Whaddaya Know?
The Global Peace Index endorsed by former President Jimmy Carter, which ranks "countries around the world according to their peacefulness and the drivers that create and sustain their peace" has the US in 96th place. Zambia is in 53, Syria in 77, Cambodia in 85 and Iran in 97th. Here's the whole list.
"The Index has already won the support of an influential and distinguished group of supporters, many of whom are dedicated to promoting global peace, including former U.S. President James Carter, the Dalai Lama, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Sir Richard Branson and Harriet Fulbright of the Fulbright Centre."
| Rank | Country | Score | Rank | Country | Score | |
| 1 | Norway | 1.357 | 61 | Kazakhstan | 1.995 | |
| 2 | New Zealand | 1.363 | 62 | Bahrain | 1.995 | |
| 3 | Denmark | 1.377 | 63 | Jordan | 1.997 | |
| 4 | Ireland | 1.396 | 64 | Namibia | 2.003 | |
| 5 | Japan | 1.413 | 65 | Senegal | 2.017 | |
| 6 | Finland | 1.447 | 66 | Nicaragua | 2.02 | |
| 7 | Sweden | 1.478 | 67 | Croatia | 2.03 | |
| 8 | Canada | 1.481 | 68 | Malawi | 2.038 | |
| 9 | Portugal | 1.481 | 69 | Bolivia | 2.052 | |
| 10 | Austria | 1.483 | 70 | Peru | 2.056 | |
| 11 | Belgium | 1.498 | 71 | Equatorial Guinea | 2.059 | |
| 12 | Germany | 1.523 | 72 | Moldova | 2.059 | |
| 13 | Czech Republic | 1.524 | 73 | Egypt | 2.068 | |
| 14 | Switzerland | 1.526 | 74 | Dominican Republic | 2.071 | |
| 15 | Slovenia | 1.539 | 75 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2.089 | |
| 16 | Chile | 1.568 | 76 | Cameroon | 2.093 | |
| 17 | Slovakia | 1.571 | 77 | Syria | 2.106 | |
| 18 | Hungary | 1.575 | 78 | Indonesia | 2.111 | |
| 19 | Bhutan | 1.611 | 79 | Mexico | 2.125 | |
| 20 | Netherlands | 1.62 | 80 | Ukraine | 2.15 | |
| 21 | Spain | 1.633 | 81 | Jamaica | 2.164 | |
| 22 | Oman | 1.641 | 82 | Macedonia | 2.17 | |
| 23 | Hong Kong | 1.657 | 83 | Brazil | 2.173 | |
| 24 | Uruguay | 1.661 | 84 | Serbia | 2.181 | |
| 25 | Australia | 1.664 | 85 | Cambodia | 2.197 | |
| 26 | Romania | 1.682 | 86 | Bangladesh | 2.219 | |
| 27 | Poland | 1.683 | 87 | Ecuador | 2.219 | |
| 28 | Estonia | 1.684 | 88 | Papua New Guinea | 2.223 | |
| 29 | Singapore | 1.692 | 89 | El Salvador | 2.244 | |
| 30 | Qatar | 1.702 | 90 | Saudi Arabia | 2.246 | |
| 31 | Costa Rica | 1.702 | 91 | Kenya | 2.258 | |
| 32 | South Korea | 1.719 | 92 | Turkey | 2.272 | |
| 33 | Italy | 1.724 | 93 | Guatemala | 2.285 | |
| 34 | France | 1.729 | 94 | Trinidad and Tobago | 2.286 | |
| 35 | Vietnam | 1.729 | 95 | Yemen | 2.309 | |
| 36 | Taiwan | 1.731 | 96 | United States of America | 2.317 | |
| 37 | Malaysia | 1.744 | 97 | Iran | 2.32 | |
| 38 | United Arab Emirates | 1.747 | 98 | Honduras | 2.39 | |
| 39 | Tunisia | 1.762 | 99 | South Africa | 2.399 | |
| 40 | Ghana | 1.765 | 100 | Philippines | 2.428 | |
| 41 | Madagascar | 1.766 | 101 | Azerbaijan | 2.448 | |
| 42 | Botswana | 1.786 | 102 | Venezuela | 2.453 | |
| 43 | Lithuania | 1.788 | 103 | Ethiopia | 2.479 | |
| 44 | Greece | 1.791 | 104 | Uganda | 2.489 | |
| 45 | Panama | 1.798 | 105 | Thailand | 2.491 | |
| 46 | Kuwait | 1.818 | 106 | Zimbabwe | 2.495 | |
| 47 | Latvia | 1.848 | 107 | Algeria | 2.503 | |
| 48 | Morocco | 1.893 | 108 | Myanmar | 2.524 | |
| 49 | United Kingdom | 1.898 | 109 | India | 2.53 | |
| 50 | Mozambique | 1.909 | 110 | Uzbekistan | 2.542 | |
| 51 | Cyprus | 1.915 | 111 | Sri Lanka | 2.575 | |
| 52 | Argentina | 1.923 | 112 | Angola | 2.587 | |
| 53 | Zambia | 1.93 | 113 | Cote d'Ivoire | 2.638 | |
| 54 | Bulgaria | 1.936 | 114 | Lebanon | 2.662 | |
| 55 | Paraguay | 1.946 | 115 | Pakistan | 2.697 | |
| 56 | Gabon | 1.952 | 116 | Colombia | 2.77 | |
| 57 | Tanzania | 1.966 | 117 | Nigeria | 2.898 | |
| 58 | Libya | 1.967 | 118 | Russia | 2.903 | |
| 59 | Cuba | 1.968 | 119 | Israel | 3.033 | |
| 60 | China | 1.98 | 120 | Sudan | 3.182 | |
| 121 | Iraq | 3.437 |
posted by wretchardthecat at 6/01/2007 05:00:00 PM
8 Comments:
Israel listed as 119 tells you everything you need to know about the authority of the index.
This must be the ladies auxilliary of the UN.
No Congo, no Sierra Leonne, no Rwanda, etc- and it isn't as if atrocities and violence aren't a reality in those nations.
Perhaps those countries are excluded because they point an accusatory finger at the UN.
We needed a laugh today, and with such exisite timing - here it is!
Cheers
Reality has far outstripped our ability to satirize it.
Sometimes I wonder whether all modern political conversations are conducted in code, or at least, with a wink and a nod. George Will looks at the topsy-turvy world of illegal immigration where traffic enforcement is abandoned to avoid the embarassment of discovering undocumented persons and people hide in plain sight. "This rhetoric reached comic absurdity when CNN interviewed Chuy Arias of Los Angeles. He said on camera that he has been here illegally for 12 years. ... CNN's reporter said Arias was eager to 'come out of the shadows.' So, Arias can simultaneously be "in the shadows" and discussing his illegal status on worldwide television. Who knew?"
Funny how the upper ranks are filled with nations that hide behind our skirts. I wonder what would happen if the US suddenly stopped projecting power on their behalf. Would they become more violent or would they cease to exist?
I see Mexico made #79, I'm sure that's comforting to the Widows of Police Chiefs Shot Down In Broad Daylight Society.
No, no! It is all wrong! Tibet should be in first place.
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