Global Peace Index Rankings

June 27, 2008 at 8:46 am · Filed under On Imagination, On International Affairs, On Migration, Uncategorized ·Tagged expatriates, global, international, peace

Here’s an interesting site I happened across this morning: Vision of Humanity.

In 2008, according to its Global Peace Index, the United States ranked 97th in terms of peacefulness out of a pool of 140 countries. We were ranked 96th in 2007. The top nations listed in the index are:

Iceland
Denmark
Norway
New Zealand
Japan
Ireland

Nice to know. Interestingly enough, a few of these countries had already piqued my interest recently as possible expatriate destinations.

Other countries of interest in order of their respective ranking:

Canada – 11th
Australia – 27th
United Kingdom – 49th
Cuba – 62nd
China – 67th
Syria – 75th
Mexico – 93rd
India – 107th
Venezuela – 123rd
Iraq – 140th

Good information for those of us considering moving or volunteering abroad.

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