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< back Comparison: Canada (CA), Iraq (IQ), United States of America (US), Country:
Overall peace index CA IQ US Rank 11 140 97 Score 1.451 3.514 2.227 Indicator information CA IQ US Level of distrust in other citizens 2 5 2 Number of internal security officers and police 100,000 people 1 3 2 Number of homicides per 100,000 people 1 5 2 Number of jailed population per 100,000 people 1.485 1.223 5 Ease of access to weapons of minor destruction 2 5 3 Level of organised conflict (internal) 1 5 1 Likelihood of violent demonstrations 1 5 2 Level of violent crime 1 5 1 Political instability 1 4.75 1 Respect for human rights 1 5 3 Volume of transfers of major conventional weapons, as recipient (Imports) per 100,000 people 1.249 1.086 1.051 Potential for terriorist acts 2 5 3.5 Number of deaths from organised conflict (internal) 1 5 1 Military expenditure as a percentage of GDP 1.362 1 2.286 Number of armed services personnel per 100,000 people 1.149 1.967 1.392 UN Deployments 2006-07 (percentage of total forces) 4.993 5 5 Non-UN Deployments 2006-07 (percentage of total forces) 1.922 1 3.722 Aggregate number of heavy weapons per 100,000 people 1.104 1.395 1.19 Volume of transfers of major conventional weapons as supplier (exports) per 100,000 people 1.819 1 2.709 Military capability/sophistication 3 1 5 Number of displaced people as a percentage of the population 1 1.421 1 Relations with neighbouring countries 1 4 2 Number of external and internal conflicts fought: 2000-05 2 4 3 Estimated number of deaths from organised conflict (external) 2 1 3 Driver information CA IQ US democracy and transparency CA IQ US Political Democracy Index 9.1 4 8.2 Electoral process 9.2 5.2 8.8 Functioning of government 9.6 0 7.9 Political participation 7.8 6.1 7.2 Political culture 8.8 4.4 8.8 Civil liberties 10 4.4 8.5 Corruption perceptions (CPI score: 10 = highly clean, 0 = highly corrupt) 8.7 1.5 7.2 Women in parliament (as a percentage of the total number of representatives in the lower house) 20.8 25.5 16.3 Freedom of the press 4.9 67.8 14.5 international openness CA IQ US Exports + Imports % of GDP 70 118.2 28 Foreign Direct Investment (flow) % of GDP 5.4% 0.9% 1.4% Number of visitors as % of domestic population 0.6% 0% 0.2% Net Migration (% of total population) 0% 0% 0% demographics CA IQ US 15-34 year old males as a % of total population 13.8% 18.1% 14.1% Gender ratio of population: women/men 101.9 97.8 103.2 Gender Inequality 0.7 - 0.7 regional & international framework/conditions CA IQ US The extent of regional integration 2 5 4 education CA IQ US Current education spending (% of GDP) 5.2% 4.3% 5.6% Primary school enrolment ratio (% Net) 99% 88% 92% Secondary school enrolment ratio (% Net) 97.6% 38% 89% Higher education enrolment (% Gross) 60.2% 15.4% 82.4% Mean years of schooling 16.9 9.7 15.7 Adult literacy rate (% of pop over 15) 99% 74% 99% culture CA IQ US Hostility to foreigners/private property 0 4 1 Importance of religion in national life 1 5 4 Willingness to fight 2 1 2 material well-being CA IQ US Nominal GDP (US$PPP bn) 1201 94.1 13194.7 Nominal GDP (US$bn) 1275 42.2 13194.7 GDP per capita 39082 1480 44071 Gini-coefficient 32.6 42 40.8 Life expectancy 80.2 63.1 77.7 Unemployment % 6.3% 26.8% 4.6% Infant mortality per 1,000 live births 5 63.1 6 Total Population (millions) 32.6 28.5 299.4 other CA IQ US Number of paramilitary personnel per 100,000 people 0 0 0 |


