The Global Terrorism Index [GTI] 2020 ranks Pakistan as 7th in the world ona list of countries most affected by terrorism in 2019.

According to the IEP annual report, Afghanistan remained the worst-affectedcountry by terrorism, while Pakistan is ranked seventh. Seven of the top-10affected nations come from the Sub-Saharan Africa region.

The report, released by the Australia-based Institute for Economics & Peace(IEP), marks South Asia as region worst affected by terrorism for thesecond year in a row.

Globally, the report suggests that the direction in which terrorism isgoing is less grim. In 2019, terrorism caused 13,826 deaths, down 15% from2018 and 59% from its peak in 2014. Worldwide deaths due to terrorism havebeen on the downturn for over five years straight.