IVI: Internal Violence Index for Developing Countries
by Feindouno, Sosso / FERDI Research Data·Updated 1d ago
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Description
130 developing countries are compared using a composite index of internal violence. The IVI is constructed from nine quantitative variables across four dimensions: internal conflict, crime, terrorism, and political violence. Primary data is sourced from established, freely available databases including UCDP/PRIO, IDMC, UNODC, GTD, and CNTS.
Use Cases
Ranking countries by internal violence levels based on the composite IVI score.
Analyzing correlations between different dimensions of violence (e.g., conflict and crime).
Benchmarking a country's performance against regional peers over the 2008-2012 period.
Using the underlying nine variables for country-specific security diagnostics.
Strengths
Based on nine quantitative variables from five established, open-source databases (UCDP/PRIO, IDMC, UNODC, GTD, CNTS).
Provides a structured, multi-dimensional view of violence across four distinct categories.
Covers a specific, policy-relevant set of 130 developing countries.
Limitations
Primary temporal coverage is limited to the period 2008-2012, which may not reflect current conditions.
Metadata is incomplete; column names and exact row counts are not provided across sources.
Author attribution conflicts between sources (Feindouno, Sosso vs. Issakha THIAM).
Provenance
Source
FERDI Research Data
Collection Method
Composite indicator constructed from secondary data sourced from UCDP/PRIO, IDMC, UNODC, GTD, and CNTS databases.
Time Range
2008-2012 (for most variables)
Freshness
Last updated 2026-06-05 (dataverse)
Geography
130 developing countries
License is listed as GPL 2.0+ on some platforms but not all; users should verify terms. The dataset is available in XLSX format.