Iceland tops the list as the world's most peaceful country for the eighth consecutive year. The list is called the Global Peace Index (GPI) and, according to the Institute of Economics and Peace (IEP) which compiles it, is the world’s leading measure of national peacefulness.
The Global Peace Index ranks 162 nations according to their ‘absence of violence’ and is now in its eighth year, with Iceland coming first from the beginning.
According to IEP the index is composed of 22 indicators, ranging from, a nation’s level of military expenditure to its relations with neighbouring countries, low murder rate, minimal violent crimes and the percentage of prison population.
The data is sourced from a wide range of respected sources, including the International Institute of Strategic Studies, The World Bank and various UN Agencies.
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Many international organisations, governments and NGOs including the World Bank, the OECD, and the United Nations currently use the index.
Iceland tops the list as the world's most peaceful country for the eighth consecutive year. The list is called the Global Peace Index (GPI) and, according to the Institute of Economics and Peace (IEP) which compiles it, is the world’s leading measure of national peacefulness.
The Global Peace Index ranks 162 nations according to their ‘absence of violence’ and is now in its eighth year, with Iceland coming first from the beginning.
According to IEP the index is composed of 22 indicators, ranging from, a nation’s level of military expenditure to its relations with neighbouring countries, low murder rate, minimal violent crimes and the percentage of prison population.
The data is sourced from a wide range of respected sources, including the International Institute of Strategic Studies, The World Bank and various UN Agencies.
Read more: Iceland safest destination for solo female travellers, says travel blogger
Read more: Iceland's Non-Existent Crime Scene
Many international organisations, governments and NGOs including the World Bank, the OECD, and the United Nations currently use the index.
