Ranking: The most peaceful countries in the world 2022

Ranking: The most peaceful countries in the world 2022

The most peaceful countries in the world were updated for 2022. Read our findings from the study and search the ranking below

Iceland is again the most peaceful country in the world, followed by New Zealand, Ireland, Denmark and Austria.

However, the world is a somewhat less peaceful place, since the number of countries that experience violent internal conflicts has increased, as the latest Global Peace Index (GPI) shows.

Afghanistan remains the fourth year in a row that is the least peaceful country in the world, followed by Yemen, Syria, Russia and South Sudan.

The GPI report is the only statistical measure of its kind and enables 163 independent states to arrange how peaceful they are. The 163 countries cover over 99 % of the world population and are assessed using 23 indicators, each of which is banded or normalized on a scale of 1 to 5.

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The index created by the Institute for Economics & Peace (IEP) measures global peace on the basis of three major topics: the security level in society, the extent of national and international conflicts and the degree of militarization.

Peace is notoriously difficult to define. The IEP approaches him by trying to evaluate the "harmony that is achieved by the absence of violence or the fear of violence". Further information on the methodology, including details about the 23 indicators used, can be found on page 57 of the report.

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Important knowledge

• Iceland has claimed its position as the most peaceful country in the world. It has taken first place every year since 2008.
• Afghanistan is the least peaceful country in the world for the fifth year in a row.
• The average level of global peace was declined by 0.03 % in 2022.
• 90 countries improved last year and 71 have a deterioration.
• This is the eleventh in the past 14 years that global peace has decreased.
• The average level of global peace has dropped by 3.2 % since 2008
• Europe remains the most peaceful region in the world and houses seven of the ten most peaceful countries.
• Despite an improvement in peace, the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) remain the least peaceful.
• The greatest deterioration in peace was recorded by Ukraine, Guinea, Burkina Faso, Russia and Haiti.
• The greatest improvements recorded Libya, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, the Philippines and Algeria.
• New Zealand is the most peaceful country of Oceania.
• Singapore is the most peaceful country of Asia.
• Mauritius is the most peaceful country of Africa, Qatar the most peaceful in the Middle East.
• Costa Rica is the most peaceful country in Latin America and the Caribbean, with Uruguay being the highest South American country.
• The number of violently displaced worldwide rose from 31 million in 2008 to over 88 million in 2022.
• Last year, the United States experienced a slight deterioration in peace due to an increase in civilian unrest, violent demonstrations and an increase in political instability.
• The level of peace in the USA has been at the lowest level since 2008.

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The most peaceful countries in the world - ranking

The following table lists 163 of the world countries after how they cut off in the Global Peace Index. Some countries were omitted due to the lack of sufficient data.

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