New Zealand still world’s most peaceful country
22 Jun 2010
For the second year in a row, New Zealand is top of the Global Peace Index (GPI).
The fourth annual index, compiled by the Institute of Economics and Peace (IEP) has just been released and revealed that New Zealand remains the most peaceful nation on earth, with a score of 1.188.
According to the think tank, the average score for the countries listed was 2.02, based on a one to five scale, where five is the least peaceful.
The index is based on 24 indicators, such as a country’s level of military expenditure and respect for human rights.
New Zealand, Iceland, Japan, Austria and Norway made up the top five. For the fourth consecutive year, Iraq is ranked the least peaceful country in the world, closely followed by Somalia, Afghanistan and Sudan.
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