Cite this edition

V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg (2025). Political Violence by Non-State Actors, 2025 [data set], describing 2025. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/political-violence/2025

0636 held

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