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Global Peace Index Rankings

The table below provides the GPI rankings for the 140 countries analysed in 2008 and the 121 countries analysed in 2007, as well as year-on-year comparison. Countries most at peace are ranked first. A lower score indicates a more peaceful country. You can click on a country to see the detail of its peace indicators and drivers.

Global Peace Index 2008

• Compare
  
• 2007
  
• 2008
  

Country Rank Score Iceland

1

1.176

Denmark

2

1.333

Norway

3

1.343

New Zealand

4

1.350

Japan

5

1.358

Ireland

6

1.410

Portugal

7

1.412

Finland

8

1.432

Luxembourg

9

1.446

Austria

10

1.449

Canada

11

1.451

Switzerland

12

1.465

Sweden

13

1.468

Germany

14

1.475

Belgium

15

1.485

Slovenia

16

1.491

Czech Republic

17

1.501

Hungary

18

1.576

Chile

19

1.576

Slovakia

20

1.576

Uruguay

21

1.606

Netherlands

22

1.607

Hong Kong

23

1.608

Romania

24

1.611

Oman

25

1.612

Bhutan

26

1.616

Australia

27

1.652

Italy

28

1.653

Singapore

29

1.673

Spain

30

1.683

Poland

31

1.687

South Korea

32

1.691

Qatar

33

1.694

Costa Rica

34

1.701

Estonia

35

1.702

France

36

1.707

Vietnam

37

1.720

Malaysia

38

1.721

Latvia

39

1.723

Ghana

40

1.723

Lithuania

41

1.723

United Arab Emirates

42

1.745

Madagascar

43

1.770

Taiwan

44

1.779

Kuwait

45

1.786

Botswana

46

1.792

Tunisia

47

1.797

Panama

48

1.797

United Kingdom

49

1.801

Mozambique

50

1.803

Laos

51

1.810

Cyprus

52

1.847

Zambia

53

1.856

Greece

54

1.867

Gabon

55

1.878

Argentina

56

1.895

Bulgaria

57

1.903

Tanzania

58

1.919

Nicaragua

59

1.919

Croatia

60

1.926

Libya

61

1.927

Cuba

62

1.954

Morocco

63

1.954

Equatorial Guinea

64

1.964

Jordan

65

1.969

Bosnia and Herzegovina

66

1.974

China

67

1.981

Indonesia

68

1.983

Egypt

69

1.987

Paraguay

70

1.997

Senegal

71

2.011

Kazakhstan

72

2.018

Malawi

73

2.024

Bahrain

74

2.025

Syria

75

2.027

Rwanda

76

2.030

Namibia

77

2.042

Bolivia

78

2.043

Albania

79

2.044

Peru

80

2.046

Burkina Faso

81

2.062

Dominican Republic

82

2.069

Moldova

83

2.091

Ukraine

84

2.096

Serbia

85

2.110

Bangladesh

86

2.118

Macedonia

87

2.119

Mongolia

88

2.155

El Salvador

89

2.163

Brazil

90

2.168

Cambodia

91

2.179

Cameroon

92

2.182

Mexico

93

2.191

Belarus

94

2.194

Papua New Guinea

95

2.224

Jamaica

96

2.226

United States of America

97

2.227

Trinidad and Tobago

98

2.230

Mali

99

2.238

Ecuador

100

2.274

Azerbaijan

101

2.287

Turkmenistan

102

2.302

Guatemala

103

2.328

Honduras

104

2.335

Iran

105

2.341

Yemen

106

2.352

India

107

2.355

Saudi Arabia

108

2.357

Haiti

109

2.362

Angola

110

2.364

Uzbekistan

111

2.377

Algeria

112

2.378

Philippines

113

2.385

Uganda

114

2.391

Turkey

115

2.403

South Africa

116

2.412

Congo (Brazzaville)

117

2.417

Thailand

118

2.424

Kenya

119

2.429

Mauritania

120

2.435

Ethiopia

121

2.439

Cote d'Ivoire

122

2.451

Venezuela

123

2.505

Zimbabwe

124

2.513

Sri Lanka

125

2.584

Myanmar

126

2.590

Pakistan

127

2.694

Democratic Republic of the Congo

128

2.707

Nigeria

129

2.724

Colombia

130

2.757

Russia

131

2.777

Lebanon

132

2.840

North Korea

133

2.850

Central African Republic

134

2.857

Chad

135

3.007

Israel

136

3.052

Afghanistan

137

3.126

Sudan

138

3.189

Somalia

139

3.293

Iraq

140

3.514

---------------------------------Regional Splits - Global Peace Index 2008Select Region:Asia & Australia

Overall rank

Overall score

Regional rank

New Zealand

4

1.350

1

Japan

5

1.358

2

Hong Kong

23

1.608

3

Bhutan

26

1.616

4

Australia

27

1.652

5

Singapore

29

1.673

6

South Korea

32

1.691

7

Vietnam

37

1.720

8

Malaysia

38

1.721

9

Taiwan

44

1.779

10

Laos

51

1.810

11

China

67

1.981

12

Indonesia

68

1.983

13

Bangladesh

86

2.118

14

Mongolia

88

2.155

15

Cambodia

91

2.179

16

Papua New Guinea

95

2.224

17

India

107

2.355

18

Philippines

113

2.385

19

Thailand

118

2.424

20

Sri Lanka

125

2.584

21

Myanmar

126

2.590

22

Pakistan

127

2.694

23

North Korea

133

2.850

24

Afghanistan

137

3.126

25

Average

72

2.065

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[TEFLMike]

Wonderful Information!

Perfect for a M6 lesson! Seriously! And adults in Language Centres!

Thank you so much! Truly appreciated

Mike

[Gary A]

And ???

[JetsetBkk]

And ???

...and he would you to comment on this data . My comment: 118 out of 140 is bad, but who quotes this stuff or even knows about this web site?

"nohave" no have anything to say himself.

[slackula]

140: Iraq

Mission Accomplished?

[Travel2003]

Seems about right (IMHO).

Thailand is historically an aggressor in this region.

Thailand is traditionally a militaristic country.

Even if Thailand ended up on 200th place, it would not bring any concern to its leaders.