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Tanzania ranks tops in EA on peace index
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Tanzania has been ranked the most peaceful member state of the East African Community by a recent global survey.
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The survey, the Global Peace Index 2010, ranks the country ahead of its EAC peers, with a peace index of 1.832. However, in the overall ranking, Tanzania is at position 55 out of 149 states surveyed.
The study was done by the Australia-based Institute for Economics and Peace focusing on indicators such as internal peace, relations with neighbouring countries and military spending.
Second in the region is Rwanda with a peace index of 2.012 and at position 75 overall. The higher the index score, the least peaceful a nation is.
In overall ranking, Uganda took position 100, Kenya (120) and Burundi (131) follow in that order with peace indices of 2.165, 2.369 and 2.577 respectively.
The findings may be of significance to investors as peace and stability are crucial characteristics of a prospective investment destination.
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In the ranking, Kenya and Burundi find themselves among the bottom 20 per cent of the countries that were surveyed, alongside Sudan, Somalia, Iraq, Democratic Republic of Congo, Zimbabwe, Burundi and Ethiopia, among others.
Kenyas position is only 28 places above that of Iraq, which is ranked 149 (the least peaceful), while Burundi is even worse: 18 places above Iraq. Somalia, Kenyas war-torn neighbour, is the second least peaceful nation, with an index of 3.390.
The findings, seem close to a recent Word Bank survey which found that Rwanda was the regions best business destination.
However, the Bank survey, which also indicated Burundi as the least conducive for business, was based mainly on economic indicators, such as how easy it was to register a business, and tax regimes.
Sub-Sahara Africa, according to the report, is the least at peace, with an average peace index of 2.23.
Four war-torn countries: Somalia, Sudan, Chad and the Democratic Republic of the Congo continue to occupy the lowest 10 positions in the index and each experienced deteriorations in their scores, it says.
Botswana fares best in sub-Saharan Africa, at position 33. The report attributes this to a reduction in the proportion of its population in jail.
The countrys military capability is limited, it is free of internal conflict, and low scores for most measures of safety and security point to a relatively harmonious society, although the homicide rate is high.
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Tourists on the island of Zanzibar. File Photo
Tanzania has been ranked the most peaceful member state of the East African Community by a recent global survey.
Related Stories
The survey, the Global Peace Index 2010, ranks the country ahead of its EAC peers, with a peace index of 1.832. However, in the overall ranking, Tanzania is at position 55 out of 149 states surveyed.
The study was done by the Australia-based Institute for Economics and Peace focusing on indicators such as internal peace, relations with neighbouring countries and military spending.
Second in the region is Rwanda with a peace index of 2.012 and at position 75 overall. The higher the index score, the least peaceful a nation is.
In overall ranking, Uganda took position 100, Kenya (120) and Burundi (131) follow in that order with peace indices of 2.165, 2.369 and 2.577 respectively.
The findings may be of significance to investors as peace and stability are crucial characteristics of a prospective investment destination.
Similar findings
In the ranking, Kenya and Burundi find themselves among the bottom 20 per cent of the countries that were surveyed, alongside Sudan, Somalia, Iraq, Democratic Republic of Congo, Zimbabwe, Burundi and Ethiopia, among others.
Kenyas position is only 28 places above that of Iraq, which is ranked 149 (the least peaceful), while Burundi is even worse: 18 places above Iraq. Somalia, Kenyas war-torn neighbour, is the second least peaceful nation, with an index of 3.390.
The findings, seem close to a recent Word Bank survey which found that Rwanda was the regions best business destination.
However, the Bank survey, which also indicated Burundi as the least conducive for business, was based mainly on economic indicators, such as how easy it was to register a business, and tax regimes.
Sub-Sahara Africa, according to the report, is the least at peace, with an average peace index of 2.23.
Four war-torn countries: Somalia, Sudan, Chad and the Democratic Republic of the Congo continue to occupy the lowest 10 positions in the index and each experienced deteriorations in their scores, it says.
Botswana fares best in sub-Saharan Africa, at position 33. The report attributes this to a reduction in the proportion of its population in jail.
The countrys military capability is limited, it is free of internal conflict, and low scores for most measures of safety and security point to a relatively harmonious society, although the homicide rate is high.
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