India has been ranked 136th among 163 countries in Global Peace Index 2018 due to reduction in the level of violent crime driven by increased law enforcement.
Other information:
- Index is prepared by Sydney based International think-tank institute for Economics and Peace (IEP)
- The report provides comprehensive analysis on the state of world peace
- It covers 99.7% of world's population
- It uses 23 qualitative and quantitative indicators grouped into 3 key domains
- Ongoing conflict
- Safety and Security
- Militarization
- Top rank is bagged by Iceland, Followed by New Zealand, Portugal, Austria and Denmark
- Syria is the least peaceful country followed by Afghanistan, South Sudan, Iraq and Somalia
Other information:
- India improved its rank marinally
- Rank is 136
- Overall Asia, there is a decline
- Pakistan too has improved.
- Iceland is the most peaceful nation continuing its position from 2008
- Syria is at bottom
