Ghana is Africa's second most peaceful country, trailing only Mauritius.
According to the 2021 Global Peace Index report, Ghana maintained its 2021 ranking but fell to 40th overall. Ghana is the second most peaceful country in Sub-Saharan Africa, trailing only the island nation of Mauritius. This is according to the Global Peace Index, GPI, 2022 report, which was released this week. The country's overall score was 1.759, up from 1.715 in 2021; the score also ranked Ghana as the 40th most peaceful country out of 163 in the world. Ghana has dropped two places from 38th in 2021, according to the global ranking. Ghana is sandwiched between Kuwait and Albania in the 2021 global rankings.
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The Gambia (45th globally), Botswana (48th), and Sierra Leone (50th) round out the top five most peaceful African countries. Ghana is currently suffering from an economic downturn, prompting the government to seek assistance from the International Monetary Fund. The government attributes some of the blame to the COVID-19 pandemic and the Russia-Ukraine conflict. Conflicts between protesters and police have been among Ghana's security challenges in recent months, with the most recent being a clash between Arise Ghana protesters and police in late June. There is, however, a looming threat of terrorist violence being imported from across the Sahel, especially given recent attacks in neighboring countries. As of last year, the report was released amid rising insecurity, with most citizens expressing grave concerns about rising insecurity in the aftermath of the murder of a bullion van police escort and a hawker in Jamestown, as well as a series of robberies across the country.
Concerning the GPI report
The Global Peace Index (GPI) is in its 16th edition, and it ranks 163 independent states and territories based on their level of peace. The GPI, developed by the Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP), is the world's leading indicator of global peace. This report provides the most comprehensive data-driven analysis of peace trends, economic value, and how to develop peaceful societies to date. The GPI covers 163 countries, accounting for 99.7% of the world's population, and employs 23 qualitative and quantitative indicators derived from highly regarded sources and assesses the state of peace in three areas: societal safety and security, the extent of ongoing domestic and international conflict, and the degree of militarization. The report includes an analysis of the military conflict in Ukraine, in addition to discussing the findings of the 2022 GPI. It discusses potential increases in military spending, new and emerging uses of technology in warfare, the impact on food prices, and global shipping routes.
The report also includes a more in-depth examination of violent protests around the world.
According to this year's findings, the average level of global peacefulness has decreased by 0.3%. Although minor, this is the eleventh deterioration in peacefulness in the last fourteen years, with 90 countries improving, 71 deteriorating, and two remaining stable, demonstrating that countries tend to deteriorate much faster than they improve.
The full 2022 GPI report is available below:
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