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Description
The map shows the scores of European countries in the Political Stability and Absence of Violence/Terrorism index in 1996 and 2016 (there are no 2017 stats yet).

"Political Stability and Absence of Violence/Terrorism measures perceptions of the likelihood of political instability and/or politically-motivated violence, including terrorism."

The countries in red have scores below zero and countries in blue have scores above. The darker the colour, the stronger it is in that direction. Zero is the rough average.

As you can see, the patterns of instability have altered in the last 20 years. Instability in Europe used to be well contained in a few pockets in the Balkans as well as limited insurgencies in Northern Ireland and the Basque Country, with the rest of the continent being relatively peaceful. However, as Europe has become increasingly integrated and the world has become increasingly globalised, so has warfare. We now have ongoing global wars such as the war with ISIS which doesn't know national borders. As such, many European countries have been hit by this conflict, particularly Western European countries will high immigration, while the old centres of instability like the Balkans have stabilized. In addition to this, countries like Greece, which has been hit particularly hard by the economic crash of 2008 have seen more political violence from the strain of these crises.

1996:
Highest: Netherlands 1.53
Lowest: DR Congo -2.68

USA 0.94
China -0.10
India -0.97
Brazil -0.22

2016:
Highest: Greenland 1.96
Lowest: Syria -2.91

USA 0.35
China -0.52
India -0.95
Brazil -0.45

Description
The map shows the scores of European countries in the Political Stability and Absence of Violence/Terrorism index in 1996 and 2016 (there are no 2017 stats yet).

"Political Stability and Absence of Violence/Terrorism measures perceptions of the likelihood of political instability and/or politically-motivated violence, including terrorism."

The countries in red have scores below zero and countries in blue have scores above. The darker the colour, the stronger it is in that direction. Zero is the rough average.

As you can see, the patterns of instability have altered in the last 20 years. Instability in Europe used to be well contained in a few pockets in the Balkans as well as limited insurgencies in Northern Ireland and the Basque Country, with the rest of the continent being relatively peaceful. However, as Europe has become increasingly integrated and the world has become increasingly globalised, so has warfare. We now have ongoing global wars such as the war with ISIS which doesn't know national borders. As such, many European countries have been hit by this conflict, particularly Western European countries will high immigration, while the old centres of instability like the Balkans have stabilized. In addition to this, countries like Greece, which has been hit particularly hard by the economic crash of 2008 have seen more political violence from the strain of these crises.

1996:
Highest: Netherlands 1.53
Lowest: DR Congo -2.68

USA 0.94
China -0.10
India -0.97
Brazil -0.22

2016:
Highest: Greenland 1.96
Lowest: Syria -2.91

USA 0.35
China -0.52
India -0.95
Brazil -0.45