Poland one of the most peaceful places on earth

Poland ranks 19th and belongs to the top tier group of the countries whose "state of peace" was classified as very high, according to the latest Global Peace Index report. The report shows that four regions experienced an improvement in peace: Europe, North America, sub-Saharan Africa and Central America and the Caribbean, while the remaining five regions (Asia Pacific, South America, Russia and Eurasia, South Asia, and the Middle East and North Africa) saw a deterioration. Iceland, Denmark and Austria took the top three spots, while DR Congo, Pakistan and North Korea were classified as the least peaceful. Overall, 81 countries became more peaceful while 78 countries were worse off. The Global Peace Index, issued by the Institute for Economics and Peace, ranks 162 independent states covering 99.6% of the world’s population.