World's 10 Most Peaceful Nations

Bangalore: Peace in today’s era is equivalent to the worth of diamonds as it is something which every nation is striving for. Development in any field and in any part of the world will prove worthless and fatal if ‘Peace’ is missing from that region.

The Institute of Economics and Peace has compiled the Global Peace Index (GPI) 2013 report by studying the condition of peace worldwide, identifying the ongoing violence and conflicts and also recognizing the main force for a peaceful nation.

The World’s most peaceful nations as listed by the Global Peace Index 2013 report are:-

1. Iceland:

GPI Score- 1.162

Iceland has once again topped the list of the most peaceful countries of the world among the 162 countries surveyed. This island nation is a conflict free nation with crime rate and homicide rate comparatively very low. The prison population is significantly lower than any other place in Europe and in the entire world. According to the GPI measures of safety and security, Iceland attained the lowest possible scores.

The peace in Iceland is also attributed to the stable government under the centre left coalition of the Social Democratic Alliance (SDA) and the Left-Green Movement (LGM). It has no standing army. Iceland being an active member of NATO since 1949 has actively participated in international peace keeping missions in Afghanistan, Lebanon, Palestine and the Balkans.

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