Methodology
The Global Peace Index uses 23 indicators in three domains to quantify the absence of violence or fear of violence. An international panel of independent experts helped to select the indicators in 2007 and reviews them on an annual basis. These 23 indicators were weighted and combined into two categories to create an overall score for GPI out of 100. The total GPI score was then simplified into a value of 1-5, with 5 being the highest amount of violence or fear being present within a country. The two overarching categories were a measure of how peaceful a country is internally and a measure of how peaceful a country is externally. The value of these two categories out of the total GPI value was 40% for external peace and 60% for internal peace. The weighting scheme was selected based on the relative importance of each indicator to achieve global peace.
Data description
The Global Peace Index (GPI) is a quantification of the absence of violence or the fear of violence to assess a nation’s level of peace. This lack of violence is defined as Negative Peace. A higher GPI represents a higher level of violence in a country.
The Global Peace Index dataset was created by the Institute for Economics & Peace to measure global peacefulness. Its goal is to create understanding on the effects of violence and help countries develop the means to create peaceful societies. It measures a country’s level of Negative Peace
The Global Peace Index dataset was created by the Institute for Economics & Peace to measure global peacefulness. Its goal is to create understanding on the effects of violence and help countries develop the means to create peaceful societies. It measures a country’s level of Negative Peace
Indicator
Land occupation, biodiversity
Method / tool
IMPACT World+