• Estimates economic impact of violence at 10.5% of global GDP
Dike Onwuamaeze
Nigeria, along with Russia, Israel, United State of America (USA), Sudan and other countries, has been listed among the 119 least peaceful countries in the 2026 Global Peace Index (GPI), which was published by the Institute for Economics and Peace.
Key findings of the report obtained yesterday, showed that there are119 countries in the world that are less peaceful now than they were in 2008.
It stated that the number of conflicts was at its highest point since the end of World War II, with 61 active state-based conflicts in 2024, with the number having doubled in the last 15 years.
