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< back Comparison: Australia (AU), Canada (CA), United Kingdom (GB), United States of America (US), Country:
Overall peace index AU CA GB US Rank 27 11 49 97 Score 1.652 1.451 1.801 2.227 Indicator information AU CA GB US Level of distrust in other citizens 2 2 3 2 Number of internal security officers and police 100,000 people 2 1 2 2 Number of homicides per 100,000 people 1 1 1 2 Number of jailed population per 100,000 people 1.591 1.485 1.702 5 Ease of access to weapons of minor destruction 2 2 2 3 Level of organised conflict (internal) 1 1 1 1 Likelihood of violent demonstrations 2 1 1 2 Level of violent crime 2 1 1 1 Political instability 1 1 1 1 Respect for human rights 1 1 2 3 Volume of transfers of major conventional weapons, as recipient (Imports) per 100,000 people 2.293 1.249 1.278 1.051 Potential for terriorist acts 2.5 2 3 3.5 Number of deaths from organised conflict (internal) 1 1 1 1 Military expenditure as a percentage of GDP 1.724 1.362 1.703 2.286 Number of armed services personnel per 100,000 people 1.197 1.149 1.253 1.392 UN Deployments 2006-07 (percentage of total forces) 4.99 4.993 4.952 5 Non-UN Deployments 2006-07 (percentage of total forces) 2.411 1.922 2.613 3.722 Aggregate number of heavy weapons per 100,000 people 1.098 1.104 1.122 1.19 Volume of transfers of major conventional weapons as supplier (exports) per 100,000 people 1.122 1.819 2.173 2.709 Military capability/sophistication 4 3 4 5 Number of displaced people as a percentage of the population 1 1 1 1 Relations with neighbouring countries 1 1 1 2 Number of external and internal conflicts fought: 2000-05 3 2 4 3 Estimated number of deaths from organised conflict (external) 1 2 2 3 Driver information AU CA GB US democracy and transparency AU CA GB US Political Democracy Index 9.1 9.1 8.1 8.2 Electoral process 10 9.2 9.6 8.8 Functioning of government 8.9 9.6 8.6 7.9 Political participation 7.8 7.8 5 7.2 Political culture 8.8 8.8 8.8 8.8 Civil liberties 10 10 8.8 8.5 Corruption perceptions (CPI score: 10 = highly clean, 0 = highly corrupt) 8.6 8.7 8.4 7.2 Women in parliament (as a percentage of the total number of representatives in the lower house) 24.7 20.8 19.7 16.3 Freedom of the press 8.8 4.9 8.3 14.5 international openness AU CA GB US Exports + Imports % of GDP 42.9 70 60.6 28 Foreign Direct Investment (flow) % of GDP 3.4% 5.4% 5.8% 1.4% Number of visitors as % of domestic population 0.2% 0.6% 0% 0.2% Net Migration (% of total population) 0% 0% 0% 0% demographics AU CA GB US 15-34 year old males as a % of total population 14.1% 13.8% 13.1% 14.1% Gender ratio of population: women/men 101 101.9 104.1 103.2 Gender Inequality 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 regional & international framework/conditions AU CA GB US The extent of regional integration 3 2 1 4 education AU CA GB US Current education spending (% of GDP) 4.6% 5.2% 5.4% 5.6% Primary school enrolment ratio (% Net) 96% 99% 99% 92% Secondary school enrolment ratio (% Net) 85% 97.6% 95% 89% Higher education enrolment (% Gross) 72.2% 60.2% 60.1% 82.4% Mean years of schooling 20.4 16.9 16.6 15.7 Adult literacy rate (% of pop over 15) 99% 99% 99% 99% culture AU CA GB US Hostility to foreigners/private property 1.5 0 0 1 Importance of religion in national life 1 1 1 4 Willingness to fight 1 2 2 2 material well-being AU CA GB US Nominal GDP (US$PPP bn) 721.5 1201 2020.1 13194.7 Nominal GDP (US$bn) 755.8 1275 2398.5 13194.7 GDP per capita 37300 39082 39588 44071 Gini-coefficient 35.2 32.6 36 40.8 Life expectancy 80.6 80.2 78.9 77.7 Unemployment % 5.1% 6.3% 5% 4.6% Infant mortality per 1,000 live births 5 5 5 6 Total Population (millions) 20.3 32.6 60.6 299.4 other AU CA GB US Number of paramilitary personnel per 100,000 people 0 0 0 0 |
