Vietnam ranks 56th in global peace index

(VOV) -Vietnam has been ranked 56th among 162 countries in the Global Peace Index (GPI) 2015, according to the Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP), an Australia-based global non-profit research organization.

Findings were based on 23 criteria ranging from level of violence and military expenditure to ties between neighbours and respect for human rights. 

Iceland topped the list, followed by Denmark and Austria.

Meanwhile, Syria came in as the world most dangerous country.

The GPI, created in 2007, is the world's leading measure of national peacefulness.
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