World map of the Global Peace Index

The Global Peace Index is an attempt to measure the relative position of nations’ and regions’ peacefulness. It is maintained by the Economist, an international panel of peace experts from peace institutes and think tanks, together with the Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies, University of Sydney, Australia. The list was launched in May 2007, and is claimed to be the first study to rank countries around the world according to their peacefulness. The study is endorsed by individuals such as Dalai Lama, archbishop Desmond Tutu,and president Jimmy Carter. The Economist is a weekly news and international affairs publication owned by The Economist Newspaper Ltd and edited in London, UK. It has been in continuous publication since September 1843. ... This article is about the institution. ... The University of Sydney, established in Sydney in 1850, is the oldest university in Australia. ... The 13th Dalai Lama, Thubten Gyatso (1876-1933). ... Desmond Mpilo Tutu (born 7 October 1931) is a South African cleric and activist who rose to worldwide fame during the 1980s as an opponent of apartheid. ... James Earl Jimmy Carter, Jr. ...

121 GPI rankings

Countries most at peace ranked first

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References

• U.S. ranks 96 in new peace index, 2007-05-30, Frank James, Chicago Tribune

http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/05-30-2007/0004598231&EDATE= , First Global Peace Index Ranks 121 Countries, PP Newswire // The Chicago Tribune is a major daily newspaper based in Chicago, Illinois and owned by the Tribune Company. ...

External links

• visionofhumanity.com