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Global Peace Index Rankings

The table below provides the GPI rankings for the 144 countries analysed in 2009. Rankings for the 140 countries analysed in 2008 and the 121 countries analysed in 2007 are also included. 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 
Iraq  Iraq
140
3.514
Somalia  Somalia
139
3.293
Sudan  Sudan
138
3.189
Afghanistan  Afghanistan
137
3.126
Israel  Israel
136
3.052
Chad  Chad
135
3.007
Central African Republic  Central African Republic
134
2.857
North Korea  North Korea
133
2.850
Lebanon  Lebanon
132
2.840
Russia  Russia
131
2.777
Colombia  Colombia
130
2.757
Nigeria  Nigeria
129
2.724
Democratic Republic of the Congo  Democratic Republic of the Congo
128
2.707
Pakistan  Pakistan
127
2.694
Myanmar  Myanmar
126
2.590
Sri Lanka  Sri Lanka
125
2.584
Zimbabwe  Zimbabwe
124
2.513
Venezuela  Venezuela
123
2.505
Cote d'Ivoire  Cote d'Ivoire
122
2.451
Ethiopia  Ethiopia
121
2.439
Mauritania  Mauritania
120
2.435
Kenya  Kenya
119
2.429
Thailand  Thailand
118
2.424
Congo (Brazzaville)  Congo (Brazzaville)
117
2.417
South Africa  South Africa
116
2.412
Turkey  Turkey
115
2.403
Uganda  Uganda
114
2.391
Philippines  Philippines
113
2.385
Algeria  Algeria
112
2.378
Uzbekistan  Uzbekistan
111
2.377
Angola  Angola
110
2.364
Haiti  Haiti
109
2.362
Saudi Arabia  Saudi Arabia
108
2.357
India  India
107
2.355
Yemen  Yemen
106
2.352
Iran  Iran
105
2.341
Honduras  Honduras
104
2.335
Guatemala  Guatemala
103
2.328
Turkmenistan  Turkmenistan
102
2.302
Azerbaijan  Azerbaijan
101
2.287
Ecuador  Ecuador
100
2.274
Mali  Mali
99
2.238
Trinidad and Tobago  Trinidad and Tobago
98
2.230
United States of America  United States of America
97
2.227
Jamaica  Jamaica
96
2.226
Papua New Guinea  Papua New Guinea
95
2.224
Belarus  Belarus
94
2.194
Mexico  Mexico
93
2.191
Cameroon  Cameroon
92
2.182
Cambodia  Cambodia
91
2.179
Brazil  Brazil
90
2.168
El Salvador  El Salvador
89
2.163
Mongolia  Mongolia
88
2.155
Macedonia  Macedonia
87
2.119
Bangladesh  Bangladesh
86
2.118
Serbia  Serbia
85
2.110
Ukraine  Ukraine
84
2.096
Moldova  Moldova
83
2.091
Dominican Republic  Dominican Republic
82
2.069
Burkina Faso  Burkina Faso
81
2.062
Peru  Peru
80
2.046
Albania  Albania
79
2.044
Bolivia  Bolivia
78
2.043
Namibia  Namibia
77
2.042
Rwanda  Rwanda
76
2.030
Syria  Syria
75
2.027
Bahrain  Bahrain
74
2.025
Malawi  Malawi
73
2.024
Kazakhstan  Kazakhstan
72
2.018
Senegal  Senegal
71
2.011
Paraguay  Paraguay
70
1.997
Egypt  Egypt
69
1.987
Indonesia  Indonesia
68
1.983
China  China
67
1.981
Bosnia and Herzegovina  Bosnia and Herzegovina
66
1.974
Jordan  Jordan
65
1.969
Equatorial Guinea  Equatorial Guinea
64
1.964
Morocco  Morocco
63
1.954
Cuba  Cuba
62
1.954
Libya  Libya
61
1.927
Croatia  Croatia
60
1.926
Nicaragua  Nicaragua
59
1.919
Tanzania  Tanzania
58
1.919
Bulgaria  Bulgaria
57
1.903
Argentina  Argentina
56
1.895
Gabon  Gabon
55
1.878
Greece  Greece
54
1.867
Zambia  Zambia
53
1.856
Cyprus  Cyprus
52
1.847
Laos  Laos
51
1.810
Mozambique  Mozambique
50
1.803
United Kingdom  United Kingdom
49
1.801
Panama  Panama
48
1.797
Tunisia  Tunisia
47
1.797
Botswana  Botswana
46
1.792
Kuwait  Kuwait
45
1.786
Taiwan  Taiwan
44
1.779
Madagascar  Madagascar
43
1.770
United Arab Emirates  United Arab Emirates
42
1.745
Lithuania  Lithuania
41
1.723
Ghana  Ghana
40
1.723
Latvia  Latvia
39
1.723
Malaysia  Malaysia
38
1.721
Vietnam  Vietnam
37
1.720
France  France
36
1.707
Estonia  Estonia
35
1.702
Costa Rica  Costa Rica
34
1.701
Qatar  Qatar
33
1.694
South Korea  South Korea
32
1.691
Poland  Poland
31
1.687
Spain  Spain
30
1.683
Singapore  Singapore
29
1.673
Italy  Italy
28
1.653
Australia  Australia
27
1.652
Bhutan  Bhutan
26
1.616
Oman  Oman
25
1.612
Romania  Romania
24
1.611
Hong Kong  Hong Kong
23
1.608
Netherlands  Netherlands
22
1.607
Uruguay  Uruguay
21
1.606
Slovakia  Slovakia
20
1.576
Chile  Chile
19
1.576
Hungary  Hungary
18
1.576
Czech Republic  Czech Republic
17
1.501
Slovenia  Slovenia
16
1.491
Belgium  Belgium
15
1.485
Germany  Germany
14
1.475
Sweden  Sweden
13
1.468
Switzerland  Switzerland
12
1.465
Canada  Canada
11
1.451
Austria  Austria
10
1.449
Luxembourg  Luxembourg
9
1.446
Finland  Finland
8
1.432
Portugal  Portugal
7
1.412
Ireland  Ireland
6
1.410
Japan  Japan
5
1.358
New Zealand  New Zealand
4
1.350
Norway  Norway
3
1.343
Denmark  Denmark
2
1.333
Iceland  Iceland
1
1.176