Iceland is the world’s most peaceful country for 2025

“The key to building peacefulness in times of conflict and uncertainty is Positive Peace: the attitudes, institutions and structures that create and sustain peaceful societies,” says the Global Peace Index report. “Positive Peace is strongly correlated with higher GDP growth, lower interest rates, societal wellbeing and more resilience to shocks.”

Russia is, for the first time, the world’s least peaceful country, followed by Ukraine.

The United States has a low ranking on the index, appearing at No. 128, below Honduras, Bangladesh and Uganda. This is largely down to its high level of militarization, which places it – under that criteria – down at the less peaceful end of the index, closer to North Korea (No. 149), Israel (No. 155), Ukraine (No. 162) and Russia (No. 163).

France is the most militarized country in Western and Central Europe, while South America was the only region to record an improvement of peacefulness in this latest index. The biggest improvements were in Peru and Argentina, while Canada and Costa Rica were the most peace-loving nations in Central and South America.

Mauritius, Botswana and Namibia — all with thriving tourism industries, attracting honeymooners, wildlife-lovers and adventure travelers respectively — were the most peaceful countries in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Not meddling in other countries, OP.

[quote] The biggest improvements were in Peru and Argentina, while Canada and Costa Rica were the most peace-loving nations in Central and South America.

Since when is Canada part of Central or South America? Was this another Trump proclamation I missed?

Silly, R6!

USA = "America".

Canada = "Central America".

Costa Rica = "South America".

Someone needs a compass. Or has RFK jr decided those cause autism or something too.

Clean, simple, non-violent culture with an appreciation for peace, quiet and space. What could be better?

Someone needs a sense of humor.

Why would anyone want anything different?

someone needs to realize the comments are not about them

Tell Will to place his anger with his mother where it belongs.

Iceland is relatively monocultural; is geographically remote as an isolated island; has fewer citizens than Wichita, Kansas; and population density outside Reykjavik is practically non-existent.

No crowds, no easy access for entry, no racial conflict, and clean air and water.

Canada is in North America not Central America, you retard.

With a population of 391,810 as of 2025, how come Iceland doesn't suffer from inbreeding and the genetic problems that can arise...or does it?

They are aware that practically the whole island is interrelated, but it looks like they prefer more distance than our Appalachian stereotypes. This results in strengthening desirable genetic traits the same way that racehorses and pedigreed dogs are inbred.

[quote]So what are Iceland and the rest of the countries in the top five — Ireland, New Zealand, Austria and Switzerland — doing so right?

They barely have any people: Iceland (390k), Ireland (5 million), New Zealand (5 million), Austria (9 million), Switzerland (9 million).

Most U.S. states have more people than that.

Iceland is comparable in size to Kentucky or Ohio. Iceland has a total area of approximately 103,000 square kilometers (about 39,600 square miles).

R15 It's interesting that while missing the joke on Canada's location that you think that USA and "America" are the same thing, and that Costa Rica is in South America.

You need to get your sense of humor recalibrated before calling anyone else a "retard". And perhaps brush up on your geography, but you're obviously a product of the school system of the USA, so I guess that we make allowances for that.

Retard.

[quote]It's interesting that while missing the joke on Canada's location that you think that USA and "America" are the same thing,

I never said that. I said Canada is in North America. I never mentioned the US.

North America = Canada, United States and Mexico.

Do Icelanders have big typpi?

I'm aware of that, R21, and by leaving that and Costa Rica out you gave tacit endorsement to USA and "America" being the same thing and Costa Rica being in South America.

Which makes you sound like a rube, which I'm sure you're not.

^^You're fucking nuts.

R18 California (39 million) and Texas (31 million) have more people than those 5 countries combined (28 million) and Florida (23 million) has only 5 million people fewer.

Hey r24 how about a nice plate of beef wellington?

Maybe they elect sane politicians.