The 2021 Global Peace Index report has put Ghana among a list of 30 countries to experience increasing levels of violence over the next ten years.
Ghana ranks number 22 on a list of 30 countries projected to experience increasing levels of violence over the next 10 years, with a Positive Peace Deficit index of 34.
According to e Institute for Economics & Peace (IEP), compilers of the index, when countries rank higher in the Global Peace Index (GPI) than in the Positive Peace Index (PPI) they have what is termed a Positive Peace deficit.
“This indicates that the country’s peacefulness is higher than its underlying social structures would indicate it should be. It also means that a country is comparatively more vulnerable to internal or external shocks and runs a higher risk of increased levels of violence,†IEP explained.
The 2021 report by the IEP also ranks Ghana as the 2nd most peaceful country in Africa.
In that same report, Mauritius is ranked first in the Peace Index followed by Ghana.
In the global space, Mauritius is ranked 28th. Botswana placed third in Africa and 41st on the Global Peace Index.
Iceland is ranked number one as the most peaceful country in the world with a score of 1.1. New Zealand, Denmark, Portugal, and Slovenia are ranked second, third, fourth, and fifth respectively.