Low
(Dispute and Non-Violent Crisis)
Medium
(Violent Crisis)
High
(Limited Wars and Wars)
2014
201
177
46
2015
186
180
43
2016
176
188
38
2017
156
186
36
2018
159
173
42
2019
162
158
38
A highly violent political conflict is determined through five proxies: weapons, personnel, casualties, refugees and IDPS, and destruction. Low intensity conflicts include disputes and non-violent crises, medium intensity conflicts include violent crisis while highly violent political conflicts include limited wars and wars. Refer to Heidelberg Conflict Barometer for a full methodology.