Luanda – Angola rose 14 places in the Global Peace Index, ranking 78th positions among 163 countries according to a report of the Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP) published this Wednesday.
According to the IEP report, this rise is due to the improvement in the reduction of violent demonstrations, the terrorism impact and perceptions on crime, despite being recorded a strong economic cost of violence in the country.
Speaking to press, the founder and director of IEP Steve Killelea stressed that Angola expressed also a greater commitment to financing peace-keeping missions, plus the country has reduced spending with the armed forces, as well as imported fewer weapons.
From the Portuguese speaking countries, Mozambique had one of the poorest marks in the Global Peace Index for it fell 11 places, namely onto position 122th due to the internal conflict with terrorists groups that resulted in an increase of refugees, violent manifestations and political terror.
On its turn, East Timor remains in the 54th position, Equatorial Guinea fell 6 places to 59, and Guinea Bissau fell 9 places to 110th position. Brazil remains in 130th position, while Portugal fell 6 places and is therefore the best positioned among the Portuguese speaking countries.
The Global Peace Index, currently on its 16th edition, does an assessment on peace trends, economic value and how to develop peaceful societies by using 23 qualitative and quantitative indicators in three areas: the level of security and social protection, the extent of ongoing domestic and international conflict, and the degree of militarization.
