This map shows the Shoe Thrower's Index. The Shoe Thrower's Index is an index of unrest in the Arab world published by the Economist Newspaper Limited.
How The Shoe Thrower's Index Calculated?
The Shoe Thrower's Index is the result of ascribing a weighting of 35% for the share of the population that is under 25; 15% for the number of years the government has been in power; 15% for both corruption and lack of democracy as measured by existing indices; 10% for GDP per person; 5% for an index of censorship and 5% for the absolute number of people younger than 25.
Note: 100=most unstable
Index for Year: 2011
13 years ago
