Both a deteriorationin the security situation the Middle Eastern state and a slight improvement inSomalia’s security situation are behind Yemen’s rise to the top of the listfrom fifth last year, according to compilers Maplecroft.
TheUK-based risk analysts said that attacks in Yemen were also deadlier than inother countries, recording a rate of 6.69 fatalities per attack compared to1.86 in Somalia between September 2011 and August 2012.
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