EXTREME

1%

of world population comprises of refugees, the highest in modern history, according to The Global Peace Index (GPI) 2018 that cites terrorism and internal conflicts as the biggest contributors

92 countries

deteriorated in peacefulness during 2016-17 while 71 nations improved. Syria, Afghanistan, South Sudan, Iraq and Somalia are the least peaceful countries while Iceland, New Zealand and Austria are the most peaceful

$14.76 trillion

was the global economic impact of violence in 2017, the highest in the last decade, equal to 12.4% of global output

6 of the 9

regions deteriorated in the last year. The most peaceful regions—Europe, North America, Asia-Pacific and South America—all recorded deteriorations