The Most and Least Peaceful Countries in the World

[TomSea]

The Most and Least Peaceful Countries in the World
Global study finds the world has gradually grown less peaceful.

By Megan Trimble, Associate Editor, Social Media |June 6, 2018, at 12:01 a.m.

The world has become less peaceful in the past year as longstanding global conflicts remain unresolved and the United States and other world powers face political instability, an international study finds.

The 12th annual "Global Peace Index" by the Institute for Economics and Peace, an independent non-profit think tank based in Australia, scored 163 independent states and territories according to their levels of peacefulness. It found the world became 0.27 percent less peaceful compared to 2016, with 92 countries deteriorating in peacefulness and just 71 countries improving. The think tank published the index on Wednesday.

The study assessed global peace through three filters: safety and security in society, extent of ongoing domestic or international conflict and the degree of militarization. Researchers considered 23 peace indicators to determine scores, including the number of casualties from terrorism and conflicts in that country, the number of murders per capita and the ratio of military spending to gross domestic product. Each indicator was scored on a 5-point scale.

Read more at: https://www.usnews.com/news/best-countries/articles/2018-06-06/global-peace-index-world-peace-deteriorates-partisanship-damages-us-score

Source: http://visionofhumanity.org/indexes/global-peace-index/  (Map, green, most free)

I think they have updated to 2018 but 2017 as shown below, is similar:

[TomSea]

Say what you will,  I assume, this is about crime rate and things like that.  We are behind, maybe to up to 120 countries in the "peace index" I believe the articles say.

Note, most green countries have "homogenized" populations, that's what I'm thinking. Say, Japan, Australia, Canada and so on, have people mostly of one race.

[GtHawk]

Say what you will,  I assume, this is about crime rate and things like that.  We are behind, maybe to up to 120 countries in the "peace index" I believe the articles say.

Note, most green countries have "homogenized" populations, that's what I'm thinking. Say, Japan, Australia, Canada and so on, have people mostly of one race.

Well yeah, I guess Australia did a pretty good job of winnowing down the Aboriginal population.

[Fishrrman]

To reiterate what Tom said:
The "most peaceful" nations also happen to be the LEAST "diverse".
There's a reason for that.

Aborigines notwithstanding...

[GtHawk]

To reiterate what Tom said:
The "most peaceful" nations also happen to be the LEAST "diverse".
There's a reason for that.

Aborigines notwithstanding...

So what's the excuse for Central and South America, the Mideast, not a whole lot of diversity in a lot of the countries in there or peace either.

[Sanguine]

The U.S. ranked 121st out of 163 in the global assessment, falling from 114th and 103rd in the 2017 and 2016 Global Peace Indexes, respectively. While the U.S. essentially held its rank relative to other countries' movements, its level of peacefulness declined to its lowest since 2011. Researchers largely attributed the drop in score to a hardening in partisanship in American politics – despite a reduced impact from terrorism, as well as Washington's curtailed operations in Iraq and Afghanistan and a gradual reduction in the homicide rate during the past decade.

So, even though we actually are more peaceful, we don't have the right attitudes to score highly?

[Frank Cannon]

So, even though we actually are more peaceful, we don't have the right attitudes to score highly?

Some globalist POS Australian named Steve Killelea is behind this front group. I'm betting a dollar there is an agenda here.

[TomSea]

Even Indonesia is a light green, ahead of us.

I don't think we deserve to be that far down the list. I do admit, some cities, you hear about quite a bit of crime though.  Maybe most big cities.

[TomSea]

@GtHawk

I guess, there are a number of variables, standard of living, strength of the economy and so on.

[Frank Cannon]

@GtHawk

I guess, there are a number of variables, standard of living, strength of the economy and so on.

How about the variable that it is effing bullshit Tommy?

[TomSea]

I know Russia has its problems but its still a bit surprising to see them on this map in red. They are way down there as well.

There are organizations that have maps showing freedom of the press,  the freedom index and so on. In a general way, they can be helpful.

[Suppressed]

The actual report:
http://visionofhumanity.org/app/uploads/2018/06/Global-Peace-Index-2018-2.pdf

The weighting of the criteria for this bogus measure:

[Sanguine]

The actual report:
http://visionofhumanity.org/app/uploads/2018/06/Global-Peace-Index-2018-2.pdf

The weighting of the criteria for this bogus measure:

Quite a few subjective measures.

[GtHawk]

How about the variable that it is effing bullshit Tommy?

@Frank Cannon
I think the only immutable variable is that socialists will always try to denigrate America.

[driftdiver]

So what's the excuse for Central and South America, the Mideast, not a whole lot of diversity in a lot of the countries in there or peace either.

South America has ~30% of all the murders in the world.

[TomSea]

I don't make a sow's ear out of a silk purse or sugarcoat the issue, I"ve lived in one of the cities with the highest crime rate, also in very low crime areas... in the end, it didn't affect me but it doesn't mean it's not there.

Statistics isn't the name of a river in Egypt.

June 7:
Winston-Salem convenience store robbed at gunpoint
http://www.greensboro.com/news/crime/winston-salem-convenience-store-robbed-at-gunpoint/article_77e7debe-ca28-5672-a6f3-06d1eb7f39c8.html

 15-year-old arrested in Pasadena armed robbery
Phil DavisPhil DavisContact Reporterpdavis@capgaznews.com
June 7, 2018
http://www.capitalgazette.com/news/for_the_record/ac-cn-pasadena-robbery-arrest-20180607-story.html

June 6:
3 convenience store robbery suspects return to Monroe
https://www.thenewsstar.com/story/news/crime/2018/06/06/3-convenience-store-robbery-suspects-return-monroe/677325002/

Maybe Malaysia or Indonesia actually have lower crime rates, maybe the murder rate actually is lower even in Western Europe with the influx of Jihadists, figures don't lie but liars do figure.

[Cyber Liberty]

The actual report:
http://visionofhumanity.org/app/uploads/2018/06/Global-Peace-Index-2018-2.pdf

The weighting of the criteria for this bogus measure:

So all we have to do is zero out our military budget and throw all the money into the UN peacekeeping fund and we're golden?  Who wrote this, Woodrow Wilson?