Iceland is the world's most peaceful country for the fifteenth time

The list of the world's most peaceful countries was recently released by the 2023 Global Peace Index (GPI).

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The GPI uses 23 qualitative and quantitative indicators from reputable sources and gauges the state of peace across three domains: the level of societal safety and security; the extent of ongoing domestic and international conflict; and the degree of militarization.

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The average level of world peace declined by 0.42% over the previous year, with 79 nations seeing a decline in peace and 84 countries experiencing an improvement.

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Since 2008, Iceland has been rated as the most peaceful nation

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India improved its overall peacefulness by 3.5% and now ranks 126th in the world

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With the average country score declining by 5%, the world has grown less peaceful over the previous 15 years.

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