Monday, 29 June 2015

Iceland remains most peaceful nation in the world

The Economist's Safe Cities Index 2015 ranks major world cities across a range of categories. Though 12th in overall safety, the study called San Francisco the overall fifth-best city in which to live. It's pretty nice to visit, too.  
In search of peace? Maybe it's time to move to Iceland.
According to the nonprofit Institute for Economics and Peace, the thinly populated island in the midst of the North Atlantic has retained its place as the most peaceful country in the world.

The institute released its Global Peace Index for 2015 this week, which ranks 162 nations around the globe based on factors like the level of violent crime, involvement in conflicts and the degree of militarization.

Six out of the top 10 most peaceful countries were European, with Denmark and Austria holding the second and third spots.
"Europe maintained its position as the most peaceful region in the world, supported by a lack of domestic and external conflicts," the report said.
But that glowing review is helped by the fact that violence-plagued Ukraine is lumped into a different region: Russia and Eurasia. 

Last year's democracy protestors in Hong Kong were celebrated for their calm, friendly and safe demonstrations. Sunday shoppers can be a little more aggressive.

These streets were made for walking. And, recently, friendly snowball fights. New York was the only U.S. city to crack the Safe City Index's top 10.  

"The average life expectancy of citizens living in the top 25 cities in the Index is 81 years, compared with 75 years for those living cities in the bottom half of the table," reads the report. "The biggest gap is between Melbourne, Australia [pictured] and Johannesburg, South Africa (86 years vs. 60 years)."
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