





South Sudan is the world’s 3rd least peaceful country in the world and least peaceful country in the Africa, according to the 2019 edition of the Global Peace Index (GPI).

The report, released on Wednesday, “measures the state of peace using three thematic domains: the level of Societal Safety and Security; the extent of Ongoing Domestic and International Conflict; and the degree of Militarisation.

“The GPI covers 99.7 per cent of the world’s population, using 23 qualitative and quantitative indicators from highly respected sources.”

Results in sub-Saharan Africa were mixed last year across both indicators and countries. Twenty-seven of the region’s 44 countries deteriorated in peacefulness, leading to a weakening of all three domains of the GPI, while 12 of the region’s 23 indicators improved and eight deteriorated.

The region’s five largest country improvements were recorded in Rwanda, The Gambia, Djibouti, Eswatini 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.

According to the report, produced by the Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP), these are the least peaceful countries in Africa 2019.

Kenya

Africa Rank: 20

World Rank: 119

Overage Score: 2.300

Rep of the Congo

Africa Rank: 19

World Rank: 121

Overage Score: 2.323

Mauritania

Africa Rank: 18

World Rank: 122

Overage Score: 2.333

Niger

Africa Rank: 17

World Rank: 126

Overage Score: 2.394

South Africa

Africa Rank: 16

World Rank: 127

Overage Score: 2.399

Ethiopia

Africa Rank: 15

World Rank: 131

Overage Score: 2.434

Zimbabwe

Africa Rank: 14

World Rank: 132

Overage Score: 2.463

Eritrea

Africa Rank: 13

World Rank: 133

Overage Score: 2.504

Burundi

Africa Rank: 12

World Rank: 135

Overage Score: 2.520

Egypt

Africa Rank: 11

World Rank: 136

Overage Score: 2.521

Chad

Africa Rank: 10

World Rank: 137

Overage Score: 2.522

Cameroon

Africa Rank: 9

World Rank: 138

Overage Score: 2.538

Mali

Africa Rank: 8

World Rank: 145

Overage Score: 2.710

Nigeria

Africa Rank: 7

World Rank: 148

Overage Score: 2.898

Sudan

Africa Rank: 6

World Rank: 151

Overage Score: 2.995

Dem. Rep of the Congo

Africa Rank: 5

World Rank: 155

Overage Score: 3.218

Libya

Africa Rank: 4

World Rank: 156

Overage Score: 3.285

Central African Rep

Africa Rank: 3

World Rank: 157

Overage Score: 3.296

Somalia

Africa Rank: 2

World Rank: 158

Overage Score: 3.300

South Sudan

Africa Rank: 1

World Rank: 161

Overage Score: 3.526

Global Peace Index 2019

This is the thirteenth edition of the Global Peace Index (GPI), which ranks 163 independent states and territories according to their level of peacefulness.

Produced by the Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP), the GPI is the world’s leading measure of global peacefulness. This report presents the most comprehensive data-driven analysis to date on peace, its economic value, trends, and how to develop peaceful societies.

The GPI covers 99.7 per cent of the world’s population, using 23 qualitative and quantitative indicators from highly respected sources, and measures the state of peace using three thematic domains: the level of Societal Safety and Security; the extent of Ongoing Domestic and International Conflict; and the degree of Militarisation.







