These are the most peaceful countries in the world in 2019
1 🇮🇸 Iceland 1.072 →
2 🇳🇿 New Zealand 1.221 →
3 🇵🇹 Portugal 1.274 ↑
4 🇦🇹 Austria 1.291 ↓
5 🇩🇰 Denmark 1.316 ↓
These are the top ten most peaceful countries in the world in 2018:
🇮🇸 Iceland
🇳🇿 New Zealand
🇦🇹 Austria
🇵🇹 Portugal
🇩🇰 Denmark
🇨🇦 Canada
🇨🇿 Czech Republic
🇸🇬 Singapore
🇯🇵 Japan
🇮🇪 Ireland
Report & maps:
#globalpeace18
🌍 The top 10 most peaceful countries in 2020:
🇮🇸 Iceland
🇳🇿 New Zealand
🇵🇹 Portugal
🇦🇹 Austria
🇩🇰 Denmark
🇨🇦 Canada
🇸🇬 Singapore
🇨🇿 Czech Republic
🇯🇵 Japan
🇨🇭 Switzerland
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The 5 most peaceful countries in the world in 2019
1 🇮🇸 Iceland 1.072 →
2 🇳🇿 New Zealand 1.221 →
3 🇵🇹 Portugal 1.274 ↑
4 🇦🇹 Austria 1.291 ↓
5 🇩🇰 Denmark 1.316 ↓
🌍 The top 10 most peaceful countries in 2020:
🇮🇸 Iceland
🇳🇿 New Zealand
🇵🇹 Portugal
🇦🇹 Austria
🇩🇰 Denmark
🇨🇦 Canada
🇸🇬 Singapore
🇨🇿 Czech Republic
🇯🇵 Japan
🇨🇭 Switzerland
Investigate the data →
Percentage of people who do not feel safe walking alone at night where they live:
🇻🇪Venezuela 88%
🇸🇻El Salvador 72%
🇩🇴Dominican Republic 67%
🇬🇦Gabon 67%
🇱🇷Liberia 65%
🇧🇷Brazil 64%
🇦🇫Afghanistan 64%
🇿🇦South Africa 63%
🇧🇼Botswana 62%
🇲🇷Mauritania 61%
🌍 These are the most peaceful countries in the world in 2020:
🇮🇸 Iceland 1.078
🇳🇿 New Zealand 1.198
🇵🇹 Portugal 1.247
🇦🇹 Austria 1.275
🇩🇰 Denmark 1.283
Learn more →
🌍 The 10 most peaceful countries in 2021:
🇮🇸 Iceland
🇳🇿 New Zealand
🇩🇰 Denmark
🇵🇹 Portugal
🇸🇮 Slovenia
🇦🇹 Austria
🇨🇭 Switzerland
🇮🇪 Ireland
🇨🇿 Czech Republic
🇨🇦 Canada
Download the 2021 Global Peace Index & investigate the data →
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@AqueleMortoVivo
🤭 Well, it certainly is a reference to Portugal! Portugal has been in the Top 20 of the Global Peace Index since 2008, a great achievement.
The most peaceful countries in the world:
🇮🇸Iceland
🇳🇿New Zealand
🇦🇹Austria
🇵🇹Portugal
🇩🇰Denmark
🇨🇦Canada
🇨🇿Czech Republic
🇸🇬Singapore
🇯🇵Japan
🇮🇪Ireland
-Global Peace Index 2018
Countries that perform well in gender equality consistently have higher levels of peace. Gender equality is an indicator for one of the eight pillars of Positive Peace: the Acceptance of the Rights of Others.
#IWD2018
#PressForProgess
The most peaceful countries in the world:
🇮🇸Iceland
🇳🇿New Zealand
🇦🇹Austria
🇵🇹Portugal
🇩🇰Denmark
🇨🇦Canada
🇨🇿Czech Republic
🇸🇬Singapore
🇯🇵Japan
🇮🇪Ireland
🌏 The 10 most peaceful countries
🇮🇸 Iceland
🇳🇿 New Zealand
🇮🇪 Ireland
🇩🇰 Denmark
🇦🇹 Austria
🇵🇹 Portugal
🇸🇮 Slovenia
🇨🇿 Czech Republic
🇸🇬 Singapore
🇯🇵 Japan
🌏 Discover the key trends in global peacefulness in the Global Peace Index report.
Pillars of Positive Peace:
1 Well-functioning government
2 Sound business environment
3 Equitable distribution of resources
4 Acceptance of the rights of others
5 Good relations with neighbours
6 Free flow of information
7 High levels of human capital
8 Low levels of corruption
Countries that suffered the greatest impact from terrorism in the 2017 Global Terrorism Index:
1. Iraq
2. Afghanistan
3. Nigeria
4. Syria
5. Pakistan
6. Yemen
7. Somalia
8. India
9. Turkey
10. Libya
Read more in the full report:
@PanickarS
Thanks for noting this
@PanickarS
.
The GTI report utilises Dragonfly's Terrorism Tracker data and incorporated the terminology used in their database, which mislabelled the Communist Party of India as it did not include the correct (Maoist) attribution.
🌍 The 10 most peaceful countries in 2021:
🇮🇸 Iceland
🇳🇿 New Zealand
🇩🇰 Denmark
🇵🇹 Portugal
🇸🇮 Slovenia
🇦🇹 Austria
🇨🇭 Switzerland
🇮🇪 Ireland
🇨🇿 Czech Republic
🇨🇦 Canada
Download the 2021 Global Peace Index & investigate the data →
On
#PeaceDay2019
, global peacefulness improved for the first time in five years, but the world remains less peaceful than it was a decade ago
#PeaceDay
🌍 The 10 most peaceful countries in 2021:
🇮🇸 Iceland
🇳🇿 New Zealand
🇩🇰 Denmark
🇵🇹 Portugal
🇸🇮 Slovenia
🇦🇹 Austria
🇨🇭 Switzerland
🇮🇪 Ireland
🇨🇿 Czech Republic
🇨🇦 Canada
Download the 2021 Global Peace Index & investigate the data →
10 countries most impacted by terrorism:
🇦🇫 Afghanistan
🇮🇶 Iraq
🇸🇴 Somalia
🇧🇫 Burkina Faso
🇸🇾 Syria
🇳🇬 Nigeria
🇲🇱 Mali
🇳🇪 Niger
🇲🇲 Myanmar
🇵🇰 Pakistan
View our interactive Global Terrorism Index map and investigate the data:
Beautiful image by Afghan female street artist Shamsia Hassani, painted in support of Australia as bushfires currently burn across the country. Her home country, Afghanistan, sits at the very bottom of the Global Peace Index and at the very top of the Global Terrorism Index.
👏 These countries enjoyed a large improvement in levels of peace in the Global Peace Index 2019
🇲🇰 North Macedonia 65 ↑
🇷🇼 Rwanda 79 ↑
🇪🇬 Egypt 136 ↑
🇺🇦 Ukraine 150 ↑
🇸🇩 Sudan 151 ↑
🌏The 10 most peaceful countries in the world
Iceland
Denmark
Ireland
New Zealand
Austria
Singapore
Portugal
Slovenia
Japan
Switzerland
🗺️View the map and investigate the data
The Global Peace Index 2021 is now available.
⭕ Global Peace Index rankings
⭕ Regional & country overviews
⭕ Civil unrest & riots
⭕ COVID-19 effects and recovery
⭕ Militarism & terrorism
⭕ Perceptions of violence & safety
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We are shifting our understanding of
#peace
. No longer is "peace" the absence of conflict. Now, peace is the attitudes, institutions and structures that create and sustain peaceful societies - helping communities to flourish.
These are the ten most peaceful countries in the world:
🇮🇸 Iceland
🇳🇿 New Zealand
🇵🇹 Portugal
🇦🇹 Austria
🇩🇰 Denmark
🇨🇿 Czech Republic
🇸🇮 Slovenia
🇨🇦Canada
🇨🇭 Switzerland
🇮🇪 Ireland (10)
🇯🇵 Japan (10)
Discover more:
The top ten countries most affected by the cost of violence (% of GDP):
🇸🇾 Syria - 68%
🇮🇶 Iraq - 63%
🇦🇫 Afghanistan - 51%
🇸🇻 El Salvador - 49%
🇸🇸 South Sudan - 49%
🇨🇫 Central African Republic - 38%
🇨🇾 Cyprus - 37%
🇨🇴 Colombia - 34%
🇱🇸 Lesotho - 30%
🇸🇴 Somalia - 30%
The 2020 Ecological Threat Register (ETR) is now available for download.
The inaugural report analyses country risks from:
⭕ Population growth
⭕ Water stress
⭕ Food insecurity
⭕ Rising temperatures
⭕ Natural disasters
⭕ Sea levels
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Botswana is very peaceful and scarcely populated, making it an ideal destination for tourists to experience an African Safari. Botswana is the second most peaceful country in Sub-Saharan Africa, and the 29th most peaceful country in the 2018 Global Peace Index.
🌏The most peaceful countries in the world in 2019
🇮🇸Iceland
🇳🇿New Zealand
🇵🇹Portugal
🇦🇹Austria
🇩🇰Denmark
🇨🇦Canada
🇸🇬Singapore
🇸🇮Slovenia
🇯🇵Japan
🇨🇿Czech Republic
As we celebrate
#PeaceDay2018
, these are the top five most peaceful countries in the world:
🇮🇸 Iceland
🇳🇿 New Zealand
🇦🇹 Austria
🇵🇹 Portugal
🇩🇰 Denmark
Discover rankings for 163 countries at
You can’t have development without peace, and you can’t have peace without development.
Goal 16 (peace, justice & strong institutions) underpins and enables ALL of the Sustainable Development Goals.
🌍 The 10 most peaceful countries in 2021:
🇮🇸 Iceland
🇳🇿 New Zealand
🇩🇰 Denmark
🇵🇹 Portugal
🇸🇮 Slovenia
🇦🇹 Austria
🇨🇭 Switzerland
🇮🇪 Ireland
🇨🇿 Czech Republic
🇨🇦 Canada
Download the 2021 Global Peace Index & investigate the data →
🌏 The 10 most peaceful countries in 2022
🇮🇸 Iceland
🇳🇿 New Zealand
🇮🇪 Ireland
🇩🇰 Denmark
🇦🇹 Austria
🇵🇹 Portugal
🇸🇮 Slovenia
🇨🇿 Czech Republic
🇸🇬 Singapore
🇯🇵 Japan
View rankings in our interactive maps and investigate the data.
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@PanickarS
As soon as we were made aware of this mistake, we took immediate action and corrected the report to accurately reflect the title of Communist Party of India (Maoist).
👏 These countries enjoyed a large improvement in levels of peace in the Global Peace Index 2019
🇲🇰 North Macedonia 65 ↑
🇷🇼 Rwanda 79 ↑
🇪🇬 Egypt 136 ↑
🇺🇦 Ukraine 150 ↑
🇸🇩 Sudan 151 ↑
🌍 The 10 most peaceful countries in 2021:
🇮🇸 Iceland
🇳🇿 New Zealand
🇩🇰 Denmark
🇵🇹 Portugal
🇸🇮 Slovenia
🇦🇹 Austria
🇨🇭 Switzerland
🇮🇪 Ireland
🇨🇿 Czech Republic
🇨🇦 Canada
Download the 2021 Global Peace Index & investigate the data →
In countries with high levels of violence, the most important Positive Peace Pillars requiring improvement are:
1. Well-functioning Government
2. Low Levels of Corruption
3. Acceptance of the Rights of Others
4. Good Relations with Neighbours
🌍 The 10 most peaceful countries in 2021:
🇮🇸 Iceland
🇳🇿 New Zealand
🇩🇰 Denmark
🇵🇹 Portugal
🇸🇮 Slovenia
🇦🇹 Austria
🇨🇭 Switzerland
🇮🇪 Ireland
🇨🇿 Czech Republic
🇨🇦 Canada
Download the 2021 Global Peace Index & investigate the data →
In 2019, these were the most peaceful countries in the world
1 🇮🇸 Iceland 1.072 →
2 🇳🇿 New Zealand 1.221 →
3 🇵🇹 Portugal 1.274 ↑
4 🇦🇹 Austria 1.291 ↓
5 🇩🇰 Denmark 1.316 ↓
#peace
#endof2019
#welcome2020
Global Peace Index 2023: The average level of global peacefulness deteriorated for the ninth consecutive year, with 84 countries recording an improvement and 79 a deterioration
⭕ The 2020 Global Terrorism Index (GTI) is now available for download.
Now in it's 8th year, the annual report provides the most comprehensive resources on global terrorism trends.
Download now →
Prior to the onset of conflict:
1. Press freedom decreases
2. Corruption increases
3. Group grievances increase
Find out more about the 8 pillars of Positive Peace:
Five most impacted countries by terrorism in 2019:
1 🔴 AFGHANISTAN
2 🔴 IRAQ
3 🔴 NIGERIA
4 🔴 SYRIA
5 🔴 PAKISTAN
Find global rankings, trends, conflict & terrorism, far-right terrorism, gender and terrorism in the free report:
The top ten countries most affected by the cost of violence (% of GDP):
🇸🇾Syria - 68%
🇮🇶Iraq - 63%
🇦🇫Afghanistan - 51%
🇸🇻El Salvador - 49%
🇸🇸South Sudan - 49%
🇨🇫Central African Republic - 38%
🇨🇾Cyprus - 37%
🇨🇴Colombia - 34%
🇱🇸Lesotho - 30%
🇸🇴Somalia - 30%
Global peacefulness has improved for the first time in five years, although the world remains less peaceful than it did a decade ago.
How does your country fare on the 2019 Global Peace Index
Global Peace Index 2023: The average level of global peacefulness deteriorated for the ninth consecutive year, with 84 countries recording an improvement and 79 a deterioration
🌍 The 10 most peaceful countries in 2021:
🇮🇸 Iceland
🇳🇿 New Zealand
🇩🇰 Denmark
🇵🇹 Portugal
🇸🇮 Slovenia
🇦🇹 Austria
🇨🇭 Switzerland
🇮🇪 Ireland
🇨🇿 Czech Republic
🇨🇦 Canada
Download the 2021 Global Peace Index & investigate the data →
You can’t have development without peace, and you can’t have peace without development.
Goal 16 (peace, justice & strong institutions) underpins and enables ALL of the Sustainable Development Goals.
PORTUGAL, 3: Moving up two positions to rank number 3 in the Global Peace Index, Portugal has consolidated its position as one of the most peaceful countries in the world. Increased internal stability and improvement across nearly all indicators aided this steady rise.
Global Peace Index 2023: The average level of global peacefulness deteriorated for the ninth consecutive year, with 84 countries recording an improvement and 79 a deterioration
🌍 The 10 most peaceful countries in 2021:
🇮🇸 Iceland
🇳🇿 New Zealand
🇩🇰 Denmark
🇵🇹 Portugal
🇸🇮 Slovenia
🇦🇹 Austria
🇨🇭 Switzerland
🇮🇪 Ireland
🇨🇿 Czech Republic
🇨🇦 Canada
Download the 2021 Global Peace Index & investigate the data →
THREAD - 🇲🇽 Mexico recorded its highest ever homicide rate at a cost of $268 billion in 2018. Here are some of the key findings relating to the economic cost of violence, local strategies for reducing violence, and security and justice.
🕊️ You can’t have development without peace, and you can’t have peace without development.
Goal 16 (peace, justice & strong institutions) underpins and enables ALL of the Sustainable Development Goals.
Learn more about Peace in our free short course →
Pillars of Positive Peace
👥Well-functioning government
🏢Sound business environment
🏥Equitable distribution of resources
👪Acceptance of the rights of others
🏘️Good relations with neighbours
📰Free flow of information
💭High levels of human capital
💰Low levels of corruption
🇨🇭 Switzerland is the 10th most peaceful country on earth, according to the 2020 Global Peace Index.
Explore the full rankings on our interactive map →
The most peaceful countries in the world:
1. Iceland 🇮🇸
2. New Zealand 🇳🇿
3. Austria 🇦🇹
4. Portugal 🇵🇹
5. Denmark 🇩🇰
6. Canada 🇨🇦
7. Czech Republic 🇨🇿
8. Singapore 🇸🇬
9. Japan 🇯🇵
10. Ireland 🇮🇪