U.S. News and World Report: The Most and Least Peaceful Countries in the World
Global study finds the world has gradually grown less peaceful.
The world has become less peaceful in the past year as longstanding global conflicts remain unresolved and the United States and other world powers face political instability, an international study finds.
The 12th annual "Global Peace Index" by the Institute for Economics and Peace, an independent non-profit think tank based in Australia, scored 163 independent states and territories according to their levels of peacefulness. It found the world became 0.27 percent less peaceful compared to 2016, with 92 countries deteriorating in peacefulness and just 71 countries improving. The think tank published the index on Wednesday.
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WNU Editor: The Global Index Snapshot report is here. The full Global Index report is here.
More News On The Global Peace Index Study
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Where And Why The World Is Getting More Dangerous -- Dominic Dudley, Forbes
The Most And Least Peaceful Countries Worldwide [Infographic] -- Forbes
