Bangladesh has shown significant improvement in the Global Terrorism Index (GTI) 2025, surpassing countries like Pakistan, India, and even the United States. With a score of 3.03, Bangladesh ranks 35th, up from 32nd in 2024, reflecting ongoing progress in its security situation.
The GTI report, released by the Sydney-based Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP) yesterday, analyzes terrorism trends across 163 countries using data from 2024.
In the global rankings, Burkina Faso remains the most affected country by terrorism, with a score of 8.5. Pakistan follows closely in second place at 8.3, and Syria ranks third with 8.0 points. Afghanistan, the only South Asian country in the top 10, is ranked 9th with a score of 7.2.
Bangladesh’s neighboring countries, Myanmar and India, also rank high on the list, coming in at 11th and 14th, respectively. The United States, with a score of 3.5, ranks just ahead of Bangladesh at 34th. Sri Lanka and Bhutan recorded the best positions in South Asia, both scoring zero, indicating no terrorism impact.
The GTI measures terrorism’s impact on a scale of 0 to 10, with scores falling into five categories: no impact, very low impact, low impact, moderate impact, high impact, and very high impact. With its score of 3.03, Bangladesh falls into the “low impact” category, which suggests a relatively lower threat compared to countries like India, Pakistan, and Afghanistan.
The report also highlighted that four major terrorist organizations—the Islamic State (IS), Jamaat Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM), Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), and Al-Shabaab—were responsible for the deadliest attacks in 2024. The Sahel region of Africa remains the epicenter of global terrorism, accounting for more than half of all terrorism-related deaths last year, with five of the ten most affected countries located in that region.
