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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 2009
Country 
Rank 
Score 
Iraq  Iraq
144
3.341
Afghanistan  Afghanistan
143
3.285
Somalia  Somalia
142
3.257
Israel  Israel
141
3.035
Sudan  Sudan
140
2.922
Democratic Republic of the Congo  Democratic Republic of the Congo
139
2.888
Chad  Chad
138
2.880
Pakistan  Pakistan
137
2.859
Russia  Russia
136
2.750
Zimbabwe  Zimbabwe
134
2.736
Georgia  Georgia
134
2.736
Central African Republic  Central African Republic
133
2.733
Lebanon  Lebanon
132
2.718
North Korea  North Korea
131
2.717
Colombia  Colombia
130
2.645
Nigeria  Nigeria
129
2.602
Ethiopia  Ethiopia
128
2.551
Burundi  Burundi
127
2.529
Myanmar  Myanmar
126
2.501
Sri Lanka  Sri Lanka
125
2.485
Mauritania  Mauritania
124
2.478
South Africa  South Africa
123
2.437
India  India
122
2.422
Turkey  Turkey
121
2.389
Venezuela  Venezuela
120
2.381
Yemen  Yemen
119
2.363
Thailand  Thailand
118
2.353
Cote d'Ivoire  Cote d'Ivoire
117
2.342
Haiti  Haiti
116
2.330
Philippines  Philippines
114
2.327
Azerbaijan  Azerbaijan
114
2.327
Kenya  Kenya
113
2.266
Honduras  Honduras
112
2.265
Guatemala  Guatemala
111
2.218
Algeria  Algeria
110
2.212
Ecuador  Ecuador
109
2.211
Mexico  Mexico
108
2.209
Uzbekistan  Uzbekistan
106
2.202
Congo (Brazzaville)  Congo (Brazzaville)
106
2.202
Cambodia  Cambodia
105
2.179
Saudi Arabia  Saudi Arabia
104
2.167
Uganda  Uganda
103
2.140
Jamaica  Jamaica
102
2.111
Turkmenistan  Turkmenistan
101
2.110
Angola  Angola
100
2.105
Iran  Iran
99
2.104
Belarus  Belarus
98
2.103
Guyana  Guyana
97
2.098
Mali  Mali
96
2.086
Cameroon  Cameroon
95
2.073
El Salvador  El Salvador
94
2.068
Papua New Guinea  Papua New Guinea
93
2.059
Syria  Syria
92
2.049
Montenegro  Montenegro
91
2.046
Bangladesh  Bangladesh
90
2.045
Mongolia  Mongolia
89
2.040
Macedonia  Macedonia
88
2.039
Trinidad and Tobago  Trinidad and Tobago
87
2.035
Rwanda  Rwanda
86
2.027
Brazil  Brazil
85
2.022
Kazakhstan  Kazakhstan
84
2.018
United States of America  United States of America
83
2.015
Ukraine  Ukraine
82
2.010
Bolivia  Bolivia
81
1.990
Senegal  Senegal
80
1.984
Peru  Peru
79
1.972
Serbia  Serbia
78
1.951
Nepal  Nepal
77
1.939
Moldova  Moldova
75
1.925
Albania  Albania
75
1.925
China  China
74
1.921
Paraguay  Paraguay
73
1.916
Madagascar  Madagascar
72
1.912
Burkina Faso  Burkina Faso
71
1.905
Dominican Republic  Dominican Republic
70
1.890
Bahrain  Bahrain
69
1.881
Cuba  Cuba
68
1.856
Indonesia  Indonesia
67
1.853
Argentina  Argentina
66
1.851
Namibia  Namibia
65
1.841
Jordan  Jordan
64
1.832
Morocco  Morocco
63
1.811
Nicaragua  Nicaragua
61
1.801
Equatorial Guinea  Equatorial Guinea
61
1.801
Tanzania  Tanzania
59
1.798
Panama  Panama
59
1.798
Zambia  Zambia
58
1.779
Greece  Greece
57
1.778
Bulgaria  Bulgaria
56
1.775
Latvia  Latvia
54
1.773
Egypt  Egypt
54
1.773
Mozambique  Mozambique
53
1.765
Ghana  Ghana
52
1.761
Gabon  Gabon
51
1.758
Bosnia and Herzegovina  Bosnia and Herzegovina
50
1.755
Croatia  Croatia
49
1.741
Cyprus  Cyprus
48
1.737
Malawi  Malawi
47
1.711
Libya  Libya
46
1.710
Laos  Laos
45
1.701
Tunisia  Tunisia
44
1.698
Lithuania  Lithuania
43
1.687
Kuwait  Kuwait
42
1.680
United Arab Emirates  United Arab Emirates
40
1.667
Bhutan  Bhutan
40
1.667
Vietnam  Vietnam
39
1.664
Estonia  Estonia
38
1.661
Taiwan  Taiwan
37
1.652
Italy  Italy
36
1.648
United Kingdom  United Kingdom
35
1.647
Botswana  Botswana
34
1.643
South Korea  South Korea
33
1.627
Poland  Poland
32
1.599
Romania  Romania
31
1.591
France  France
30
1.579
Costa Rica  Costa Rica
29
1.578
Spain  Spain
28
1.577
Hungary  Hungary
27
1.575
Malaysia  Malaysia
26
1.561
Uruguay  Uruguay
25
1.557
Slovakia  Slovakia
24
1.539
Singapore  Singapore
23
1.533
Netherlands  Netherlands
22
1.531
Oman  Oman
21
1.520
Chile  Chile
20
1.481
Australia  Australia
19
1.476
Switzerland  Switzerland
18
1.393
Qatar  Qatar
16
1.392
Germany  Germany
16
1.392
Belgium  Belgium
15
1.359
Portugal  Portugal
14
1.348
Luxembourg  Luxembourg
13
1.341
Ireland  Ireland
12
1.333
Czech Republic  Czech Republic
11
1.328
Slovenia  Slovenia
9
1.322
Finland  Finland
9
1.322
Canada  Canada
8
1.311
Japan  Japan
7
1.272
Sweden  Sweden
6
1.269
Austria  Austria
5
1.252
Iceland  Iceland
4
1.225
Norway  Norway
2
1.217
Denmark  Denmark
2
1.217
New Zealand  New Zealand
1
1.202