The Institute for Economics and Peace has released the results for its Global Peace Index—2010. The GPI gauges ongoing domestic and international conflict, safety and security in society and militarisation in 149 countries.
Cuba ranked 72 worldwide, scoring 1.964. Regionally, Cuba ranked 7 and continues to receive the lowest score for violent crime in Latin America.
Peace Indicators for Cuba
Twenty-three indicators make up the GPI. Countries are scored on these indicators on a range from 1 to 5 where 1 equals most peaceful.
Three highest indicators are:
- Number of internal security officers and police 100,000 people (4);
- Number of jailed population per 100,000 people (3.5);
- Political instability (2.5);
- Aggregate weighted number of heavy weapons per 100,000 people (2.5)
(Images: Institute for Economics and Peace, Global Peace Index—2010)
