01 Sep 2007: Trends and markers: Global Peace Index

AFRICA WATCH

 

Trends and Markers:
Global Peace Index

 

Published in African Security Review Vol 16 No 3

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About the index

The Global Peace Index covers 121 countries and was compiled by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU). The EIU used all its country analysts to gather and score the data, in collaboration with a network of 650 contributors. The index comprises nearly 3 000 data points with another 4 000 relating to the drivers of peace (6 897 points in total). The index was peer reviewed by an international panel of the world’s leading experts on peace. African states are indicated by a darker shade.

 

Ranking Â	Country Â	Score Â
1 Â	Norway Â	1 357 Â
1 Â	Norway Â	1 357 Â
2 Â	New Zealand Â	1 363 Â
3 Â	Denmark Â	1 377 Â
4 Â	Ireland Â	1 396 Â
5 Â	Japan Â	1 413 Â
6 Â	Finland Â	1 447 Â
7 Â	Sweden Â	1 478 Â
8 Â	Canada Â	1 481 Â
9 Â	Portugal Â	1 481 Â
10 Â	Austria Â	1 483 Â
11 Â	Belgium Â	1 498 Â
12 Â	Germany Â	1 523 Â
13 Â	Czech Republic Â	1 524 Â
14 Â	Switzerland Â	1 526 Â
15 Â	Slovenia Â	1 539 Â
16 Â	Chile Â	1 568 Â
17 Â	Slovakia Â	1 571 Â
18 Â	Hungary Â	1 575 Â
19 Â	Bhutan Â	1 611 Â
20 Â	Netherlands Â	1 620 Â
21 Â	Spain Â	1 633 Â
22 Â	Oman Â	1 641 Â
23 Â	Hong Kong Â	1 657 Â
24 Â	Uruguay Â	1 661 Â
25 Â	Australia Â	1 664 Â
26 Â	Romania Â	1 682 Â
27 Â	Poland Â	1 683 Â
28 Â	Estonia Â	1 684 Â
29 Â	Singapore Â	1 692 Â
30 Â	Qatar Â	1 702 Â
31 Â	Costa Rica Â	1 702 Â
32 Â	South Korea Â	1 719 Â
33 Â	Italy Â	1 724 Â
34 Â	France Â	1 729 Â
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