For the first time in five years, global peacefulness improved. From Reuters to Forbes - read how global media reported on our research.
One of the most read articles in 2020, this brief look at the most peaceful countries in the world was written before the pandemic.
This year, Syria's position on the Global Peace Index shifted.
Research from the Institute for Economics and Peace measuring the level of military build-up around the world.
There is a buzz of improvements in the bottom quadrant of the Global Peace Index, with three of the five most improved being among the least peaceful.
One of the most popular articles in 2020 provided the key findings from the 2019 Global Peace Index, when levels of peace improved for the first time in five years.
Join the Institute for Economics and Peace and other experts for insight into the latest data and trends in global terrorism.
This year, over one thousand data professionals were invited to download the Global Peace Index data and visualise the peace gap.
According to the Global Peace Index 2019, traditional military forces are reducing in size while non-state actors increase their presence.