South Africa has placed a dismal 123 out of 144 countries on the Global Peace Scale for 2009.
The Institute for Economics and Peace, which issued the study, cited South Africa’s level of violent crime, number of homicides, ease of access to weapons, level of organised internal conflict, perceptions of criminality, respect for human rights, and likelihood of violent demonstrations.
In the African region, SA is ranked 21 out of 31 countries, behind Botswana, Malawi and Gabon, ranked top three, but ahead of countries including Zimbabwe, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Somalia.
New Zealand tops the overall rankings as the world’s most peaceful country, followed by Denmark and Norway. The US is ranked 83, and all five Nordic countries are in the top 10.
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