Compared to last year, the highest rise in the Global Peace Index demonstrated Panama (49th), Thailand (125th), Sri Lanka (97th), South Africa (126th) and Mauritania (123rd place).
Russia ranked 151 between the North Korea and Congo. The most dangerous country is Syria (163rd), followed by South Sudan, Iraq and Afghanistan. In addition, the top ten includes Somalia (159th), Yemen (158th), Central African Republic (157th), and Sudan (155th).
The safest countries are Austria, Iceland, Denmark and Portugal. The United States ranked 103, UK – 47th.
Read alsoWorld Happiness Report: Ukraine pulls up rearThe ranking takes into account 23 factors, which include both internal – for example, the level of violence and crime in the country, and external – including relations with neighboring countries and the level of military expenditure.
