Philippines 2nd most affected by terrorism in Asia-Pacific
The Global Terrorism Index (GTI), produced by the think tank Institute for Economics & Peace, analyzed the impact of terrorism of 163 countries based on four indicators: incidents, fatalities, injuries, and property damage. The ninth edition of the report, which used the 2021 data, saw the rank of the Philippines improving by a notch to 16th place out of 163 countries, with a GTI score of 6.790. It was the second most impacted by terrorism in Asia-Pacific after Myanmar, ending the Philippines’ lead in the region since 2015.
