15 Number of internal security officers and police per 100,000 people
16 Military expenditure as a percentage of GDP
17 Number of armed-services personnel
18 Volume of transfers of major conventional weapons as recipient (imports) per 100,000 people
19 Volume of transfers of major conventional weapons as supplier (exports) per 100,000 people
20 Financial contribution to UN peacekeeping missions
21 Nuclear and heavy weapons capability
22 Ease of access to small arms and light weapons
16 Military expenditure as a percentage of GDP
17 Number of armed-services personnel
18 Volume of transfers of major conventional weapons as recipient (imports) per 100,000 people
19 Volume of transfers of major conventional weapons as supplier (exports) per 100,000 people
20 Financial contribution to UN peacekeeping missions
21 Nuclear and heavy weapons capability
22 Ease of access to small arms and light weapons
Based on these indicators, the most peaceful nations are, starting with number one, Iceland, New Zealand, Austria, Finland and Switzerland. And the most unpeaceful nations are, starting with the worst, Iraq, Syria, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Afghanistan, Somalia and Sudan.
The USA is number 101 and it doesn't even include police violence.
The Institute for Economics and Peace reports that the impact of violence cost $9.82 TRILLION dollars in the last year counted-- over ten percent of global GDP.. It says that there are 11 countries where the worst violence and the worst terrorist acts are taking place.
Wikipedia's Global Peace Index page reports some of the indicators that support peace:
Peace is correlated to indicators such as income, schooling and the level of regional integration Peaceful countries often shared high levels of transparency of government and low corruption Small, stable countries which are part of regional blocks are most likely to get a higher ranking.
Peace is not a utopian vision. it is the most fundamental of human rights and the basis of development.
This idea of ranking nations and identifying Peace and violence indicators is a valuable conversation. I don't recall ever seeing news about this in the mainstream media. Have you? Add the USA's score of 101 to the FAIL list when it comes to USA Exceptionalism.
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