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Global Peace Index (GPI) 2023 (1-5)

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Canada

1.350

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Costa Rica

1.731

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Panama

1.942

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Trinidad and Tobago

1.946

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Jamaica

1.986

Country
Global Peace Index (GPI) 2023 (1-5)↓
Mexico2.599
United States2.448
Haiti2.395
Nicaragua2.294
El Salvador2.279
Honduras2.265
Guatemala2.130
Cuba2.103
Dominican Republic2.019
Jamaica1.986
Trinidad and Tobago1.946
Panama1.942
Costa Rica1.731
Canada1.350
Total2.106
  • The Global Peace Index is a multifaceted analysis that compiles 23 qualitative and quantitative indicators to determine the level of overall peace in each of 163 countries. Lower scores indicate greater levels of peace, and higher scores indicate increased danger.
  • In 2023, the GPI scores ranged from 1.124 in Iceland, the world’s most-peaceful country, to 3.448 in Afghanistan, 2023’s least peaceful country.