(MEDIA GENERAL) – The nonprofit Institute for Economics and Peace released its annual report on the world’s most peaceful countries. Iceland took the top spot, while the United States, though higher than last year, still sits in the bottom half of the rankings
The institute ranks 162 countries around the globe on factors ranging from levels of violent crime, intensity of internal conflict and political instability.
Four of the top “risers” were African countries: Guinea-Bissau improved 24 spots in the ranking, the largest jump of any country from 2014. The Ivory Coast, Egypt, Tajikistan and Benin round out the top five risers. …read more
Source: KXAN
