Global Peace Index

[Lucifer]

Thailand is ranked 105...

Rankings

This section lists the results of the analysis into each nation's peace. This is the prime table in the Global Peace Index section. The countries are ranked from most peaceful to least peaceful, highlighting their ranking as well as their score. You can click on a country to see the detail of its peace indicators and drivers.

• Overall ScoreOverall RankCountry
  
• 1.3571Norway
  
• 1.3632New Zealand
  
• 1.3773Denmark
  
• 1.3964Ireland
  
• 1.4135Japan
  
• 1.4476Finland
  
• 1.4787Sweden
  
• 1.4818Canada
  
• 1.4819Portugal
  
• 1.48310Austria
  
• 1.49311Belgium
  
• 1.52312Germany
  
• 1.52413Czech Republic
  
• 1.52614Switzerland
  
• 1.53915Slovenia
  
• 1.56816Chile
  
• 1.57117Slovakia
  
• 1.57518Hungary
  
• 1.61119Bhutan
  
• 1.62020Netherlands
  
• 1.63321Spain
  
• 1.64122Oman
  
• 1.65723Hong Kong
  
• 1.66124Uruguay
  
• 1.66425Australia
  
• 1.68226Romania
  
• 1.68327Poland
  
• 1.68428Estonia
  
• 1.69229Singapore
  
• 1.70230Qatar
  
• 1.70231Costa Rica
  
• 1.71932South Korea
  
• 1.72433Italy
  
• 1.72934France
  
• 1.72935Vietnam
  
• 1.73136Taiwan
  
• 1.74437Malaysia
  
• 1.74738United Arab Emirates
  
• 1.76239Tunisia
  
• 1.76540Ghana
  
• 1.76641Madagascar
  
• 1.78642Botswana
  
• 1.78843Lithuania
  
• 1.79144Greece
  
• 1.79845Panama
  
• 1.81846Kuwait
  
• 1.84847Latvia
  
• 1.89348Morocco
  
• 1.89849United Kingdom
  
• 1.90950Mozambique
  
• 1.91551Cyprus
  
• 1.92352Argentina
  
• 1.93053Zambia
  
• 1.93654Bulgaria
  
• 1.94655Paraguay
  
• 1.95256Gabon
  
• 1.96657Tanzania
  
• 1.96758Libya
  
• 1.96859Cuba
  
• 1.98060China
  
• 1.99561Kazakhstan
  
• 1.99562Bahrain
  
• 1.99763Jordan
  
• 2.00364Namibia
  
• 2.01765Senegal
  
• 2.02066Nicaragua
  
• 2.03067Croatia
  
• 2.03868Malawi
  
• 2.05269Bolivia
  
• 2.05670Peru
  
• 2.05971Equatorial Guinea
  
• 2.05972Moldova
  
• 2.06873Egypt
  
• 2.07174Dominican Republic
  
• 2.08975Bosnia and Hercegovina
  
• 2.09376Cameroon
  
• 2.10677Syria
  
• 2.11178Indonesia
  
• 2.12579Mexico
  
• 2.15080Ukraine
  
• 2.16481Jamaica
  
• 2.17082Macedonia
  
• 2.17383Brazil
  
• 2.18184Serbia
  
• 2.19785Cambodia
  
• 2.21986Bangladesh
  
• 2.21987Ecuador
  
• 2.22388Papua New Guinea
  
• 2.24489El Salvador
  
• 2.24690Saudi Arabia
  
• 2.25891Kenya
  
• 2.27292Turkey
  
• 2.28593Guatemala
  
• 2.28694Trinidad and Tobago
  
• 2.30995Yemen
  
• 2.31796United States of America
  
• 2.32197Iran
  
• 2.39098Honduras
  
• 2.39999South Africa
  
• 2.428100Philippines
  
• 2.448101Azerbaijan
  
• 2.453102Venezuela
  
• 2.479103Ethiopia
  
• 2.489104Uganda
  
• 2.491105Thailand
  
• 2.495106Zimbabwe
  
• 2.503107Algeria
  
• 2.524108Myanmar
  
• 2.530109India
  
• 2.542110Uzbekistan
  
• 2.575111Sri Lanka
  
• 2.587112Angola
  
• 2.638113Cote d' Ivoire
  
• 2.662114Lebanon
  
• 2.697115Pakistan
  
• 2.770116Colombia
  
• 2.898117Nigeria
  
• 2.903118Russia
  
• 3.033119Israel
  
• 3.182120Sudan
  
• 3.437121Iraq
  

Edited May 30, 2007 by Lucifer

[khall64au]

IF YOU are looking for peace, go to Norway or New Zealand. These two small nations topped the first Global Peace Index, a world study which ranked Australia the 25th most peaceful nation, but rated the US a dismal 93rd, well below China and its fellow nuclear powers Britain and France.

The Global Peace Index, commissioned by a Sydney information technology entrepreneur and philanthropist, Steve Killelea, found the citizens of small, affluent, educated and well-governed societies - which get on with the neighbours - have the best prospects for living in peace.

The world's markedly most peaceful region is Western Europe, largely due to the European Union, built out of the ashes of World War II to prevent a return to conflict. Asia ranks next most peaceful on average, with exceptions such as Burma, the Philippines and Thailand near the bottom of this year's rankings. The least peaceful places on earth are Iraq, Sudan and Israel.

The index, released overnight in London and endorsed by global peace advocates such as the Dalai Lama, will assess the state of world peace each year.

It is the first systematic measure of global peacefulness, rating internal harmony using criteria such as violent crime and loose weapons, jail populations, human rights, distrust of others and the deployment of armed police, plus external peace using indicators such as military budgets, weapons stockpiles, arms exports and involvement in external conflicts. The index seeks to turn conventional studies of war around. Instead of merely investigating the causes of conflict, it looks for key "drivers" of peace, in an attempt to produce useful models of peacefulness.

"For internal peace we found a strong correlation between low levels of corruption and high levels of peace, for example," said Robin Bew, editorial director of the Economist Intelligence Unit, which carried out the research. "It was also striking that the more people you have in school and the longer they stay there, the more likely a country is to enjoy peace."

more: http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2007/05/30/1180205338898.html

[Thaifan2]

Its great to see Ireland at the top ,after hundreds of years of strife,just finishing with Northern Ireland in the last few years .

[Jet Gorgon]

I find this very amusing.

Canada is number 8; supposed to be a country full of peace-loving tree huggers. 5555 Last year, when a water shortage occurred in the Vancouver area, they were beating each other up at supermarkets to get bottled water.

You take away necessities like food, water and jobs, and you get NO peace.

Most people are peaceful when their environment is productive and they can make a living. This Index is useless.

[dumspero]

The peace index seems to be missing something. What about countries that have the power to stop mass deaths in another country without use of force or deployment of their military and don't?

One quick current example: China could use political and economic pressure to stop the tragic bloodshed in Sudan and they don't.

A second: China could probably end the starvation in North Korea and they don't.

A third: The Eurpean Union and Russia could probably pull the world back from the approaching nuclear precipice in Iran and they don't.

Now in response I suppose we'll hear about how even these issues are somehow 100% the fault of the US. No problem with blaming the US for its wrongs, but if we're truly worried about humanity then some attention should be paid to some of the other countries in the world that could do so much so easily for world peace and somehow find it acceptable not to.

I'd like to think Thailand would do more it were in a position to do so.

[Jet Gorgon]

Oh, I agree with you D (for once), and applaud you Sir for your views.

[astral]

I have merged the two topics on the same subject.

[chuck6660]

The peace index seems to be missing something. What about countries that have the power to stop mass deaths in another country without use of force or deployment of their military and don't?

One quick current example: China could use political and economic pressure to stop the tragic bloodshed in Sudan and they don't.

A second: China could probably end the starvation in North Korea and they don't.

A third: The Eurpean Union and Russia could probably pull the world back from the approaching nuclear precipice in Iran and they don't.

Now in response I suppose we'll hear about how even these issues are somehow 100% the fault of the US. No problem with blaming the US for its wrongs, but if we're truly worried about humanity then some attention should be paid to some of the other countries in the world that could do so much so easily for world peace and somehow find it acceptable not to.

I'd like to think Thailand would do more it were in a position to do so.

After reading some of the other post in this forum it was refreshing to see someone who would call other countries/governments on the carpet for some of the worlds problems. The US policy in Iraq may not be to most people's liking; however as you point out there many other nations are not promoting peace in order to further their own agendas. Because of it's freedom the US is an easy target...how many Russians or Chinese can complain about their governments policies? Many of the nations at the top of the peace index owe their peace to the non-peaceful actions of others.

[Jet Gorgon]

Ya, check this out. Everyone likes to use the US for any wrongdoing:

Teachers from B.C. muzzled in China

Janet Steffenhagen, Vancouver Sun (Canada)

Published: Thursday, May 31, 2007

Two B.C. schools in China instructed their B.C.-certified teachers last year not to mention controversial topics such as Tiananmen Square, Tibet, the Dalai Lama, or Taiwan in the classroom and to feign ignorance if students asked questions.

The teachers were also told to avoid talking about human rights but if the topic came up, they should direct criticism towards other countries, especially the U.S., according to confidential information distributed to staff at Grand Canadian Academy in Tongxiang and the B.C. Maodun High School.

"When dealing with such [human rights] topics, talk about other countries and avoid China," says the schools' 2006 handbook, which was leaked to The Vancouver Sun. "The Chinese government is happy if we use the U.S. as an example and be critical about its wrongdoings in human rights."

Italicised words added to correct the grammar; oh, and this is a school report.

[lannarebirth]

What a crock of shit. US lodged between Yemen and Iran, far below Bosnia, Croatia, Serbia. Agenda driven bullshit.

[Austhaied]

What a crock of shit. US lodged between Yemen and Iran, far below Bosnia, Croatia, Serbia. Agenda driven bullshit.

Agreed. Just a waste of space and time.

[farangsay]

Any bovine excrement which includes a 1% unemployment number for Thailand in it's calculations fails to meet the criteria for lies or damned lies therefore must fall into the category of statistics.

[TBWG]

Any bovine excrement which includes a 1% unemployment number for Thailand in it's calculations fails to meet the criteria for lies or damned lies therefore must fall into the category of statistics.

Hi

Somehow I can't take any of this seriously when they say unemployment in Zimbabwe is 6% when a year or so back it was 80% and things certainly are not getting better out there!

See..http://www.indexmundi.com/zimbabwe/unemployment_rate.html

How can they be SO wrong, must employ the same UK official who predicted 6,000 immigrants to the UK from the Eastern Block. At the last count it was 400,000 that they KNOW about!!

Sad part is these guys are paid bloody good money to be so inept!!

TBWG