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The Philippines is the 27th-most violent country in
the world today, Global Peace Index said in a report released
Tuesday.
The report of the Australian
think tank cited numerous crimes and political instability in the
country.
The index ranked 140 countries,
including the Philippines, using 24 qualitative and quantitative
indicators that combined internal and external factors ranging from
a nation’s level of military expenditure to its relations with
neighboring countries and the level of respect for human rights.
In Asia, according to the report,
Japan is the most peaceful country. In the world, it ranks as the
fifth most peaceful, followed by Hong Kong, 23rd; Singapore, 29th;
South Korea, 32nd; Vietnam, 37th; and Malaysia, 38th. The
Philippines places 113th.
The 2007 index, which ranked only
121 countries, found the Philippines as the 100th-most peaceful
country, making it the 21st-most violent country, as it showed no
progress in peace development as the year changed, based on the
index report.
In the latest Global Peace Index
report, Iceland is the most peaceful country in the world. It is
followed by Denmark, Norway and New Zealand. The report said Iraq is
the most violent.
Countries that followed Iraq as
most violent are Somalia, Sudan, Afghanistan, Israel, Chad, Central
African Republic, North Korea, Lebanon and Russia.
Global Peace Index was founded by
Steve Killelea, an Australian international technology entrepreneur
and philanthropist. The report forms part of the Institute for
Economics and Peace, a new global think tank dedicated to the
research and education of the relationship between economics,
business and peace.
--Zandro G. Merino
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