Peace Index, The Global
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About the Global Peace Index
The Global Peace Index aims at making the data comparable over time in order to shed more light into the mechanisms that nurture and sustain peace and since 2007 has worked to quantify the peacefulness of countries and to identify potential drivers of peace. It was founded by Steve Killelea, an Australian international technology entrepreneur and philanthropist, with the aim to contribute significantly to the public debate on peace and it is maintained by the Institute for Economics and Peace and developed in consultation with an international panel of peace experts from peace institutes and think tanks with data collected and collated by the Economist Intelligence Unit.
Global Peace Index 2011
The Global Peace Index 2011 was released in both London and Washington D.C. on 25 May 2011.
See these event pages for details:
- Event:Launch of the 2011 Global Peace Index - London
- Event:Launch of the Global Peace Index 2011 - Washington D.C.
Global Peace Index (GPI) Map - 2007-2011
Methodology and Data
The Index is composed of qualitative and quantitative indicators from a wide range of highly respected sources, including the International Institute of Strategic Studies, The World Bank, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, various UN entities and peace institutes and the Economist Intelligence Unit. It combines factors internal to a country and external to it. The indicators are divided into three key thematic categories. All of the indicators have been banded on a scale of 1‐5 and qualitative indicators in the index have been scored by the Economist Intelligence Unit's extensive team of country analysts.
- 5 measures of ongoing conflict such as: number of conflicts fought 2000‐2005 and number of deaths from organized conflict
- 10 measures of societal safety and security including: number of displaced people, potential for terrorist acts, number of homicides, number of jailed population
- 8 measures of militarization such as: military expenditure, number of armed of access to small service personnel, ease weapons.
- Overall score weighted 60% for internal peace and 40% for external peace
Scores and Rankings
Video
BBC interview with Steve Killelea
The 2010 Global Peace Index results were released on June 8th 2010, Steve Killelea is talking about the results and his motivations
2011 Global Peace Index
Methodology, results and findings
New Dimensions of Peace – Society, Economy, and the Media
2010 Global Peace Index
2010 Global Peace Index Results Report
The results of the Global Peace Index for 2010 suggest that the world has become slightly less peaceful in the past year. The Index, which gauges ongoing domestic and international conflict, safety and security in society and militarisation in 149 countries, registered overall increases in several indicators, including the likelihood of violent demonstrations and perceptions of criminality.
New Zealand is ranked as the country most at peace for the second consecutive year and is one of only three countries in the top ten to improve in peacefulness in the 2010 Index. Iceland moved to number two as the country’s economy stabilised after falling to fourth place in last year’s ranking, the improvement demonstrating the resilience of peaceful nations. Small, stable and democratic countries are consistently ranked highest; 15 of the top 20 countries are Western or Central European countries. Despite the global slide, the Middle East & North Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa have made the most gains since the research began in 2007. Reasons for the improvement vary, but include more political stability and a drop in military expenditure in the Middle East & North Africa and less access to weapons, a decrease in conflicts and better relations with neighbouring countries in Sub-Saharan Africa.
The Global Peace Index 2010 Discussion Paper
GPI 2010 Discussion Paper:Peace, Wealth and Human Potential
This paper examines two broad themes of peace. The first theme explores the relationships between peace and economic wealth, while the second brings a fact-based approach to establishing the conditions and causes of peace while analysing trends in peacefulness over the last four years.More specifically:
• The key structures and attitudes associated with peace – what should we focus on to increase peacefulness in the world?
• The value of peace to the global economy – US$1.85 trillion in additional or redirected economic activities per annum would be secured if global violence could be reduced by only 25%, imagine what could be done with such an amount!
• How peace can be used by business leaders as a strategic analysis tool – peace adds a totally new dimension to business strategy, find out how.
• Results from a time-series analysis on levels of peacefulness – which indicators have recorded the most improvement since 2007? Which regions experienced the biggest decline in peacefulness.
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See Also
External Links
Further Reading
- Measuring Peace in the Media, October 2010, Institute for Economics and Peace and Media Tenor
- GPI 2010 Results Report
- GPI 2010 Fact Sheet
- GPI 2010 Discussion Paper: Peace, Wealth and Human Potential
- Holding G8 Accountability to Account
