Mauritius is the most peaceful country in Africa and the twenty fourth (24th) most peaceful country in the world, according to the 2019 edition of the Global Peace Index (GPI).
The report, released on Wednesday, “measures the state of peace using three thematic domains: the level of Societal Safety and Security; the extent of Ongoing Domestic and International Conflict; and the degree of Militarisation.
“The GPI covers 99.7 per cent of the world’s population, using 23 qualitative and quantitative indicators from highly respected sources.”
Results in sub-Saharan Africa were mixed last year across both indicators and countries. Twenty-seven of the region’s 44 countries deteriorated in peacefulness, leading to a weakening of all three domains of the GPI, while 12 of the region’s 23 indicators improved and eight deteriorated.
The region’s five largest country improvements were recorded in Rwanda, The Gambia, Djibouti, Eswatini and Somalia.
According to the 2019 Global Peace Index, produced by the Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP), these are the most peaceful countries in Africa 2019.
Mauritius
Africa Rank: 1
World Rank: 24
Botswana
Africa Rank: 2
World Rank: 30
Malawi
Africa Rank: 3
World Rank: 40
Ghana
Africa Rank: 4
World Rank: 44
Zambia
Africa Rank: 5
World Rank: 48
Sierra Leone
Africa Rank: 6
World Rank: 51
Tanzania
Africa Rank: 7
World Rank: 54
Madagascar
Africa Rank: 8
World Rank: 55
Senegal
Africa Rank: 9
World Rank: 58
Liberia
Africa Rank: 10
World Rank: 54
Namibia
Africa Rank: 11
World Rank: 60
The Gambia
Africa Rank: 12
World Rank: 62
Equatorial Guinea
Africa Rank: 13
World Rank: 70
Benin
Africa Rank: 14
World Rank: 72
Eswatini
Africa Rank: 15
World Rank: 72
Angola
Africa Rank: 16
World Rank: 74
Rwanda
Africa Rank: 17
World Rank: 79
Tunisia
Africa Rank: 18
World Rank: 82
Morocco
Africa Rank: 19
World Rank: 90
Mozambique
Africa Rank: 20
World Rank: 94
Other countries on the list
World Rank: 96. Gabon
World Rank: 100. Guinea
World Rank: 103. Lesotho
World Rank: 104. Burkina Faso
World Rank: 105. Uganda
World Rank: 107. Cote d’ Ivoire
World Rank: 108. Togo
World Rank: 109. Djibouti
World Rank: 111. Algeria
World Rank: 112. Guinea-Bissau
Global Peace Index 2019
This is the thirteenth edition of the Global Peace Index (GPI), which ranks 163 independent states and territories according to their level of peacefulness.
Produced by the Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP), the GPI is the world’s leading measure of global peacefulness. This report presents the most comprehensive data-driven analysis to date on peace, its economic value, trends, and how to develop peaceful societies.
The GPI covers 99.7 per cent of the world’s population, using 23 qualitative and quantitative indicators from highly respected sources, and measures the state of peace using three thematic domains: the level of Societal Safety and Security; the extent of Ongoing Domestic and International Conflict; and the degree of Militarisation.
