According to the report, the index measures global peace using three broad themes: the level of safety and security in society – The report said Pakistan and North Korea moved out of the top 10 while Ukraine is now ranked number eighth – It further said the most dangerous countries in the world of 2015 became even more volatile because of increasing volatility The Global Peace Index (GPI) has released the 2016 edition of the most dangerous countries in the world stressing that the world is now a more dangerous place than it was one year ago. File photo of protest in Nigeria GPI’s latest report from the Institute for Economics and Peace ranked 163 independent countries, which covers over 99 percent of the world’s population with Nigeria coming 15th. READ ALSO: US ambassador speaks on Buhari, his experience in Nigeria To get this 10th edition, 23 indicators were used on a scale of one to five. According to the report, the index measures global peace using three broad themes: the level of safety and security in society, the extent of domestic and international conflict, and the degree of militarisation. According to Atlas and Boots, the index allows for analysis of individual geographical regions. It further said the most dangerous countries in the world of 2015 became even more volatile because of increasing volatility. READ ALSO: Treasury looters will cry very soon – President Buhari Syria, South Sudan and Iraq are the most dangerous countries in the world while other “fragile states” include Afghanistan, Somalia, Yemen and the Central African Republic. The report said Pakistan and North Korea moved out of the top 10 while Ukraine is now ranked number eighth and this is due to the ongoing conflict with pro-Russian separatists in the Donbass region. “The number of refugees and displaced persons has risen dramatically over the last decade, doubling to approximately 60 million people between 2007 and 2016, nearly one percent of the world’s population. “There are now nine countries with more than 10 percent of their population displaced in some form; 20 percent of Somalia and South Sudan’s population respectively, and over 60 percent of Syria’s,” the report said. Many parts of Nigeria are embroiled in violence and insecurity. These range from Boko Haram, kidnappings to agitations for Biafra republic. RANK COUNTRY SCORE 1 Syria 3.806 2 South Sudan 3.593 3 Iraq 3.57 4 Afghanistan 3.538 5 Somalia 3.414 6 Yemen 3.399 7 Central African Republic 3.354 8 Ukraine 3.287 9 Sudan 3.269 10 Libya 3.2 11 Pakistan 3.145 12 Democratic Republic of the Congo 3.112 13 Russia 3.079 14 North Korea 2.944 15 Nigeria 2.877 16 Palestine 2.832 17 Colombia 2.764 18 Lebanon 2.752 19 Turkey 2.71 20 Israel 2.656 21 Venezuela 2.651 22 Egypt 2.574 23 India 2.566 24 Mexico 2.557 25 Philippines 2.511 26 Burundi 2.5 27 Mali 2.489 28 Chad 2.464 29 Eritrea 2.46 30 Azerbaijan 2.45 31 Iran 2.411 32 Bahrain 2.398 33 Kenya 2.379 34 Cameroon 2.356 35 Saudi Arabia 2.338 36 Rwanda 2.323 37 Zimbabwe 2.322 38 South Africa 2.316 39 Thailand 2.312 40 Kyrgyz Republic 2.297 41 Mauritania 2.295 42 Tajikistan 2.293 43 Djibouti 2.292 44 China 2.288 45 Ethiopia 2.284 46 Cote d’ Ivoire 2.279 47 Guatemala 2.27 48 Guinea-Bissau 2.264 49 Myanmar 2.256 50 Republic of the Congo 2.249 51 Niger 2.239 52 Honduras 2.237 53 El Salvador 2.237 54 Armenia 2.218 55 Uzbekistan 2.216 56 Algeria 2.213 57 Belarus 2.202 58 Turkmenistan 2.202 59 Brazil 2.176 60 Cambodia 2.161 61 United States of America 2.154 62 Guinea 2.148 63 Uganda 2.148 64 Dominican Republic 2.143 65 Papua New Guinea 2.143 66 Angola 2.14 67 Sri Lanka 2.133 68 Jordan 2.127 69 Guyana 2.105 70 Macedonia (FYR) 2.092 71 The Gambia 2.091 72 Jamaica 2.091 73 Morocco 2.086 74 Swaziland 2.074 75 Haiti 2.066 76 Burkina Faso 2.063 77 Cuba 2.057 78 Georgia 2.057 79 Peru 2.057 80 Trinidad and Tobago 2.056 81 Bangladesh 2.045 82 Greece 2.044 83 Bolivia 2.038 84 Paraguay 2.037 85 Gabon 2.033 86 Nepal 2.026 87 Kosovo 2.022 88 Ecuador 2.02 89 Kazakhstan 2.019 90 Oman 2.016 91 Benin 1.998 92 Liberia 1.998 93 Cyprus 1.994 94 Senegal 1.978 95 Nicaragua 1.975 96 Mozambique 1.963 97 Argentina 1.957 98 Togo 1.954 99 Moldova 1.953 100 Tunisia 1.949 101 Lesotho 1.941 102 Equatorial Guinea 1.94 103 United Arab Emirates 1.931 104 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.915 105 Vietnam 1.906 106 Tanzania 1.899 107 Montenegro 1.884 108 Timor-Leste 1.879 109 Namibia 1.873 110 Albania 1.867 111 South Korea 1.858 112 Laos 1.852 113 Kuwait 1.842 114 Mongolia 1.838 115 Panama 1.837 116 Serbia 1.834 117 United Kingdom 1.83 118 France 1.829 119 Malawi 1.817 120 Ghana 1.809 121 Sierra Leone 1.805 122 Indonesia 1.799 123 Taiwan 1.787 124 Zambia 1.783 125 Italy 1.774 126 Madagascar 1.763 127 Lithuania 1.735 128 Estonia 1.732 129 Uruguay 1.726 130 Qatar 1.716 131 Costa Rica 1.699 132 Latvia 1.68 133 Romania 1.649 134 Malaysia 1.648 135 Bulgaria 1.646 136 Botswana 1.639 137 Chile 1.635 138 Croatia 1.633 139 Spain 1.604 140 Slovakia 1.603 141 Mauritius 1.559 142 Poland 1.557 143 Netherlands 1.541 144 Singapore 1.535 145 Hungary 1.534 146 Belgium 1.528 147 Norway 1.5 148 Germany 1.486 149 Australia 1.465 150 Sweden 1.461 151 Bhutan 1.445 152 Ireland 1.433 153 Finland 1.429 154 Slovenia 1.408 155 Japan 1.395 156 Canada 1.388 157 Switzerland 1.37 158 Czech Republic 1.36 159 Portugal 1.356 160 New Zealand 1.287 161 Austria 1.278 162 Denmark 1.246 163 Iceland

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Silkmoth33:
Oboi! Rearrange this thing oh! So that it can make FP!


Ha ah! How can you expect me to strain my eyes in looking for yeye naija.


or better sti snap grab the position for the source website. It no hard!

if you start form the beginning of the list as I presumed you will....it won't waste time before you locate Nigeria, especially with our increasing specialties in crime and terrorism

Lai buhari...what is this...well