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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
Country 
Rank 
Score 
Iceland  Iceland
1
1.176
Denmark  Denmark
2
1.333
Norway  Norway
3
1.343
New Zealand  New Zealand
4
1.350
Japan  Japan
5
1.358
Ireland  Ireland
6
1.410
Portugal  Portugal
7
1.412
Finland  Finland
8
1.432
Luxembourg  Luxembourg
9
1.446
Austria  Austria
10
1.449
Canada  Canada
11
1.451
Switzerland  Switzerland
12
1.465
Sweden  Sweden
13
1.468
Germany  Germany
14
1.475
Belgium  Belgium
15
1.485
Slovenia  Slovenia
16
1.491
Czech Republic  Czech Republic
17
1.501
Hungary  Hungary
18
1.576
Chile  Chile
19
1.576
Slovakia  Slovakia
20
1.576
Uruguay  Uruguay
21
1.606
Netherlands  Netherlands
22
1.607
Hong Kong  Hong Kong
23
1.608
Romania  Romania
24
1.611
Oman  Oman
25
1.612
Bhutan  Bhutan
26
1.616
Australia  Australia
27
1.652
Italy  Italy
28
1.653
Singapore  Singapore
29
1.673
Spain  Spain
30
1.683
Poland  Poland
31
1.687
South Korea  South Korea
32
1.691
Qatar  Qatar
33
1.694
Costa Rica  Costa Rica
34
1.701
Estonia  Estonia
35
1.702
France  France
36
1.707
Vietnam  Vietnam
37
1.720
Malaysia  Malaysia
38
1.721
Latvia  Latvia
39
1.723
Ghana  Ghana
40
1.723
Lithuania  Lithuania
41
1.723
United Arab Emirates  United Arab Emirates
42
1.745
Madagascar  Madagascar
43
1.770
Taiwan  Taiwan
44
1.779
Kuwait  Kuwait
45
1.786
Botswana  Botswana
46
1.792
Tunisia  Tunisia
47
1.797
Panama  Panama
48
1.797
United Kingdom  United Kingdom
49
1.801
Mozambique  Mozambique
50
1.803
Laos  Laos
51
1.810
Cyprus  Cyprus
52
1.847
Zambia  Zambia
53
1.856
Greece  Greece
54
1.867
Gabon  Gabon
55
1.878
Argentina  Argentina
56
1.895
Bulgaria  Bulgaria
57
1.903
Tanzania  Tanzania
58
1.919
Nicaragua  Nicaragua
59
1.919
Croatia  Croatia
60
1.926
Libya  Libya
61
1.927
Cuba  Cuba
62
1.954
Morocco  Morocco
63
1.954
Equatorial Guinea  Equatorial Guinea
64
1.964
Jordan  Jordan
65
1.969
Bosnia and Herzegovina  Bosnia and Herzegovina
66
1.974
China  China
67
1.981
Indonesia  Indonesia
68
1.983
Egypt  Egypt
69
1.987
Paraguay  Paraguay
70
1.997
Senegal  Senegal
71
2.011
Kazakhstan  Kazakhstan
72
2.018
Malawi  Malawi
73
2.024
Bahrain  Bahrain
74
2.025
Syria  Syria
75
2.027
Rwanda  Rwanda
76
2.030
Namibia  Namibia
77
2.042
Bolivia  Bolivia
78
2.043
Albania  Albania
79
2.044
Peru  Peru
80
2.046
Burkina Faso  Burkina Faso
81
2.062
Dominican Republic  Dominican Republic
82
2.069
Moldova  Moldova
83
2.091
Ukraine  Ukraine
84
2.096
Serbia  Serbia
85
2.110
Bangladesh  Bangladesh
86
2.118
Macedonia  Macedonia
87
2.119
Mongolia  Mongolia
88
2.155
El Salvador  El Salvador
89
2.163
Brazil  Brazil
90
2.168
Cambodia  Cambodia
91
2.179
Cameroon  Cameroon
92
2.182
Mexico  Mexico
93
2.191
Belarus  Belarus
94
2.194
Papua New Guinea  Papua New Guinea
95
2.224
Jamaica  Jamaica
96
2.226
United States of America  United States of America
97
2.227
Trinidad and Tobago  Trinidad and Tobago
98
2.230
Mali  Mali
99
2.238
Ecuador  Ecuador
100
2.274
Azerbaijan  Azerbaijan
101
2.287
Turkmenistan  Turkmenistan
102
2.302
Guatemala  Guatemala
103
2.328
Honduras  Honduras
104
2.335
Iran  Iran
105
2.341
Yemen  Yemen
106
2.352
India  India
107
2.355
Saudi Arabia  Saudi Arabia
108
2.357
Haiti  Haiti
109
2.362
Angola  Angola
110
2.364
Uzbekistan  Uzbekistan
111
2.377
Algeria  Algeria
112
2.378
Philippines  Philippines
113
2.385
Uganda  Uganda
114
2.391
Turkey  Turkey
115
2.403
South Africa  South Africa
116
2.412
Congo (Brazzaville)  Congo (Brazzaville)
117
2.417
Thailand  Thailand
118
2.424
Kenya  Kenya
119
2.429
Mauritania  Mauritania
120
2.435
Ethiopia  Ethiopia
121
2.439
Cote d'Ivoire  Cote d'Ivoire
122
2.451
Venezuela  Venezuela
123
2.505
Zimbabwe  Zimbabwe
124
2.513
Sri Lanka  Sri Lanka
125
2.584
Myanmar  Myanmar
126
2.590
Pakistan  Pakistan
127
2.694
Democratic Republic of the Congo  Democratic Republic of the Congo
128
2.707
Nigeria  Nigeria
129
2.724
Colombia  Colombia
130
2.757
Russia  Russia
131
2.777
Lebanon  Lebanon
132
2.840
North Korea  North Korea
133
2.850
Central African Republic  Central African Republic
134
2.857
Chad  Chad
135
3.007
Israel  Israel
136
3.052
Afghanistan  Afghanistan
137
3.126
Sudan  Sudan
138
3.189
Somalia  Somalia
139
3.293
Iraq  Iraq
140
3.514