France made it into the top 40 in 36th place, although it ranked six places lower than previously. South Africa ranked at number 41, Germany at number 44 and Greece came in at number 45.
Outside of the two 50, Tunisia was number 51, Belgium number 53, Canada 54, Sri Lanka 55, Spain 59, Italy 63, Ireland 69, Australia 7, Malaysia 74 and the Netherlands 77.
Europe recorded the biggest improvement in the impact of terrorism – along with Middle East and North Africa (MENA) – with the number of deaths falling by 70 per cent in 2018.
“In Europe, the number of deaths from terrorism fell for the second successive year, from over two hundred in 2017 to 62 in 2018,” explained the GTI.
“Only two attacks killed five or more people, compared to 11 in 2015, which was the peak year for terrorist activity in the region in the last decade. The total number of terrorist incidents also fell by 40 per cent, to 245 in 2018.
