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Indice de risque de conflit

Mazziotta–Pareto aggregation, on 0 to 10, of conflict intensity, civilian harm, societal insecurity and external fragility assessments.

Page GRX-IDX-CONEdition Baseline Edition 2026Evidence close 2026-09-30Indicator Standard IDX.CON.violence.conflict_riskValues not yet publishedMethod v1.0.0-draft
FIG 1 · Method card
Aggregation

Mazziotta–Pareto

expert weights · floor 0.1 where geometric

Incertitude

1,000 draws

normalisation, weights, aggregation, imputation

Structure

4 components

15 leaf indicators

Couverture

67% minimum

modelled share ≤ 20%

From the Indicator Standard definition of this index.
15
leaf indicators
4
components
1,000
Monte Carlo draws
6
series read it
01Construction

From indicators to the composite

Shows where organised violence is already deadly and where structural insecurity makes it likely; the penalty for unbalance stops low militarisation masking high deadliness.

computation
How Conflict risk is computed
Graph22 nodes
Graphe
01Indicateurs
02Sub-indices
03Domain index
04Pilier
05Composite
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Liste
  1. Décès liés aux conflits pour 100,000 habitants
    Indicator · IND · /10*5
    Reported fatalities from organised political violence in the year per 100,000 of the mid-year population.
  2. Événements de violence politique
    Indicator · IND · 1
    Number of events coded as political violence in the year: battles, explosions and remote violence, violence against civilians and mob violence.
  3. Diffusion géographique des conflits
    Indicator · IND · %
    Share of the country’s populated grid cells (about 10 km) recording at least the diffusion threshold of political violence events in the year.
  4. Fragmentation des acteurs armés
    Indicator · IND · 1
    Number of distinct non-state armed and identity militia groups recorded as active in political violence events in the year.
  5. Événements visant des civils
    Indicator · IND · 1
    Number of political violence events in the year in which civilians were the primary target, whatever the event type.
  6. Décès de civils dus à la violence ciblée, pour 100,000 habitants
    Indicator · IND · /10*5
    Deaths reported in events where civilians were the primary target, per 100,000 of the mid-year population.
  7. Attaques contre les soins de santé
    Indicator · IND · 1
    Number of verified attacks on health facilities, transport, personnel, patients and supplies in the year.
  8. Victimes des mines terrestres et des restes explosifs de guerre
    Indicator · IND · persons
    People killed or injured in the year by landmines, improvised mines, cluster munition remnants and other explosive remnants of war.
  9. Taux d'homicides volontaires
    Indicator · IND · /10*5
    Victims of unlawful death purposely inflicted by another person, per 100,000 population, excluding deaths in armed conflict.
  10. Émeutes et manifestations violentes
    Indicator · IND · 1
    Number of violent demonstrations and mob-violence events in the year.
  11. Dépenses militaires, part du PIB
    Indicator · IND · %
    Current and capital military spending, including armed forces, defence ministries, paramilitary forces and military aid, as a percentage of GDP (SIPRI definition).
  12. Effectifs des forces armées, part de la population active
    Indicator · IND · %
    Active-duty military and paramilitary personnel as a percentage of the total labour force.
  13. Score global du Global Peace Index (IEP)
    Indicator · IND · score
    Institute for Economics and Peace composite of societal safety, ongoing conflict and militarisation, from 1 (most peaceful) to 5, ingested as the published source series.
  14. Classification des États de fragilité de l'OCDE
    Indicator · IND · class
    Class assigned in the OECD States of Fragility framework: 2 extremely fragile, 1 other fragile, 0 not listed, ingested as published for each edition.
  15. Statut de situation de fragilité et de conflit de la Banque mondiale
    Indicator · IND · yes or no
    Whether the country appears on the World Bank’s fiscal-year list of fragile and conflict-affected situations, for conflict or for institutional and social fragility.
  16. Conflict intensity sub-index
    Sub-index · SUB · w 2 · 40.0%
    Composite of conflict fatalities per 100,000, political violence events, geographic diffusion and fragmentation of armed actors.
  17. Civilian harm sub-index
    Sub-index · SUB · w 1.5 · 30.0%
    Composite of events targeting civilians, civilian fatalities per 100,000, attacks on health care and explosive-ordnance casualties.
  18. Societal insecurity and militarisation sub-index
    Sub-index · SUB · w 1 · 20.0%
    Composite of the homicide rate, riots, military expenditure relative to GDP and armed-forces personnel.
  19. External conflict and fragility assessments sub-index
    Sub-index · SUB · w 0.5 · 10.0%
    Composite of the Global Peace Index score, the OECD fragility class and World Bank FCS status, each ingested as published.
  20. Indice de risque de conflit
    Domain index · IDX · Mazziotta–Pareto
    Mazziotta–Pareto aggregation, on 0 to 10, of conflict intensity, civilian harm, societal insecurity and external fragility assessments.
  21. Exposition aux aléas et menaces
    Pillar · PILLAR · 5 indices
    What can strike, how often, how hard and who and what stands in its way?
  22. NXS-GRX (canonical data, provenance and risk) Composite Risk
    Composite · COMPOSITE · four pillars
    Composite = (HTE × VUL × MSF × LCC)^(1/4), each pillar on 0–10 floored at 0.1; pillar = expert-weighted geometric mean of its domain indices
Non exécutéEn coursTerminé
FIG 2. 15 indicators, 4 components, real Indicator Standard weights (the bar under each node is its share). Select a node to trace what it feeds and what feeds it; Simulate run plays the computation in order. Schematic of the construction; source: Indicator Standard composite definitions.
02Simulator

Run this index’s own aggregation

Set each component, change the aggregation or the weight uncertainty, and watch the interval, the class probability and each component’s contribution respond.

FIG 3 · Simulator: aggregate conflict risk on your numbers
Components (0 to 10)
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Contribution of each component (leave one out)
Simulator: the index’s published aggregation run on numbers you set, with 1,000 draws over weights and aggregation. The slider positions are starting points for the explainer, not NXS-GRX values. Simulated on your own inputs; not a measured result.
03Méthode

Treatment, normalisation, weighting, aggregation, uncertainty

Treatment
WINSORISE
Outlier rule
|skew| > 2, kurtosis > 3.5
Normalisation
IDENTITY
Imputation
NONE
Coverage minimum
67% of components
Modelled share cap
20% of weight
Weighting
expert
Aggregation
Mazziotta–Pareto
Scale
0 to 10
Incertitude
1,000 Monte Carlo runs over normalisation, weights, aggregation, imputation
Framework basis
INFORM Risk hazard: human (structure only); ACLED Conflict Index (structure only); JRC COIN 10-step guide; OECD/JRC Handbook (2008)
Très faible0,0 à < 2,0
Faible2,0 à < 3,5
Moyen3,5 à < 5,0
Élevé5,0 à < 6,5
Très élevé6.5 à 10.0
04Composantes

4 components, 15 indicators

Conflict intensity sub-index w 2

Composite of conflict fatalities per 100,000, political violence events, geographic diffusion and fragmentation of armed actors.

IndicateurUnitéÉléments probantsSourcesPart
Décès liés aux conflits pour 100,000 habitantsIND.CON.violence.conflict_fatalities.p100k/10*5Class Cderived:nis:IND.CON.violence.conflict_fatalities40.0%
Événements de violence politiqueIND.CON.violence.political_violence_events1Class Cacled20.0%
Diffusion géographique des conflitsIND.CON.violence.conflict_diffusion%Class Dderived:acled, ghsl-pop20.0%
Fragmentation des acteurs armésIND.CON.violence.armed_group_fragmentation1Class Dderived:acled20.0%

Civilian harm sub-index w 1.5

Composite of events targeting civilians, civilian fatalities per 100,000, attacks on health care and explosive-ordnance casualties.

IndicateurUnitéÉléments probantsSourcesPart
Événements visant des civilsIND.CON.civilian.civilian_targeting_events1Class Cacled20.0%
Décès de civils dus à la violence ciblée, pour 100,000 habitantsIND.CON.civilian.civilian_fatalities.p100k/10*5Class Cderived:acled, ucdp-ged40.0%
Attaques contre les soins de santéIND.CON.civilian.attacks_on_health_care1Class Bwho-surveillance-system-attacks-health-care, insecurity-insight20.0%
Victimes des mines terrestres et des restes explosifs de guerreIND.CON.civilian.explosive_ordnance_casualties{persons}Class Clandmine-monitor, unmas20.0%

Societal insecurity and militarisation sub-index w 1

Composite of the homicide rate, riots, military expenditure relative to GDP and armed-forces personnel.

IndicateurUnitéÉléments probantsSourcesPart
Taux d'homicides volontairesIND.CON.violence.homicide_rate/10*5Class Bunodc-homicide, wb-wdi25.0%
Émeutes et manifestations violentesIND.CON.peace.riot_events1Class Cacled25.0%
Dépenses militaires, part du PIBIND.CON.violence.military_expenditure.gdp%Class Bsipri-milex, wb-wdi25.0%
Effectifs des forces armées, part de la population activeIND.CON.violence.armed_forces_share%Class Biiss-military-balance, wb-wdi25.0%

External conflict and fragility assessments sub-index w 0.5

Composite of the Global Peace Index score, the OECD fragility class and World Bank FCS status, each ingested as published.

IndicateurUnitéÉléments probantsSourcesPart
Score global du Global Peace Index (IEP)IND.CON.peace.gpi_score{score}Class Ciep-global-peace-index33.3%
Classification des États de fragilité de l'OCDEIND.CON.fragility.oecd_fragility_class{class}Class Coecd-states-of-fragility33.3%
Statut de situation de fragilité et de conflit de la Banque mondialeIND.CON.fragility.wb_fcs_status{bool}Class Cwb-fcs-list33.3%
05Domaine

Conflits et sécurité

Organised violence, its deadliness, diffusion and civilian harm, militarisation and peace.

Sub-domainIndicateurs
Organised violence10
Civilian harm4
Peacefulness3
Fragility2

Anchor frameworks (pillar structure and definitions only): ACLED Conflict Index; Global Peace Index 2026; OECD States of Fragility 2025.

06Indicateurs

All 19 conflict and security indicators

FIG 4 · Indicators in scope, by domain and sub-domain
CON · 19
Area is the number of indicator definitions; colour is the pillar the domain feeds (Macroeconomy and Space feed through their indices). Select a block to filter the table. Source: Indicator Standard Nexus Indicator Standard register.
IndicateurDomaineSub-domainComposantUnitéNiveauxCrosswalks
Décès signalés dus à la violence politique organiséeIND.CON.violence.conflict_fatalitiesCONOrganised violencehazard1COUNTRY, ADM1, ADM2, GRIDACLED fatalities
Décès liés aux conflits pour 100,000 habitantsIND.CON.violence.conflict_fatalities.p100kCONOrganised violencehazard/10*5COUNTRY, ADM1, ADM2SDG 16.1.2
Décès liés aux combats (UCDP)IND.CON.violence.battle_related_deathsCONOrganised violencehazard{persons}COUNTRYWB_WDI VC.BTL.DETH
Événements de violence politiqueIND.CON.violence.political_violence_eventsCONOrganised violencehazard1COUNTRY, ADM1, ADM2, GRIDACLED Political violence
Événements de conflit arméIND.CON.violence.armed_conflict_eventsCONOrganised violencehazard1COUNTRY, ADM1, ADM2, GRIDACLED Battles ACLED Explosions/Remote violence
Diffusion géographique des conflitsIND.CON.violence.conflict_diffusionCONOrganised violenceexposure%COUNTRYACLED Diffusion
Fragmentation des acteurs armésIND.CON.violence.armed_group_fragmentationCONOrganised violencehazard1COUNTRYACLED Fragmentation
Taux d'homicides volontairesIND.CON.violence.homicide_rateCONOrganised violencehazard/10*5COUNTRY, ADM1, CITYWB_WDI VC.IHR.PSRC.P5 SDG 16.1.1
Dépenses militaires, part du PIBIND.CON.violence.military_expenditure.gdpCONOrganised violencevulnerability%COUNTRYWB_WDI MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS
Effectifs des forces armées, part de la population activeIND.CON.violence.armed_forces_shareCONOrganised violencevulnerability%COUNTRYWB_WDI MS.MIL.TOTL.TF.ZS
Événements visant des civilsIND.CON.civilian.civilian_targeting_eventsCONCivilian harmhazard1COUNTRY, ADM1, ADM2, GRIDACLED civilian_targeting ACLED Violence against civilians
Décès de civils dus à la violence ciblée, pour 100,000 habitantsIND.CON.civilian.civilian_fatalities.p100kCONCivilian harmimpact/10*5COUNTRY, ADM1ACLED Danger
Attaques contre les soins de santéIND.CON.civilian.attacks_on_health_careCONCivilian harmimpact1COUNTRY
Victimes des mines terrestres et des restes explosifs de guerreIND.CON.civilian.explosive_ordnance_casualtiesCONCivilian harmimpact{persons}COUNTRY
Émeutes et manifestations violentesIND.CON.peace.riot_eventsCONPeacefulnesshazard1COUNTRY, ADM1, CITYACLED Riots
Score global du Global Peace Index (IEP)IND.CON.peace.gpi_scoreCONPeacefulnessvulnerability{score}COUNTRYGPI Overall Score
Score du domaine conflits en cours du Global Peace Index (IEP)IND.CON.peace.gpi_ongoing_conflictCONPeacefulnesshazard{score}COUNTRYGPI Ongoing Domestic and International Conflict
Classification des États de fragilité de l'OCDEIND.CON.fragility.oecd_fragility_classCONFragilityvulnerability{class}COUNTRYOECD_FRAGILITY Fragile contexts
Statut de situation de fragilité et de conflit de la Banque mondialeIND.CON.fragility.wb_fcs_statusCONFragilityvulnerability{bool}COUNTRY
07Cotation

Conflict risk index, world

The world reading of this index, every country as a tile and the largest movements since the previous edition.

NXS-GRX · CON · 195 profiles · 0–10 scale
Conflict risk index, world
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Les valeurs sont publiées avec l'édition ; l'intervalle, la classe et la variation apparaissent ici.
Édition précédente
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Range since 2016
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Composite couplé
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Score de couplage S
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Pulse, dernière semaine
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Outlook, 12 months
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Méthode
Indicator Standard 1.0 · NXS-GRX 2026
Tirages
1,000
Conflict risk index, world, by edition

Aucune valeur publiée pour l'instant. La première édition trace ici l'historique avec sa bande d'intervalle et les bornes de classe.

The line is the point value by edition; the band is the 90% interval; dashed lines are the class bounds at 2, 3.5, 5 and 6.5.
Aucune évolution pour l'instant. Les changements depuis l'édition précédente seront listés ici à partir de la deuxième édition, avec les indicateurs qui les ont déterminés.
08Valeurs

Country values

FIG 5 · Conflict risk index: countries (values when released)
Chargement de la carte
AndorreAntigua-et-BarbudaBahreïnBarbadeComoresCabo VerdeDominiqueMicronésie (États fédérés de)GrenadeKiribatiSaint-Kitts-et-NevisSainte-LucieLiechtensteinMonacoMaldivesÎles MarshallMalteMauriceNauruPalaosSingapourSaint-MarinSao Tomé-et-PrincipeSeychellesTongaTuvaluSaint-SiègeSaint-Vincent-et-les GrenadinesSamoa
Equal Earth · Natural Earth 1:110mValues when released
Until the first edition is released the map shows UN M49 regions or the Nexus Reports edition; it then shows this index’s classes with each country’s interval on hover. Countries are listed by name, never ordered by value.
Tuiles
/api/v1/public/grix/risk-products/tiles/con/{z}/{x}/{y}.mvt
Clé d'observation
nis:IDX.CON.violence.conflict_risk:{ISO3}:{YEAR}:A
10Validity

Crosswalks and validity checks

Crosswalks map leaf indicators to source code lists; established indices are used for validity checks, never re-weighted as inputs.

Code systemLeaf indicators mapped
ACLED7
WB_WDI3
SDG2
GPI1
OECD_FRAGILITY1
11Dans le Nexus

Platforms, standards and ways to take part

Field and service platforms of GCRI, GRF and GRA, the Nexus Risk Standards for this domain, learning, working groups and open calls. Every link is a live page.

12Citer

Citer et réutiliser

GCRI Canada (2026). The Global Risks Index (NXS-GRX): Conflict risk index (GRX-IDX-CON), Baseline Edition 2026. Preparatory working draft. https://risksindex.com/indices/conflict-risk/ UNI NXS-GRX-AR-000114.

See this index in every country profile

Each profile shows this index with its interval and class once released.