Why in News?
The Global Terrorism Index (GTI) 2025 has been released by the Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP).

Key Points:
- Burkina Faso ranks first in the index based on the impact of terrorism.
- Pakistan ranks second in this index.
- This is the first time Pakistan has faced 1,000 terrorist attacks in a single year.
- Terror attacks in Pakistan have increased by 45 per cent.
- Afghan affiliate Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has become the fastest growing terrorist group in Pakistan.
- Syria and Mali have secured the third and fourth positions respectively.
- India ranks 14th in the Global Terrorism Index (GTI) 2025.
- Islamic State (IS) has been described as the world's most dangerous terrorist organization.
- The number of countries affected by terrorism has increased.
- In this year's index, the Sahel region has been described as the center of terrorism.
Global Terrorism Index:
- It is released by the Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP).
- It analyzes the impact of terrorism in 163 countries.
- It provides information about trends and patterns of terrorism.
- In this, the impact of terrorism has been evaluated through various indicators.
- It includes the number of attacks, number of deaths, number of injuries and the overall impact on the country.
Global Terrorism Index (GTI) 2025: Top 10 Affected Countries
Rank
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Country Name
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1
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Burkina Faso
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2
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Pakistan
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3
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Syria
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4
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Mali
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5
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Niger
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6
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Nigeria
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7
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Somalia
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8
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Israel
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9
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Afghanistan
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10
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Cameroon
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