Tenth Edition of the Global Peace Index
The Institute of Economics and Peace has recently published the tenth edition of its Global Peace Index, which ranks 163 independent states and territories according to their level of peacefulness. This edition shows that the level of peacefulness worldwide continues to deteriorate, while the gap between the most peaceful countries and those most prone to violence continues to widen. Furthermore, according to the research, the impact of terrorism has risen sharply, with victims of terrorism increasing by 80% last year and only 69 countries having had no terrorist incidents in 2015. Amongst the countries with the lowest ranking were Syria, South Sudan, Iraq, Afghanistan and Somalia.
