Summary
Mozambique ranked 41st in 2018’s Peoples under Threat index and rose seven places from 2017’s ranking. For the third consecutive year, Mozambique has risen in the rankings. Owing to a ceasefire in late 2016, there has been a decline in direct armed clashes between government forces and the former rebel group, now opposition party, Mozambican National Resistance (RENAMO). Yet no… Read more »
Peoples Under Threat Data
| 2018 Data | Peoples under Threat value |
|---|---|
| Self-determination conflicts | 4 |
| Major armed conflict | No data |
| Prior genocide / politicide | No data |
| Flight of refugees and IDPs | 0.0009 |
| Legacy of vengeance - group grievance | 5.4 |
| Rise of factionalized elites | 6.6 |
| Voice and Accountability | -0.394 |
| Political Stability | -1.049 |
| Rule of Law | -1.018 |
| OECD country risk classification | 7 |
| TOTAL | 10.845 |
The overall measure for each country is based on a basket of 10 indicators. The number in each row is drawn from the source for that particular indicator. The sources of data and calculations used are detailed on the Notes to Table page.
Background
Mozambique ranked 41st in 2018’s Peoples under Threat index and rose seven places from 2017’s ranking.
For the third consecutive year, Mozambique has risen in the rankings. Owing to a ceasefire in late 2016, there has been a decline in direct armed clashes between government forces and the former rebel group, now opposition party, Mozambican National Resistance (RENAMO). Yet no peace agreement was reached by the end of the year, and periodic violence between security personnel and RENAMO-linked armed groups has continued. More than 60 people were killed and thousands more uprooted in the face of attacks, enforced disappearances, arbitrary arrests, and property destruction. People with albinism, comprising an estimated 30,000, also continue to be targeted. An economic crisis is accentuating political divisions and grievances in the country.