Iceland has been named the most peaceful country in the world for the tenth year running, while Syria remains the least peaceful.

The rankings are based on a report from the Institute for Economics and Peace, which takes into account statistical factors such as murder rates and military expenditure, as well as perceptions of criminality and terrorism levels.The Ten most safest and most dangerous places to Live.The ten most dangerous
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Syria
Afghanistan
South Sudan
Iraq
Somalia
Yemen
Libya
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Central African Republic
Russia

The ten safest countries

Iceland
New Zealand
Austria
Portugal
Denmark
Canada
Czech Republic
Singapore
Japan
Ireland

Iceland, the safest country in the world, is followed by New Zealand and Austria.

The UK fell six places to 57th, while the US sits at 121.

“The 2018 GPI reveals a world in which the tensions, conflicts, and crises that emerged in the past decade remain unresolved, resulting in this gradual, sustained fall in peacefulness,” says the Institute.

“Although in some instances long-running conflicts have begun to decline or at least plateau, the underlying causes of many of these conflicts have not been addressed, and the potential for violence to flare up remains very real.”The factors are combined into a single number listed in the Global Peace Index (GPI). The lower this is, the safer a country is regarded.

The average level of peacefulness declined over the year, with the Middle East and North Africa the world’s least peaceful region. Europe is still the most peaceful region, but its score has fallen due to increased political instability, the impact of terrorism and perceptions of criminality.

In its seventh year of civil war, Syria remains at the bottom of the Index, followed by Afghanistan and South Sudan.

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