Year
Country Name
3 letter country code
Correlates of War country code
V-Dem Country ID
Majority Religion
based on emajrel w/ RCS coding, best guess
3 letter religion code
Group Name
RCS id of religious minority
ccode*10,000 + min_rcsid == SSSRRRR
governmental discrimination index-minority 1-yr lag
Discrimination(ms): Public observance, 1990 or earliest
Discrimination(ms): Public observance, 2014 or latest
Discrimination(ms): Private observance, 1990 or earliest
Discrimination(ms): Private observance, 2014 or latest
Discrimination(ms): Forced observance, 1990 or earliest
Discrimination(ms): Forced observance, 2014 or latest
Discrimination(ms): Materials, 1990 or earliest
Discrimination(ms): Materials, 2014 or latest
Discrimination(ms): Circumcision, rite of passage, 1990 or earliest
Discrimination(ms): Circumcision, rite of passage, 2014 or latest
Discrimination(ms): Dietary laws, 1990 or earliest
Discrimination(ms): Dietary laws, 2014 or latest
Discrimination(ms): Write or disseminate publications, 1990 or earliest
Discrimination(ms): Write or disseminate publications, 2014 or latest
Discrimination(ms): Import publications, 1990 or earliest
Discrimination(ms): Import publications, 2014 or latest
Discrimination(ms): Publications for personal use, 1990 or earliest
Discrimination(ms): Publications for personal use, 2014 or latest
Discrimination(ms): Marriage & divorce, 1990 or earliest
Discrimination(ms): Marriage & divorce, 2014 or latest
Discrimination(ms): Burial, 1990 or earliest
Discrimination(ms): Burial, 2014 or latest
Discrimination(ms): Symbols, 1990 or earliest
Discrimination(ms): Symbols, 2014 or latest
Discrimination(ms): Build. lease, repair place of worship, 1990 or earliest
Discrimination(ms): Build. lease, repair place of worship, 2014 or latest
Discrimination(ms): Access place of worship, 1990 or earliest
Discrimination(ms): Access place of worship, 2014 or latest
Discrimination(ms): Formal organizations, 1990 or earliest
Discrimination(ms): Formal organizations, 2014 latest
Discrimination(ms): Ordination / access clergy, 1990 or earliest
Discrimination(ms): Ordination / access clergy, 2014 or latest
Discrimination(ms): Registration, 1990 or earliest
Discrimination(ms): Registration, 2014 or latest
Discrimination(ms): Clergy access jails, 1990 or earliest
Discrimination(ms): Clergy access jails, 2014 or latest
Discrimination(ms): Clergy access military, 1990 or earliest
Discrimination(ms): Clergy access military, 2014 or latest
Discrimination(ms): Clergy access hospitals and other, 1990 or earliest
Discrimination(ms): Clergy access hospitals and other, 2014 or latest
Discrimination(ms): Conversion, 1990 or earliest
Discrimination(ms): Conversion, 2014 or latest
Discrimination(ms): Forced renumciation, 1990 or earliest
Discrimination(ms): Forced renumciation, 2014 or latest
Discrimination(ms): Forced conversions, 1990 or earliest
Discrimination(ms): Forced conversions, 2014 or latest
Discrimination(ms): Conversion campaigns, 1990 or earliest
Discrimination(ms): Conversion campaigns, 2014 or latest
Discrimination(ms): Proselytizing by residents to majority religion, 1990 or ear
Discrimination(ms): Proselytizing by residents to majority religion, 2014 or lat
Discrimination(ms): Proselytizing by residents to minority religion, 1990 or ear
Discrimination(ms): Proselytizing by residents to minority religion, 2014 or lat
Discrimination(ms): Religious schools / education, 1990 or earliest
Discrimination(ms): Religious schools / education, 2014 or latest
Discrimination(ms): Mandatory education, 1990 or earliest
Discrimination(ms): Mandatory education, 2014 or latest
Discrimination(ms): Arrest / detention / harassment, 1990 or earliest
Discrimination(ms): Arrest / detention / harassment, 2014 or latest
Discrimination(ms): Willful failure to protect from violence, 1990 or earliest
Discrimination(ms): Willful failure to protect from violence, 2014 or latest
Discrimination(ms): Surveillance, 1990 or earliest
Discrimination(ms): Surveillance, 2014 or latest
Discrimination(ms): Child custody, 1990 or earliest
Discrimination(ms): Child custody, 2014 or latest
Discrimination(ms): Sects, 1990 or earliest
Discrimination(ms): Sects, 2014 or latest
Discrimination(ms): Anti-minority propaganda, 1990 or earliest
Discrimination(ms): Anti-minority propaganda, 2014 or latest
Discrimination(ms): Other, 1990 or earliest
Discrimination(ms): Other, 2014 or latest
social discrimination index-minority 1-yr lag
Social Dis(MS): Workplace, 1990 or earliest
Social Dis(MS): Workplace, 2014 or latest
Social Dis(MS): Businesses, 1990 or earliest
Social Dis(MS): Businesses, 2014 or latest
Social Dis(MS): Other economic, 1990 or earliest
Social Dis(MS): Other economic, 2014 or latest
Social Dis(MS): Propoganda in mainstream media, 1990 or earliest
Social Dis(MS): Propoganda in mainstream media, 2014 or latest
Social Dis(MS): Rhetoric by clergy, 1990 or earliest
Social Dis(MS): Rhetoric by clergy, 2014 or latest
Social Dis(MS): Rhetoric in political campaigns or parties, 1990 or earliest
Social Dis(MS): Rhetoric in political campaigns or parties, 2014 or latest
Social Dis(MS): Vandalism against religious property, 1990 or earliest
Social Dis(MS): Vandalism against religious property, 2014 or latest
Social Dis(MS): Vandalism against other property, 1990 or earliest
Social Dis(MS): Vandalism against other property, 2014 or latest
Social Dis(MS): Graffiti, 1990 or earliest
Social Dis(MS): Graffiti, 2014 or latest
Social Dis(MS): Deny access / close religious sites, 1990 or earliest
Social Dis(MS): Deny access / close religious sites, 2014 or latest
Social Dis(MS): Prevent building or opening religious sites, 1990 or earliest
Social Dis(MS): Prevent building or opening religious sites, 2014 or latest
Social Dis(MS): Disseminate publications against minorties, 1990 or earliest
Social Dis(MS): Disseminate publications against minorties, 2014 or latest
Social Dis(MS): Harass clergy (nonviolent), 1990 or earliest
Social Dis(MS): Harass clergy (nonviolent), 2014 or latest
Social Dis(MS): Harass proselytizers (nonviolent), 1990 or earliest
Social Dis(MS): Harass proselytizers (nonviolent), 2014 or latest
Social Dis(MS): Harass converts (nonviolent), 1990 or earliest
Social Dis(MS): Harass converts (nonviolent), 2014 or latest
Social Dis(MS): Harass others (nonviolent), 1990 or earliest
Social Dis(MS): Harass others (nonviolent), 2014 or latest
Social Dis(MS): Expulsion, 1990 or earliest
Social Dis(MS): Expulsion, 2014 or latest
Social Dis(MS): Demonstrations / Protests, 1990 or earliest
Social Dis(MS): Demonstrations / Protests, 2014 or latest
Social Dis(MS): Threats of violence, 1990 or earliest
Social Dis(MS): Threats of violence, 2014 or latest
Social Dis(MS): Violence against clergy, 1990 or earliest
Social Dis(MS): Violence against clergy, 2014 or latest
Social Dis(MS): Violence against proselytizers, 1990 or earliest
Social Dis(MS): Violence against proselytizers, 2014 or latest
Social Dis(MS): Violence against others, 1990 or earliest
Social Dis(MS): Violence against others, 2014 or latest
Social Dis(MS): Large scale violence, 1990 or earliest
Social Dis(MS): Large scale violence, 2014 or latest
Social Dis(MS): Lethal attacks, 1990 or earliest
Social Dis(MS): Lethal attacks, 2014 or latest
Social Dis(MS): Arson, Bombing, Attacks against religious property, 1990 or earl
Social Dis(MS): Arson, Bombing, Attacks against religious property, 2014 or late
Social Dis(MS): Arson, Bombing, Attacks against other property, 1990 or earliest
Social Dis(MS): Arson, Bombing, Attacks against other property, 2014 or latest
Social Dis(MS): Other, 1990 or earliest
Social Dis(MS): Other, 2014 or latest
-999=missing/0=no/1=yes/2=yes+
-1=NA/1=high/2=low/3=missing info/4=absence of positive info/5=ambiguous
-999=missing/0=poorer/1=equal wealth/2=wealthier
Maj v Min - 0:no/1:t1/2:t2
0=no/1=yes
0=none/1=one/2=two/3=three or more
-999=missing/1=same position/2=party different/3=strongly opposed
0=party excluded/1=not reported excluded/2=included
-1=party excluded/0=not reported excluded/1=included
0=party excluded/1=not reported excluded/2=included/3=minority dominant
-1=party excluded/0=not reported excluded/1=included/2=minority dominant
0=no grievance reported/1=grievance reported
sum non-missing griev_intens vars values
0=no grievance reported/1=mild/2=moderate/3=intense
-999=missing/1=yes/2=yes, violently
-999=missing/0=no/1=yes
-999=missing/1=less than 100/2=100-1000/3=1000-10000/4=10000-100000/5=100000+
-999=missing/1=in isolation/2=twice/3=more than twice
see deconstructed nv_motiv_ variables
0=specified motivation/1=no motive given
0=other motivation/1=religious motivation
0=other motivation/1=political motivation
0=other motivation/1=economic motivation
0=specified motivation or none given/1=other motivation
0=no/1=hate speech but no violence call/2=violence call
0=none/1=non-personal/2=personal non-lethal/3=lethal
-999=missing/0=none/1=<100/2=100-1000/3=1000-10000/4=10000-100000
0=none/1=isolated/2=twice/3=more than twice in a year
see deconstructed v_motiv_ variables
-999=missing/0=min as victim and perpetrator/1=min as victim/2= min as perpetrat
see deconstructed v_type variables
1 = no violence / 0 = otherwise or missing
1 = riots/unorganized violence by minority
1 = minority rebellion v state
1 = organized minority violence v civilians incl terrorism
1 = riots/unorganized violence v minority
1 = state violence v minority incl police
1 = organized violence v minority civilians incl terrorism
1 = nonstate conflict, one side belonging to minority
1 = auto-violence incl intra-communal violence, self-immolation, hunger strikes,
-999=missing/otherwise approximate # of deaths by or from minority, in ref to v_
Event Type
0:no lethality/1:non-lethal violence/2:lethal violence
Population #
log of population
% of Population from Maj. Rel
Minority Population #
Minority % of population, 0-100
-1=missing data or no fatalities, otherwise estimated #
log of gdp/capita
Electoral democracy index
Liberal democracy index
% in armed forces of total labor force – World Bank data
% internet use – World Bank data
% youth unemployment (15-24) – World Bank data
0=Western Democracy/1=Former USSR/2=Asia/3=MENA/4=Sub-Sarahan Africa/5=Latin Ame
mean elevation
mean mmxx by country
mean mmxx by group-country