Inside the Global Terrorism Index 2026: Key Changes Explained
The Global Terrorism Index (GTI) released and the report highlights the complex global picture where terrorism remains a serious threat in modern times despite notable declines in deaths and incidents. In the year 2025 5,582 people were killed across 2,944 attacks and the report reflects a 28% drop in deaths and 22% fall in incidents compared to the previous year. The report also flags the alarming trends such as youth radicalization and border-based terrorism.
The GTI 2025 report indicates that terrorism has reduced around the world but the risk is still present and far from over. Both deaths and incidents have seen noticeable declines.
Key Global Trends are
GTI uses four main factors to calculate a country’s score. Each factor describes a different impact of terrorism.
Four Indicators Are,
These factors help measure both the scale and severity of terrorism.
| Rank | Country | Score |
| 1 | Pakistan | 8.574 |
| 2 | Burkina Faso | 8.324 |
| 3 | Niger | 7.816 |
| 4 | Nigeria | 7.792 |
| 5 | Mali | 7.586 |
| 6 | Syria | 7.545 |
| 7 | Somalia | 7.391 |
| 8 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 7.171 |
| 9 | Colombia | 7.116 |
| 10 | Israel | 6.79 |
| Country | Rank | Score |
| Pakistan | 1 | 8.574 |
| Afghanistan | 11 | 6.678 |
| Myanmar | 14 | 6.245 |
| India | 13 | 6.428 |
| Bangladesh | 42 | 2.286 |
| China | 54 | 1.311 |
| Nepal | 89 | 0.288 |
| Bhutan | 100 | 0 |
| Sri Lanka | 100 | 0 |
| Rank | Country | Score |
| 100 | Albania | 0 |
| 100 | Bhutan | 0 |
| 100 | Botswana | 0 |
| 100 | Bulgaria | 0 |
| 100 | Costa Rica | 0 |
| 100 | Croatia | 0 |
| 100 | Cuba | 0 |
| 100 | Dominican Republic | 0 |
| 100 | El Salvador | 0 |
| 100 | Estonia | 0 |
The study highlights that sub-Saharan Africa remains the most affected region by terrorism in 2025.
Particularly The Sahel Region has experienced a sharp rise over the years.
More than 50% of global terrorism deaths occurred in this region and it clearly showing a major shift from earlier years when the Middle East dominated.
Regional Insights are,
Impact of Terrorism is heavily concentrated in a few countries. In the year 2025 Pakistan ranked at top as the most affected country and it is clearly marking a significant shift for the landscape of the rigion.
Top Countries with Highest Impact are
Combining this all five countries account for nearly 70% of global terrorism deaths.
A few major terrorist organizations are continue to dominate global violence. These groups are mainly responsible for the majority of incidents worldwide.
Top Terrorist Groups are,
Over the period of years the centre of terrorism has shifted significantly. Earlier the regions like Iraq and Afghanistan were the most affected but now the focus has shifted to the Africa.
Key Shifts
India ranks 13th in the Global Terrorism Index 2026 and it showcase the ongoing challenges country facing but also have more relative stability compared to highly affected nations.
For global security the report highlights key concerns are,
For India issues like cross-border infiltration, regional instability and digital radicalization are still remain critical areas of focus.
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