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Global Peace Index 2026: Violence Surge, Iceland Still #1

6/9/2026

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The 2026 Global Peace Index reports the sharpest yearly rise in political violence since the 1970s.
Iceland remains the world’s most peaceful nation for the nineteenth consecutive year.
The report notes that global peacefulness declined in ninety-nine countries, marking twelve years of deterioration.
The Index measures national peacefulness, not travel risk, prompting the United Kingdom to list seventy-six destinations as no-go zones.

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The 2026 Global Peace Index reports the sharpest yearly rise in political violence since the 1970s.
Iceland remains the world’s most peaceful nation for the nineteenth consecutive year.
The report notes that global peacefulness declined in ninety-nine countries, marking twelve years of deterioration.
The Index measures national peacefulness, not travel risk, prompting the United Kingdom to list seventy-six destinations as no-go zones.