International institute: Hungary among the world’s most peaceful states

The Institute for Economics and Peace recently published its Global Peace Index and found that Hungary is the 13th most peaceful place, preceding Germany, Norway, Belgium and Australia.

The institute analysed 163 countries using 23 indicators to compare them. Among the indicators, there is the number of citizens diseased in foreign conflicts, the number of violent protests and their outcome, or political instability. Further indicators concern how citizens access handguns and how great the country’s armed forces are.

In the physical and general safety, Iceland, Norway and Denmark finished in the first three places. On the other end of the list are Afghanistan, Yemen, South Sudan and the DRK. Meanwhile, regarding the armament of the different countries, Hungary is fourth behind Iceland, Slovenia and New Zealand. Magyar Nemzet believes that is because of the government’s defence force development programs carried out in the last few years.

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The institute found Europe more peaceful than in 2021. That is because they put Ukraine and Russia in the Eurasian region. In Europe, Turkey is on the end of the list, while Estonia fell back a lot because of the war in Ukraine. The Estonian government regularly ships weapons to Ukraine. Moreover, there were several violent protests linked to the COVID-19 pandemic. In Europe, Hungary is the 9th most peaceful country.