An edition of Global Peace Index 2018
(2018)
Global Peace Index 2018
Measuring Peace in a Complex World
by The Institute for Economics & Peace
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This is the twelfth edition of the Global Peace Index (GPI), which ranks 163 independent states and territories according to their level of peacefulness. Produced by the Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP), the GPI is the world’s leading measure of global peacefulness. This report presents the most comprehensive data-driven analysis to-date on trends in peace, its economic value, and how to develop peaceful societies.
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Global Peace Index 2018: Measuring Peace in a Complex World
2018, The Institute for Economics & Peace
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Table of Contents
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY. 2
Key Findings. 4
1. RESULTS. 5
Highlights. 6
2018 Global Peace Index Rankings. 8
Regional overview. 12
Improvements & deteriorations. 19
2. TRENDS. 23
Ten year trends in the Global Peace Index. 26
100 year trends in peace. 32
3. ECONOMIC IMPACT OF VIOLENCE. 45
Results. 46
The macroeconomics impact of peace. 52
4. POSITIVE PEACE. 59
What is Positive Peace?. 60
Trends in Positive Peace. 65
What precedes a change in peacefulness?. 69
Positive Peace and the economy. 73
5. APPENDICES. 77
Appendix A: GPI Methodology. 78
Appendix B: GPI indicator sources, definitions & scoring criteria. 82
Appendix C: GPI Domain scores. 90
Appendix D: Economic cost of violence. 93
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