The world is a more dangerous place than it was a year ago according to the latest Global Peace Index (GPI) report from the Institute for Economics and Peace.
The 10th edition of the report – the only statistical measure of its kind – makes it possible to rank 163 independent states based on how peaceful they are (or, conversely, how dangerous).
The 163 states cover over 99% of the world’s population and are assessed using 23 indicators, each banded or normalised on a scale of 1-5. The index measures global peace using three broad themes: the level of safety and security in society, the extent of domestic and international conflict, and the degree of militarisation.
The index allows for analysis of individual geographical regions. Regional conflicts in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) intensified meaning the most dangerous countries in the world of 2015 became even more volatile. It’s startling that the current concentration of violence and conflict in MENA is so intense that when considered separately, the rest of the world’s average peace levels improved.
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A DIVIDED WORLD
Syria, South Sudan and Iraq are the most dangerous countries in the world. Other deeply fragile states include Afghanistan, Somalia, Yemen and the Central African Republic. Pakistan and North Korea moved out of the top 10 while Ukraine is now ranked eighth due to the ongoing conflict with pro-Russian separatists in the Donbass region. According to the report:
Europe remained the most peaceful geographical region with Iceland, Denmark and Austria the most peaceful countries in the world. However, despite Europe’s relative peacefulness, the average score in Europe deteriorated. This is due to terrorism incidents in Paris and Brussels as well as the escalation of violence and instability in Turkey – a country which has also suffered deeply – now ranked 19th from 28th last year.“The number of refugees and displaced persons has risen dramatically over the last decade, doubling to approximately 60 million people between 2007 and 2016, nearly 1% of the world’s population. There are now nine countries with more than 10% of their population displaced in some form; 20% of Somalia and South Sudan’s population respectively, and over 60% of Syria’s.”
The largest improvement since 2016 was in Central America and the Caribbean, while South America also made progress in its levels of peacefulness. MENA had the largest decline, followed by Sub-Saharan Africa, Europe and Asia Pacific respectively.
Many parts of Nigeria are embroiled in violence and insecurity. These range from Boko Haram, kidnappings to agitations for Biafra republic.
MOST DANGEROUS COUNTRIES IN THE WORLD
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July 11, 2016
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