The average level of global peacefulness has improved for the first time in five years, but the world still remains less peaceful than a decade ago, having deteriorated by nearly four percent since 2008.
The Global Peace Index report, produced by the Institute for Economics and Peace, shows eighty-six countries are more peaceful than last year, with Iceland remaining the most peaceful country in the world.
However, Founder and Executive Chairman Steve Killelea says new conflicts have emerged in Yemen, Nicaragua and Turkey, resulting in the bottom ten countries in the index declining by more than the global average and increasing the global inequality in peace.