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ARMENIA MOST PEACEFUL COUNTRY IN REGION, GLOBAL PEACE INDEX REVEALS
tert.am
12.06.12
Armenia ranks as the 115th country in the 2012 Global Peace Index
(GPI), showing better results than its neighboring states in the
region.
The index reveals that Armenia has climbed down by 150 points
compared to last year when it ranked the 110th in the list of 153
world countries.
Armenia's South Caucasus neighbors - Georgia and Azerbaijan - rank
the 141st and 132nd countries, respectively. Turkey is the 130th,
with Iran being the 128th.
GPI has ranked countries, using 23 qualitative and quantitative
indicators from highly respected sources, which gauge three broad
themes: the level of safety and security in society; the extent of
domestic or international conflict; and the degree of militarization.
According to the index, the world has improved in peacefulness for
the first time since 2009. "All regions excluding the Middle East and
North Africa saw an improvement. Sub-Saharan Africa does not occupy
the bottom spot for the first time since the GPI was launched in 2007,"
reads the document.
The ranking records progress in Latin America which, as the authors
say, experienced an overall gain in peacefulness, with 16 of the 23
nations seeing improvements to their GPI scores since 2011.
The most peaceful region is Western Europe for the sixth consecutive
year, with the majority of its countries ranking in the top 20. As
for the Asia Pacific, its overall score is said to have improved by
the largest margin over the 2011-2012 period.
From: A. Papazian
tert.am
12.06.12
Armenia ranks as the 115th country in the 2012 Global Peace Index
(GPI), showing better results than its neighboring states in the
region.
The index reveals that Armenia has climbed down by 150 points
compared to last year when it ranked the 110th in the list of 153
world countries.
Armenia's South Caucasus neighbors - Georgia and Azerbaijan - rank
the 141st and 132nd countries, respectively. Turkey is the 130th,
with Iran being the 128th.
GPI has ranked countries, using 23 qualitative and quantitative
indicators from highly respected sources, which gauge three broad
themes: the level of safety and security in society; the extent of
domestic or international conflict; and the degree of militarization.
According to the index, the world has improved in peacefulness for
the first time since 2009. "All regions excluding the Middle East and
North Africa saw an improvement. Sub-Saharan Africa does not occupy
the bottom spot for the first time since the GPI was launched in 2007,"
reads the document.
The ranking records progress in Latin America which, as the authors
say, experienced an overall gain in peacefulness, with 16 of the 23
nations seeing improvements to their GPI scores since 2011.
The most peaceful region is Western Europe for the sixth consecutive
year, with the majority of its countries ranking in the top 20. As
for the Asia Pacific, its overall score is said to have improved by
the largest margin over the 2011-2012 period.
From: A. Papazian