CONTEXT:

• Iceland topped the Global Peace Index 2019 rankings which was released by Institute for Economics & Peace. Since 2008, Iceland holds the most peaceful country in the world. India ranked 141 among 163 countries. In 2018, India ranked at 136th among 163 countries.
• Afghanistan ranked as the least peaceful country in the world. Th has replaced Syria, which is now the second least peaceful
• The top five countries in the list areIceland, New Zealand, Austria, Portugal, and Denmark.
  The least 5 peaceful countries in the list are Iraq, Yemen, South Sudan, Syria and Afghanistan (ranked the least) remains the world’s least peaceful counties.

BACKGROUND

• The report highlighted that India, Philippines, Japan, Bangladesh, Myanmar, China, Indonesia, Vietnam and Pakistan are the nine countries with the highest risk of multiple climate hazards.
• In the overall natural hazard score,India stands 7th highest.
• The top 5 countries with thelargest total military expenditure are India, the US, China, Saudi Arabia, and Russia.
• Bhutan topped the index with 15th rank, followed by Sri Lanka 72nd rank, Nepal 76th rank and Bangladesh stood101 among the South Asian countries.
• Pakistan has been ranked 153rd on the index.