





Mauritius is the most peaceful country in Africa and the twenty fourth (24th) most peaceful country in the world, 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.

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

Mauritius

Africa Rank: 1

World Rank: 24

Botswana

Africa Rank: 2

World Rank: 30

Malawi

Africa Rank: 3

World Rank: 40

Ghana

Africa Rank: 4

World Rank: 44

Zambia

Africa Rank: 5

World Rank: 48

Sierra Leone

Africa Rank: 6

World Rank: 51

Tanzania

Africa Rank: 7

World Rank: 54

Madagascar

Africa Rank: 8

World Rank: 55

Senegal

Africa Rank: 9

World Rank: 58

Liberia

Africa Rank: 10

World Rank: 54

Namibia

Africa Rank: 11

World Rank: 60

The Gambia

Africa Rank: 12

World Rank: 62

Equatorial Guinea

Africa Rank: 13

World Rank: 70

Benin

Africa Rank: 14

World Rank: 72

Eswatini

Africa Rank: 15

World Rank: 72

Angola

Africa Rank: 16

World Rank: 74

Rwanda

Africa Rank: 17

World Rank: 79

Tunisia

Africa Rank: 18

World Rank: 82

Morocco

Africa Rank: 19

World Rank: 90

Mozambique

Africa Rank: 20

World Rank: 94

Other countries on the list

World Rank: 96. Gabon

World Rank: 100. Guinea

World Rank: 103. Lesotho

World Rank: 104. Burkina Faso

World Rank: 105. Uganda

World Rank: 107. Cote d’ Ivoire

World Rank: 108. Togo

World Rank: 109. Djibouti

World Rank: 111. Algeria

World Rank: 112. Guinea-Bissau

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.







