Country rankings

ISIS Recruits by Country

Tunisia has the highest ISIS Recruits (Official) (6,000), followed by Saudi Arabia (2,500) and Russia (2,400). Moldova has the lowest (1).

Military64 countries · 2 metricsUpdated Dec 23, 2024Original page
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ISIS Recruits (Official)

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Each dot is one country; the lines mark the median and the middle half.

Median
133
Middle half 70 – 470
Average
538
49 countries
Highest
6,000
Tunisia
Lowest
1
Moldova

Data

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64 countries · # = rank by ISIS Recruits (Official)
#
1Tunisia6,0007,000
2Saudi Arabia2,500—
3Russia2,400—
4Turkey2,100—
5Jordan2,0002,500
6France1,7002,500
7Morocco1,2001,500
8Lebanon900—
9Germany760—
9United Kingdom760—
11Indonesia700500
12Egypt6001,000
13Belgium470470
14Tajikistan386—
15Bosnia and Herzegovina330217
16China300—
16Kazakhstan300—
16Sweden300—
16Austria300233
20Netherlands220210
21Maldives20060
22Algeria170225
23United States150250
24North Macedonia146100
25Spain133250
26Canada130—
27Denmark125125
28Australia120255
29Azerbaijan104216
30Philippines100—
30Malaysia100—
32Albania90150
33Italy87—
34Norway8160
35Pakistan70330
35Sudan70100
35Finland7085
38Switzerland57—
39Israel50—
40Ireland3030
41India2345
42Brazil7—
42New Zealand76
44Madagascar3—
45Singapore2—
46South Africa1—
46Romania1—
46Cambodia1—
46Moldova1—
—Japan—9
—Argentina—23
—Afghanistan—50
—Somalia—70
—United Arab Emirates—15
—Portugal—12
—Turkmenistan—360
—Libya—600
—Kyrgyzstan—500
—Serbia—60
—Kuwait—70
—Georgia—50
—Qatar—10
—Trinidad and Tobago—50
—Montenegro—30

What correlates with ISIS Recruits (Official)?

Pearson r against 1,824 other country metrics sharing at least 30 countries. Ranks are read by standing: a better rank counts as higher, whether rank 1 is the best place on a list or the worst. Correlation is not causation.

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Opposite directions

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Quick answers

Which country has the highest ISIS Recruits (Official)?
Tunisia has the highest ISIS Recruits (Official), at 6,000, followed by Saudi Arabia (2,500) and Russia (2,400).
Which country has the lowest ISIS Recruits (Official)?
Moldova has the lowest ISIS Recruits (Official), at 1.
What is the median ISIS Recruits (Official) across countries?
The median is 133 across the 49 countries with data.
Where does this isis recruits by country data come from?
Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: What Explains the Flow of Foreign Fighters to ISIS? - OpenScholar; Repatriating ISIS Foreign Fighters Is Key to Stemming Radicalization, Experts Say, but Many Countries Don’t Want Their Citizens Back - PBS Frontline; How many IS foreign fighters are left in Iraq and Syria? - BBC News; Syria: UN experts urge 57 States to repatriate women and children from squalid camps.