Portugal now third safest country in world

[Brás Garcia de Mascarenhas]

In the week where Europe was rocked yet again by another terrorist atrocity in the heart of London – and the world generally was plunged into climate change gloom - the Global Peace Index has at least brought some national cause for joy and celebration: Portugal has climbed the rungs of the increasingly-threatened planet’s peace index, and is now proudly sitting in 3rd position.

It’s the upside of a GPI that admits that peace generally is a disappearing commodity.

“The world slightly improved in peace last year, but has become less peaceful over the last decade”, the index compiled for the IEP (Institute for Economics and Peace) explains.

“There has been a decline in militarisation over the past three decades. Globally, the economic impact of violence on the economy is enormous. Current peacebuilding spending focused on building peace is well below optimal levels. Falls in Positive Peace make countries susceptible to populist movements. Most of the nations in the GPI became more peaceful over the last year” (Portugal climbing two spots from 2016). “Over the long run however, there has been an increase in ‘peace inequality’, with most countries having only small increases in peacefulness, while a handful of countries have had very large deteriorations in peace”.

It is a global picture that saw the number of countries affected by deaths from terrorism rise to 23 - and, surprisingly (or perhaps not) it reduces America’s already fairly precarious standing by another 22 places.

The US under President Donald Trump - set to start belching out yet more carbon emissions - is now considered the 114th most peaceful country in the world.

Back on national soil however, the news brings even more sunshine to a country resolutely climbing the ladder of international popularity.

Ahead of us in first place is Iceland, with New Zealand in second place. Austria and Denmark make up the top five safest countries, while the UK - whose prime minister Theresa May has talked of an escalating scale of terrorism in the country - was placed 41st.

In: http://portugalresident.com/portugal...untry-in-world


You may see the index here: http://visionofhumanity.org/indexes/global-peace-index/

[Brás Garcia de Mascarenhas]

# Country Score
1 Iceland 1.111
2 New Zealand 1.241
3 Portugal 1.258
4 Austria 1.265
5 Denmark 1.337
6 Czech Republic 1.360
7 Slovenia 1.364
8 Canada 1.371
9 Switzerland 1.373
10 Ireland 1.408
10 Japan 1.408
12 Australia 1.425
13 Bhutan 1.474
14 Norway 1.486
15 Hungary 1.494
16 Germany 1.500
17 Finland 1.515
18 Sweden 1.516
19 Belgium 1.525
19 Netherlands 1.525
21 Singapore 1.534
22 Mauritius 1.547
23 Spain 1.568
24 Chile 1.595
25 Romania 1.600
26 Slovakia 1.611
27 Botswana 1.622
28 Bulgaria 1.631
29 Malaysia 1.637
30 Qatar 1.664
31 Croatia 1.665
32 Latvia 1.670
33 Poland 1.676
34 Costa Rica 1.701
35 Uruguay 1.709
36 Estonia 1.712
37 Lithuania 1.732
38 Italy 1.737
39 Sierra Leone 1.760
40 Taiwan 1.782
41 United Kingdom 1.786
41 Zambia 1.786
43 Ghana 1.793
44 Madagascar 1.797
45 Laos 1.800
46 Mongolia 1.801
47 South Korea 1.823
48 Malawi 1.825
49 Panama 1.835
50 Namibia 1.838
51 France 1.839
52 Indonesia 1.850
53 Timor-Leste 1.866
54 Tanzania 1.876
55 Argentina 1.880
56 Serbia 1.888
57 Albania 1.908
58 Kuwait 1.909
59 Vietnam 1.919
60 Senegal 1.929
61 Equatorial Guinea 1.930
62 Moldova 1.938
63 Togo 1.939
64 Cyprus 1.940
65 United Arab Emirates 1.944
66 Ecuador 1.948
67 Montenegro 1.950
68 Paraguay 1.961
69 Tunisia 1.977
70 Oman 1.983
71 Peru 1.986
72 Kazakhstan 1.992
73 Greece 1.998
74 Nicaragua 2.002
75 Morocco 2.004
76 Kosovo 2.007
77 Swaziland 2.010
78 Mozambique 2.013
79 Benin 2.014
80 Sri Lanka 2.019
81 Guyana 2.021
82 Liberia 2.023
83 Haiti 2.026
84 Bangladesh 2.035
84 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2.035
86 Bolivia 2.045
87 Gabon 2.052
88 Cuba 2.056
89 Cambodia 2.065
90 Lesotho 2.066
91 Burkina Faso 2.070
92 Jamaica 2.072
93 Nepal 2.080
94 Georgia 2.084
95 Jordan 2.087
96 Guinea 2.089
97 Papua New Guinea 2.095
97 Trinidad and Tobago 2.095
99 Dominican Republic 2.114
100 Angola 2.116
101 Uzbekistan 2.132
102 Macedonia (FYR) 2.133
103 Belarus 2.141
104 Myanmar 2.179
105 Uganda 2.182
106 Honduras 2.185
107 Djibouti 2.196
108 Brazil 2.199
109 Algeria 2.201
110 The Gambia 2.211
111 Kyrgyz Republic 2.216
112 Armenia 2.220
113 Rwanda 2.227
114 United States of America 2.232
115 El Salvador 2.239
116 China 2.242
117 Guatemala 2.245
118 Tajikistan 2.263
119 Turkmenistan 2.270
120 Thailand 2.286
121 Cote d' Ivoire 2.307
122 Guinea-Bissau 2.309
123 South Africa 2.324
124 Republic of the Congo 2.334
125 Kenya 2.336
126 Niger 2.343
127 Zimbabwe 2.352
128 Mauritania 2.355
129 Iran 2.364
130 Cameroon 2.390
131 Bahrain 2.404
132 Azerbaijan 2.426
133 Saudi Arabia 2.474
134 Ethiopia 2.477
135 Chad 2.495
136 Eritrea 2.505
137 India 2.541
138 Philippines 2.555
139 Egypt 2.583
140 Mali 2.596
141 Burundi 2.641
142 Mexico 2.646
143 Venezuela 2.652
144 Israel 2.707
145 Palestine 2.774
146 Colombia 2.777
146 Turkey 2.777
148 Lebanon 2.782
149 Nigeria 2.849
150 North Korea 2.967
151 Russia 3.047
152 Pakistan 3.058
153 Democratic Republic of the Congo 3.061
154 Ukraine 3.184
155 Central African Republic 3.213
155 Sudan 3.213
157 Libya 3.328
158 Somalia 3.387
159 Yemen 3.412
160 South Sudan 3.524
161 Iraq 3.556
162 Afghanistan 3.567
163 Syria 3.814

[Heather Duval]

Nobody cares. Portugal is irrelevant as hungary. I would rather live in London just because of their status: Fashion capital, good looking people and classy ones. The rest, you can fake it is everything ok.

[Brás Garcia de Mascarenhas]

Nobody cares. Portugal is irrelevant as hungary. I would rather live in London just because of their status: Fashion capital, good looking people and classy ones. The rest, you can fake it is everything ok.

Portuguese people care, that's what matters. Also the 60 million tourists we received just last year, seeking in Portugal a place to enjoy their holidays in peace. Brazil only received 6,6 million tourists last year (and it was a record, lol). That's how much people care about your super relevant Brazil. Probably Hungary had more tourists than that as well.

[Heather Duval]

Portuguese people care, that's what matters. Also the 60 million tourists we received just last year, seeking in Portugal a place to enjoy their holidays in peace. Brazil only received 6,6 million tourists last year (and it was a record, lol). That's how much people care about your super relevant Brazil. Probably Hungary had more tourists than that as well.

Where is the source of your claim? If is true...
Of course, things in Portugal are cheap. Rio de Janeiro is super well visited and generally are the richest and classiest tourists that come to here.

[Heather Duval]

Things in Rio de Janeiro are expensive even for me who live here.

[JMack]

108 Brazil 2.199

114 United States of America 2.232

No way Brazil is more safe than USA. This rank is nonsense.

Brazil is one of the most violent countries in the whole world. More people die there per year than in Syria and Iraq.

[Brás Garcia de Mascarenhas]

Brasil recebeu 6,6 milhões de turistas estrangeiros em 2016

Em 2016, o Brasil recebeu 6,6 milhões de turistas estrangeiros. O número representa um aumento de 4,8% em relação a 2015 e um recorde para o País, segundo o Ministério do Turismo.

In: http://www.brasil.gov.br/turismo/201...geiros-em-2016

Portugal recebeu mais de 60 milhões de turistas em 2016

In: http://www.dn.pt/dinheiro/interior/p...6-5624832.html

Not really surprising considering that Brazil is less safer than Haiti, Lesotho, Uganda, Angola, Sierra Leone...

[Heather Duval]

Brasil recebeu 6,6 milhões de turistas estrangeiros em 2016

Em 2016, o Brasil recebeu 6,6 milhões de turistas estrangeiros. O número representa um aumento de 4,8% em relação a 2015 e um recorde para o País, segundo o Ministério do Turismo.

In: http://www.brasil.gov.br/turismo/201...geiros-em-2016

Portugal recebeu mais de 60 milhões de turistas em 2016

In: http://www.dn.pt/dinheiro/interior/p...6-5624832.html

Not really surprising considering that Brazil is less safer than Haiti, Lesotho, Uganda, Angola, Sierra Leone...

The "Quintal da Europa" is a cheap Country, everything there is accessible while things in Brazil are too expensive and most foreigners need to be rich or have relevant numbers of money.

Evidence in the affirmative is strong. Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo are now the most expensive cities in the Western Hemisphere, by some measures. The dollar that used to get you 3 or almost 4 Brazilian reais at various points in the last decade now gets you just 2. Flying to Brazil from New York takes at least nine hours and can easily run $1,000.
https://frugaltraveler.blogs.nytimes...-save-by/?_r=0

[Brás Garcia de Mascarenhas]

No way Brazil is more safe than USA. This rank is nonsense.

Brazil is one of the most violent countries in the whole world. More people die there per year than in Syria and Iraq.

It is actually very accurate. This is the global peace index not the rank for who has the most crime. Check the website and the see all the indicators that are taken into account.