The Munich Security Index (MSI) is a tool for assessing global risk perceptions, developed through a collaboration between the Munich Security Conference and Kekst CNC. The index surveys around 12,000 individuals across G7 and BRICS nations (excluding Russia but including Ukraine) to assess how people in each country perceive the risk posed by a variety of threats, such as climate change, mass migration, and nuclear weapons. It combines five metrics (overall risk, expected trajectory, severity of potential damage, perceived imminence, and feelings of preparedness) and scales the survey results to create a 0 to 100 risk index.