Five of the most dangerous countries to live in the world: For those of you who don’t know it, The Global Peace Index measures the relative positions of all the countries’ peacefulness every year. In order to make a list, they are factoring in 22 different indicators to judge the safety of living in those 162 countries. One of our neighbors is on the list too( as an added bonus)
Some of the indicators include
1. Number of external and internal conflicts fought
2. Number of deaths from organized conflict (external)
3. Number of deaths from organized conflict (internal)
4. Relations with neighborliness countries
5. Political instability
6. Terrorist activity
7. Level of violent crime
Since its dawn in 2007, Iceland has been maintaining its first position as the most peaceful country in the world. The Global Peace Index recently released a list of most dangerous countries in which Syria has claimed the top position.
Syria
According to the Global Peace Index, the country has been named the most dangerous country in the world amidst its civil war and the rise of ISIS. The factors on which the country has been put on top includes murder levels, perceptions of criminality, terrorism and military expenditure. In 2008, Syria was named 88th most peaceful country.
Afghanistan
The United States invaded the country after September 11 Twin Tower attacks. Also known as American war in Afghanistan, the conflict started in 2001 and lasts till present. Its public aims were to dismantle al-Qaeda, and to deny it a safe base of operations in Afghanistan by removing the Taliban from power. Thousands of people have been killed so far.
Ukraine
The blame for the crash of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 which was shot down when it was passing over the conflict hit area on July 17, 2014 was also put on the Ukrainian government. To tackle the protests that started in February 2014 in the country, the government launched a military counter-offensive against the rebels. The conflicts have already claimed thousands of lives.
Iraq
The conflict in Iraq was started in the year 2003 by the United States. It toppled the governance of Saddam Hussein and killed more than 600,000 people in the first 3-4 years of the war. The United States withdrew in 2011 but the civil war has continued because of the Islamic state that keeps expanding and taking charge over large areas of the country.
Sudan
There have been three wars in Sudan. The first was First Sudanese Civil War from 1955 to 1972, Second Sudanese Civil War from 1983 to 2005 and South Sudanese Civil War from the year 2013 till present. The country has been plagued by many other internal conflicts. The country still suffers from slavery and severe Islamic laws.
Pakistan
Based on terrorists and revel activities, Pakistan has reserved 9th position in the list of most dangerous countries by the Global Peace Index. It ranked number 8 in the list of IntelCenter, a Washington-based company which examines the volume of terrorist alerts, rebel alerts and the number of people killed and injured in a country. The country continues to face many challenges like poverty, illiteracy, corruption and terrorism.
