Ashley May

USA TODAY

Morocco, Botswana, Zambia and Uganda are “more peaceful” than America, according to a new study.

In fact, America didn't make the top 100 most peaceful nations. The Global Peace Index ranked America as No. 103. The report cites U.S. involvement in the conflict against ISIL and poor relations between the U.S. and Russia as reasons for the score.

The Institute for Economics and Peace, an independent non-profit think tank, conducts the study. The group looks at global peace through three filters: safety and security in society, extent of domestic or international conflict and degree of militarization.

The top 5: Iceland, Denmark, Austria, New Zealand and Portugal. Canada comes in at eight, after Switzerland. The least peaceful nations on the chart are Syria, South Sudan, Iraq, Afghanistan and Somalia.