{"id":39822,"date":"2016-06-09T07:06:59","date_gmt":"2016-06-09T11:06:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/?p=39822"},"modified":"2016-06-09T07:08:58","modified_gmt":"2016-06-09T11:08:58","slug":"america-ranked-no-103-on-list-of-most-peaceful-nations-on-earth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateofthenation2012.com\/?p=39822","title":{"rendered":"America ranked No. 103 on list of \u2018most peaceful\u2019 nations on Earth"},"content":{"rendered":"


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\nBy\u00a0Jennifer Harper<\/span> – The Washington Times<\/span><\/p>\n

America, land of peace? Not necessarily. The U.S. no longer ranks in the top 100 most peaceful nations on Earth.<\/p>\n

It stands at No. 103, according to the Global Peace Index, a comprehensive statistical analysis that quantifies the relative peacefulness of 162 countries. Such nations as Cuba, Gabon, Sri Lanka, Haiti and Bangladesh are ranked as \u201cmore peaceful\u201d than America, the massive study<\/a> found.<\/p>\n

Released Wednesday, the tenth annual assessment is data-driven and measures such influences as internal crime statistics, political forces, refugee activity, population trends and other factors \u2014 including terrorism, the number of homicides and economic conditions.<\/p>\n

The most peaceful spots on the planet? Iceland, followed by Denmark, Austria, New Zealand, Portugal, Czech Republic, Switzerland, Japan and Slovenia for the top 10.<\/p>\n

Syria is at the very bottom of the list followed by South Sudan, Iraq, Afghanistan and Somalia, Yemen, Central Africa Republic, Ukraine, Sudan, Libya and Pakistan.<\/p>\n

China is ranked at 120, Russia at 151. An interactive map ranking the nations can be found here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Issued by the Institute for Economics and Peace, an Australia-based think tank, the report stated that there had been a \u201chistoric decline in world peace\u201d in the last decade, largely driven by conflict, terrorism and political instability in the Middle East and North Africa.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe breadth of terrorism is spreading,with only 23 percent of countries in the index not experiencing a a terrorist incident,\u201d the analysis said.<\/p>\n

A combative world is also an expensive one, the study found. The cost of military readiness and response, the impact of refugees, the cost of internal security and other factors adds up.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe economic impact of violence on the global economy amounted to $13.6 trillion or 13.3 percent of the gross world product,\u201d the analysis stated. The total for the last decade is $137 trillion.<\/p>\n

\u201cTerrorism is at an all-time high, battle deaths from conflict are at a 25-year high, and the number of refugees and displaced people are at a level not seen in 60 years,\u201d the report said, noting that 60 million people \u2014 almost 1 percent of the world\u2019s population \u2014 are now displaced.<\/p>\n

The report also had a warning. According to the study, political instability in Brazil is up by 15 percent, along with increases in police activity and incarceration \u2014 \u201ca worrying trend just months before the start of the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.\u201d<\/p>\n

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