In sub-Saharan Africa, Mauritius holds the top spot for the most peaceful country, and placed 24th in the overall rankings worldwide.
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Here are the most peaceful countries in Africa; Ghana ranked 4th
With Africa having the largest youth population in the world, the Global Peace Index 2019 listed the world's most peaceful countries out of 163 independent states and territories.
Ghana
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Ghana was ranked fourth after Mauritius, Malawi and Botswana respectively in the most peaceful country in Africa and placed 44th in the world.
South Africa was ranked 32nd out of 44 African countries, and 127th in the global rankings.
Results in sub-Saharan Africa were mixed last year across both indicators and countries.
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Twenty-seven of the region's 44 countries deteriorated in peacefulness, leading to a weakening of all three domains of the index, while 12 of the region's 23 indicators improved and eight deteriorated.
The region's five largest country improvements were in Rwanda, The Gambia, Djibouti, Swatini and Somalia. An improvement in internal conflicts fought boosted Somalia by one place in the 2019 GPI to rank 158, lifting it out of the five least peaceful countries in the world.
The five worst deteriorations occurred in Burkina Faso, Zimbabwe, Togo, Sierra Leone and Namibia.
In the Middle East and North Africa region, South Sudan is ranked third from the bottom.
The peace report is compiled by the Institute for Economics & Peace based in Sydney, Australia, and the rankings are determined based on how a country fares in three categories: societal safety and security; ongoing domestic conflict and international conflict, as well as its degree of militarisation.
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Here the countries in the 2019 Global Peace Index
1. Iceland
2. New Zealand
3. Portugal
4. Austria
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5. Denmark
6. Canada
7. Singapore
8. Slovenia
9. Japan
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10. Czech Republic
11. Switzerland
12. Ireland
13. Australia
14. Finland
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15. Bhutan
16. Malaysia
17. Netherlands
18. Belgium
18. Sweden
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20. Norway
21. Hungary
22. Germany
23. Slovakia
24. Mauritius
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25. Romania
26. Bulgaria
27. Chile
28. Croatia
29. Poland
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30. Botswana
31. Qatar
32. Spain
33. Costa Rica
34. Uruguay
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35. Latvia
36. Taiwan
37. Estonia
38. Lithuania
39. Italy
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40. Malawi
41. Indonesia
42. Mongolia
43. Kuwait
44. Ghana
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45. United Kingdom
45. Laos
47. Panama
48. Timor-Leste
48. Zambia
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50. Serbia
51. Albania
52. Sierra Leone
53. United Arab Emirates
54. Tanzania
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55. South Korea
55. Madagascar
57. Vietnam
58. Senegal
59. Liberia
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60. France
60. Namibia
62. The Gambia
63. Cyprus
64. Kazakhstan
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65. Greece
65. North Macedonia
67. Montenegro
68. Moldova
69. Oman
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70. Equatorial Guinea
71. Ecuador
72. Benin
72. Sri Lanka
72. Eswatini
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75. Argentina
76. Nepal
77. Angola
77. Jordan
79. Rwanda
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80. Peru
81. Bosnia and Herzegovina
82. Tunisia
83. Jamaica
84. Dominican Republic
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85. Bolivia
86. Kosovo
87. Haiti
88. Paraguay
89. Cambodia
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90. Morocco
91. Cuba
92. Guyana
93. Trinidad and Tobago
94. Mozambique
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95. Kyrgyz Republic
96. Gabon
97. Belarus
98. Papua New Guinea
99. Georgia
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100. Guinea
101. Bangladesh
102. Uzbekistan
103. Lesotho
104. Burkina Faso
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105. Tajikistan
105. Uganda
107. Cote d’ Ivoire
108. Togo
109. Djibouti
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110. China
111. Algeria
112. Guinea-Bissau
113. El Salvador
114. Guatemala
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115. Turkmenistan
116. Brazil
117. Thailand
118. Armenia
119. Kenya
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120. Nicaragua
121. Republic of the Congo
122. Mauritania
123. Honduras
124. Bahrain
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125. Myanmar
126. Niger
127. South Africa
128. United States of America
129. Saudi Arabia
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130. Azerbaijan
131. Ethiopia
132. Zimbabwe
133. Eritrea
134. Philippines
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135. Burundi
136. Egypt
137. Chad
138. Cameroon
139. Iran
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140. Mexico
141. India
142. Palestine
143. Colombia
144. Venezuela
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145. Mali
146. Israel
147. Lebanon
148. Nigeria
149. North Korea
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150. Ukraine
151. Sudan
152. Turkey
153. Pakistan
154. Russia
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155. Democratic Republic of the Congo
156. Libya
157. Central African Republic
158. Somalia
159. Iraq
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160. Yemen
161. South Sudan
162. Syria
163. Afghanistan
Here's the full report by the Global Peace Index
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