According to the results of annual Global Peace Index (GPI), the average level of global peacefulness has declined for the fourth consecutive year, by 0.27 percent. Ninety-two countries showed deterioration in their year-on-year rankings, while only 71 improved. Factors such as increased terrorist activity, greater numbers of refugees and the growing political crisis engulfing Europe and the U.S. are seen as some of the causes behind the decline in peacefulness.
Produced by the Institute for Economics and Peace, the report used 23 quantitative and qualitative parameters to rank nations.
Here is a look at the 50 most peaceful countries:
50. Panama
Score: 1.826
49. South Korea
Score: 1.823
48. Zambia
Score: 1.822
46. Mongolia
Score: 1.821
46. Laos
Score: 1.821
45. UAE
Score: 1.82
44. Malawi
Score: 1.811
43. Namibia
Score: 1.806
42. Kuwait
Score: 1.799
41. Ghana
Score: 1.772
40. Costa Rica
Score: 1.767
38. Madagascar
Score: 1.766
38. Italy
Score: 1.766
37. Uruguay
Score: 1.761
36. Lithuania
Score: 1.749
35. Sierra Leone
Score: 1.74
34. Taiwan
Score: 1.736
33. Estonia
Score: 1.732
32. Poland
Score: 1.727
31. Latvia
Score: 1.689
30. Spain
Score: 1.678
29. Botswana
Score: 1.659
28. Chile
Score: 1.649
27. Croatia
Score: 1.639
26. Bulgaria
Score: 1.635
25. Malaysia
Score: 1.619
24. Romania
Score: 1.596
23. Netherlands
Score: 1.574
22. Slovakia
Score: 1.568
21. Belgium
Score: 1.56
20. Mauritius
Score: 1.548
19. Bhutan
Score: 1.545
17. Hungary
Score: 1.531
17. Germany
Score: 1.531
16. Norway
Score: 1.519
15. Finland
Score: 1.506
14. Sweden
Score: 1.502
13. Australia
Score: 1.435
12. Switzerland
Score: 1.407
11. Slovenia
Score: 1.396
10. Ireland
Score: 1.393
9. Japan
Score: 1.391
8. Singapore
Score: 1.382
7. Czech Republic
Score: 1.381
6. Canada
Score: 1.372
5. Denmark
Score: 1.353
4. Portugal
Score: 1.318
3. Austria
Score: 1.274
2. New Zealand
Score: 1.192
1. Iceland
Score: 1.096
