Table 2 Descriptive statistics for Global Crisis Severity Index (GCSI) indicators: Mean, standard deviation, median, range, and total number of observations (n) are presented for each indicator. Indicators are highlighted to reflect GCSI latent constructs (GCSI dataset, 2019, N = 172)
From: Can severity of a humanitarian crisis be quantified? Assessment of the INFORM severity index
GCSI Latent Constructs | Indicator | Mean (Standard Deviation) | Median (Range) | n |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Impact of the Crisis | Landmass affected - absolute | 2.7 (1.3) | 3 (1-5) | 162 |
Landmass affected - relative | 3.6 (1.3) | 4 (1-5) | 162 | |
People living in the affected area - absolute | 3.0 (1.3) | 3 (1-5) | 162 | |
People living in the affected area - relative | 3.3 (1.5) | 3 (1-5) | 158 | |
People affected - absolute | 2.4 (1.3) | 2 (1-5) | 153 | |
People affected - relative | 2.5 (1.3) | 2 (1-5) | 149 | |
People displaced - absolute | 2.6 (1.4) | 3 (0-5) | 133 | |
People displaced - relative | 2.3 (1.4) | 2 (0-5) | 130 | |
Complexity of the Crisis | Corruption perception | 3.6 (0.5) | 3.6 (1.7-4.5) | 171 |
Rule of law (WGI) | 3.3 (0.6) | 3.3 (1.6-4.8) | 172 | |
Rule of law (BTI) | 3.0 (0.8) | 3.0 (0.3-4.5) | 161 | |
Freedom in the world | 3.0 (1.1) | 3.1 (0.3-5.0) | 172 | |
Total killed in all crisis | 2.3 (1.5) | 3 (0-5) | 140 | |
Conflict intensity | 3.5 (1.4) | 3 (0-5) | 172 | |
Gender inequality | 3.3 (0.9) | 3.5 (0.5-5.0) | 151 | |
Income gini coefficient | 1.9 (0.9) | 2.1 (0.0-4.5) | 149 | |
Ethnic fractionalisation | 3.0 (1.4) | 3.1 (0.0-5.0) | 172 | |
Size of excluded ethnic groups | 1.4 (1.6) | 1 (0-5) | 172 | |
Empowerment | 2.8 (1.2) | 2.6 (0.7-5.0) | 168 | |
BTI - Democracy status | 2.7 (0.8) | 2.7 (0.5-4.3) | 161 | |
Crisis affected groups | 3.1 (1.4) | 3 (1-5) | 165 | |
Impediments to entry into country (bureaucratic and administrative) | 0.7 (0.8) | 0 (0-3) | 161 | |
Restriction of movement (impediments to freedom of movement and/or administrative restrictions) | 1.0 (1.1) | 1 (0-3) | 162 | |
Interference into implementation of humanitarian activities | 0.9 (1.0) | 1 (0-3) | 162 | |
Violence against personnel, facilities and assets | 0.5 (1.0) | 0 (0-3) | 164 | |
Denial of existence of humanitarian needs or entitlements to assistance | 0.6 (0.9) | 0 (0-3) | 159 | |
Restriction and obstruction of access to services and assistance | 1.3 (1.1) | 1 (0-3) | 161 | |
Ongoing insecurity/hostilities affecting humanitarian assistance | 1.1 (1.2) | 1 (0-3) | 161 | |
Presence of mines and improvised explosive devices | 1.1 (1.0) | 1 (0-3) | 156 | |
Physical constraints in the environment (obstacles related to terrain, climate, lack of infrastructure, etc.) | 1.6 (1.1) | 2 (0-3) | 160 | |
Conditions of the People | Total People in Need | 2.4 (1.4) | 2 (0-5) | 137 |
Current humanitarian conditions of total population in the affected area | 3.0 (0.9) | 3 (1-5) | 137 |