Central America, Guatemala and the Global Peace Index

GPI (Global Peace Index) includes indicators of the presence / absence of violence or fear of violence. The indicators were originally selected with the help of an international panel of independent experts in 2007 and have been reviewed by the panel of experts on an annual basis. All scores for each indicator are normalized on a scale of 1 to 5, with 5 being the lowest or failing grade and where qualitative and quantitative indicators are grouped.

Quantitative values ​​are collected from different sources, while qualitative values ​​are evaluated by The Economist Intelligence Unit, by reference to the opinion of the group of analysts assigned to each country. The analyst team has scored seven of the eight qualitative and also provided estimates where there have been gaps in quantitative data.

Central America and GPI

In 2013, the Report stated that "In Central America, governments have been relatively successful in improving its internal security. Guatemala and El Salvador stand out as two countries that have seen a significant jump in the standings - 10 points each - although from already low levels. "

Source: GPI Report

The report 2014 quote states that "Peace in Central America and the Caribbean continue to be a challenge, but the region was improved slightly compared with scores of 2013 and is located slightly below the global average. Jamaica and Nicaragua were the winners more strong, almost entirely on the basis of their scores improved protection and national security. "

Source: GPI Report

Guatemala

For the evaluation of the 2014 Global Peace Index, Guatemala is located at position 110 of 162 countries surveyed, with a score of 2,234 on 5 points. Compared to previous evaluations, the country has improved positions. The following graph shows that the score of Guatemala in recent years has not changed since 2007. 

Although the number of countries assessed is increasing, that is until 2013 Guatemala presents an improvement in the comparative ranking with other countries and is the best place so far achieved (67 percentile).

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The source of information, at least until 2013, is managed by the Institute for Economics and Peace, an international panel of experts from peace institutes and think tanks such as the Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies, University of Sydney, Intelligence Unit the British weekly the Economist. The results are published with annual recurrence.

The GPI includes 22 indicators of the presence / absence of violence or fear of violence and are described in the following table:

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In summary, the Global Peace Index is based on perceptions that measures the level of peace in a country or region indicator. First published in 2007, claims to be the first study to establish a ranking of countries based on their lack of violence. The parameters considered in the study include internal variables such as levels of violence and crime, but also external, such as military spending and the wars in which they are participating. Although based on perceptions, this effort can be assessed and used to make comparisons between countries. Additional Information in the follow link: Vision of Humanity