U.S. Ranked The 114th Most Peaceful Nation On Earth Says Annual Global Ranking

This is an automatic summary, original reduced by 31%.Land of the free, home of the brave - but America may not be the most peaceful spot on earth according to the 11th annual "Global Peace Index," which bases judgement calls on a complex gauge of social, economic and political factors, including rates of homicide and terrorism activities.The U.S. is now at No. 114, falling 11 places in the last year, the analysis says."Iceland remains the most peaceful country in the world, a position it has held since 2008. It is joined at the top of the index by New Zealand, Portugal, Austria, and Denmark. There was also very little change at the bottom of the index. Syria remains the least peaceful country in the world, followed by Afghanistan, Iraq, South Sudan, and Yemen," the report said.Most U.S. allies are in the top-20 of the index, including Canada, Japan, Australia, Ireland and Germany.The index is produced by the Australia-based Institute for Economics and Peace, which figures that the impact of strife worldwide is $14.3 trillion.In a nutshell, the index found hat 93 nations became "More peaceful" in the last year, 68 were "Less peaceful."Summary Source | FAQ | Theory | Feedback | Top keywords: Index#1peaceful#2U.S.#3country#4American#5Post found in /r/worldpolitics, /r/worldnews, /r/The_Donald and /r/worldnewshub.NOTICE: This thread is for discussing the submission topic. Please do not discuss the concept of the autotldr bot here. via /r/autotldr http://ift.tt/2rwREVT