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Global Peace Index Latest News

India ranked 127th place in the recently released Global Peace Index 2026.

About Global Peace Index

It is produced by the Institute for Economics & Peace (IEP), is an independent, non-partisan, non-profit think tank
The GPI is the world’s leading measure of global peacefulness.
It ranks 163 independent states and territories according to their level of peacefulness, covering 99.7 percent of the world’s population.
Parameters used: It uses 23 qualitative and quantitative indicators to measure the state of peace across three domains: the level of Societal Safety and Security; the extent of Ongoing Domestic and International Conflict; and the degree of Militarisation.
This year it is the 20th edition of the GPI.
Top Performing Countries: Iceland ranked first for the 19th consecutive year, followed by New Zealand, Switzerland, Slovenia, and Ireland.
Bottom Countries: Russia is the least peaceful country, with Sudan, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ukraine, and Israel completing the bottom five.

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