Major Events by country
This dataset provides two measures of social unrest derived from media reports. One is the “A” index from the paper, and the “events” series. Suggested citation: "Barrett, P., Appendino, M., Nguyen, K., & de Leon Miranda, J. (2022). Measuring social unrest using media reports. Journal of Development Economics, 158,...
What the numbers show
Major Events is currently reported for 44 countries. The highest value is 1 in Colombia; the lowest is 0 in Israel.
The median across all reporting countries is 0, and the mean is 0.0227.
Major Events: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colombia | 1 | 2026 | — | volatile |
| 2 | Serbia | 0 | 2026 | — | volatile |
| 2 | South Korea | 0 | 2026 | — | volatile |
| 2 | Kuwait | 0 | 2026 | — | volatile |
| 2 | Lithuania | 0 | 2026 | — | volatile |
| 2 | Mozambique | 0 | 2026 | — | volatile |
| 2 | Nepal | 0 | 2026 | — | volatile |
| 2 | Peru | 0 | 2026 | — | volatile |
| 2 | Poland | 0 | 2026 | — | volatile |
| 2 | Romania | 0 | 2026 | — | volatile |
| 2 | Russia | 0 | 2026 | — | volatile |
| 2 | Rwanda | 0 | 2026 | — | volatile |
| 2 | Sudan | 0 | 2026 | — | volatile |
| 2 | Jamaica | 0 | 2026 | — | volatile |
| 2 | Eswatini | 0 | 2026 | — | volatile |
| 2 | Thailand | 0 | 2026 | — | volatile |
| 2 | Tajikistan | 0 | 2026 | — | volatile |
| 2 | East Timor | 0 | 2026 | — | volatile |
| 2 | Tunisia | 0 | 2026 | — | volatile |
| 2 | Turkey | 0 | 2026 | — | volatile |
| 2 | Ukraine | 0 | 2026 | — | volatile |
| 2 | Zambia | 0 | 2026 | — | volatile |
| 2 | West Bank and Gaza | 0 | 2026 | — | volatile |
| 2 | Egypt | 0 | 2026 | — | volatile |
| 2 | Argentina | 0 | 2026 | — | volatile |
| 2 | Burundi | 0 | 2026 | — | volatile |
| 2 | Belgium | 0 | 2026 | — | volatile |
| 2 | Bangladesh | 0 | 2026 | — | volatile |
| 2 | Bulgaria | 0 | 2026 | — | volatile |
| 2 | Belarus | 0 | 2026 | — | volatile |
| 2 | Chile | 0 | 2026 | — | volatile |
| 2 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 0 | 2026 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 2 | Denmark | 0 | 2026 | — | volatile |
| 2 | Algeria | 0 | 2026 | — | volatile |
| 2 | Albania | 0 | 2026 | — | volatile |
| 2 | Estonia | 0 | 2026 | — | volatile |
| 2 | France | 0 | 2026 | — | volatile |
| 2 | United Kingdom | 0 | 2026 | — | volatile |
| 2 | Georgia | 0 | 2026 | — | volatile |
| 2 | Ghana | 0 | 2026 | — | volatile |
| 2 | Honduras | 0 | 2026 | — | volatile |
| 2 | Hungary | 0 | 2026 | — | volatile |
| 2 | India | 0 | 2026 | — | volatile |
| 2 | Israel | 0 | 2026 | — | volatile |
About this data
This dataset provides two measures of social unrest derived from media reports. One is the “A” index from the paper, and the “events” series. Suggested citation: "Barrett, P., Appendino, M., Nguyen, K., & de Leon Miranda, J. (2022). Measuring social unrest using media reports. Journal of Development Economics, 158, 102924." Note: some sources mis-label China and Hong Kong SAR. Series which explicitly adjust for this are available on request from the authors.