Global Peace Index 2019 Highlights : India's rank and Top 10 countries

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Based on Australian think tank Institute for Economics & Peace rankings, India has slipped by 5 places to rank 141st among 163 countries in recently released Global Peace Index (GPI) 2019.  The think tank ranks countries based on the level of societal safety and security, the extent of ongoing domestic and international conflict, and the degree of militarization.

Iceland remained at the top position while Afghanistan is ranked the most violent country in the world according to GPI 2019. Here important point to note is, Iceland remained top as world's peaceful country from the year 2008.  The US ranked 128th in the list. This year is the first year that has seen Iraq rise to the 5th least peaceful country, a position which was previously a lot lower.

The Global Peace Index (GPI) gauges ongoing domestic and international conflict, safety and security in society, and the degree of militarisation in 163 countries and territories by taking into account 23 indicators. The 13th edition of the annual report, the world's leading measure of global peacefulness, also shows that the "average level of global peacefulness improved for the first time in five years". Let's have a look at the most and least peaceful countries worldwide according to latest Global Peace Index 2019.

Top 10 in Global Peace Index 2019

1. Iceland
2. New Zealand
3. Portugal
4. Austria
5. Denmark
6. Canada
7. Singapore
8. Slovenia
9. Japan
10. Czech Republic

Bottom 10 in Global Peace Index 2019

1. Afghanistan (163)
2. Syria (162)
3. South Sudan (161)
4. Yemen (160)
5. Iraq (159)
6. Somalia (158)
7. Central African Republic (157)
8. Libya (156)
9. Democratic Republic of the Congo (155)
10. Russia (154)

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