Mauritius ranked under top 20 in Global Peace Index (GPI) 2018, 1st in Sub-Saharan Africa

 

Global Results of the 2018 GPI

 

The twelfth edition of the Global Peace Index (GPI) was recently released.  The GPI ranks 163 independent states and territories according to their level of peacefulness.  This report presents the most comprehensive data-driven analysis to-date on trends in peace, its economic value, and how to develop peaceful societies.  The GPI looks at three domains namely: Safety & Security, Militarasiation and Ongoing Conflict.

The results of the 2018 GPI shows that peace has deteriorated globally by 0.27 per cent in the last year.  Ninety-two countries deteriorated, while 71 countries improved.  The 2018 GPI reveals a world in which the tensions, conflicts, and crises that emerged in the past decade remain unresolved, especially in the Middle East, resulting in this gradual, sustained fall in peacefulness.  Mauritius was ranked 20th in the global rankings.   Mauritius was ranked in the top 5 most peaceful countries regarding Ongoing Conflict domain.

 

Global Results of the 2018 GPI

 

Having a closer look at Sub-Saharan Africa, the regional ranking remained unchanged at number six, despite a slight deterioration in its overall score. The largest regional improvements were in terrorism impact, perceptions of criminality, violent crime, neighboring countries relations, and militarisation, but those were offset by deteriorations in violent demonstrations, refugees and IDPs and political terror.

Mauritius was ranked first in Sub-Saharan Africa with an overall ranking of 20th followed by Botswana (29), Sierra Leone (35), Madagascar (38) and Ghana (41).   Gambia scored the world’s largest improvement in peace globally moving up 35 places in the rankings since 2017.  It improved across all three GPI domains, with the largest improvement occurring in the Ongoing Conflict domain.

 

Impact of Positive Peace

 

A large number of Positive Peace indicators need to improve before Negative Peace will improve. However, only a few key indicators of Positive Peace need to deteriorate in order to trigger increases in violence.  Low Levels of Corruption, Acceptance of the Rights of Others and Well-Functioning Government are the key Pillars that deteriorate prior to the largest deteriorations in internal peace.  Improvements in Positive Peace are linked to strong domestic currencies. A one per cent increase in Positive Peace is associated with a 0.9 per cent appreciation of the domestic currency among non-OECD countries.

 

 

Please click HERE to read the full report.

 

Source:  Global Peace Index 2018

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