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Global Peace Index 2021 announced

The 15th edition of the Global Peace Index (GPI) announced by Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP) Sydney, the GPI is the world’s leading measure of global peacefulness. The index ranks 163 independent states and territories according to their level of peacefulness. This report presents the most comprehensive data-driven analysis to date on trends in peace, its economic value, and how to develop peaceful societies.

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Global 

  • Iceland remains the most peaceful country in the world, a position it has held since 2008.
  • It is joined at the top of the index by New Zealand, Denmark, Portugal, and Slovenia.
  • Afghanistan is the least peaceful country in the world for the fourth consecutive year, followed by Yemen, Syria, South Sudan, and Iraq.

South Asia:

  • India has moved up two notches from its previous year’s ranking to become the 135th most peaceful country in the world and the 5th in the region.
  • Bhutan and Nepal are named as the first and second most peaceful in this region.
  • Bangladesh has been ranked 91th out of 163 countries in Global Peace Index for 2021. According to the list, Bangladesh is the 3rd most peaceful in South Asia.
  • Sri Lanka has slipped down 19 rungs from 2020, to become 95th globally in this year’s rankings, and the 4th in South Asia.
  • The largest improvement in peacefulness in South Asia occurred in Pakistan, which ranked 150th globally and 6th in the region, by moving up two notches from the previous year’s ranking.

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