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Physical violence index

0-1 index · higher is better · 176 countries

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  1. 1Sweden0.99
  2. 1Iceland0.99
  3. 2Norway0.99
  4. 3Finland0.99
  5. 4New Zealand0.99
  6. 5Czechia0.99
  7. 6Germany0.98
  8. 7Cyprus0.98
  9. 8Belgium0.98
  10. 8Switzerland0.98
  11. 9Estonia0.98
  12. 10Uruguay0.98
  13. 10Netherlands0.98
  14. 11Spain0.98
  15. 12Ireland0.97
  16. 13Singapore0.97
  17. 13Slovenia0.97
  18. 14Taiwan0.97
  19. 15Denmark0.97
  20. 16Latvia0.97
  21. 17Costa Rica0.96
  22. 18Croatia0.96
  23. 19Albania0.96
  24. 20Luxembourg0.96
  25. 21Hungary0.96
  26. 21Romania0.96
  27. 22Australia0.95
  28. 23Korea, Rep.0.95
  29. 24Lithuania0.95
  30. 24Timor-Leste0.95
  31. 25Japan0.95
  32. 26Seychelles0.95
  33. 27Portugal0.95
  34. 28Canada0.94
  35. 28France0.94
  36. 29Malta0.94
  37. 29Sao Tome and Principe0.94
  38. 30Barbados0.94
  39. 31Ghana0.94
  40. 31Cabo Verde0.94
  41. 32Panama0.94
  42. 33Gambia, The0.93
  43. 34Greece0.93
  44. 34Kosovo0.93
  45. 35Suriname0.93
  46. 36Chile0.93
  47. 37Italy0.93
  48. 38Austria0.93
  49. 38Vanuatu0.93
  50. 39Poland0.91
  51. 40Bosnia and Herzegovina0.91
  52. 41Hong Kong SAR, China0.91
  53. 42United Kingdom0.9
  54. 42Trinidad and Tobago0.9
  55. 43Guyana0.9
  56. 44Maldives0.89
  57. 45Montenegro0.89
  58. 46Dominican Republic0.89
  59. 47Moldova0.89
  60. 48Malaysia0.88
  61. 48Solomon Islands0.88
  62. 49Namibia0.88
  63. 50Botswana0.87
  64. 51Bulgaria0.87
  65. 52Benin0.87
  66. 53Mauritius0.87
  67. 53Slovak Republic0.87
  68. 54Argentina0.87
  69. 55Fiji0.86
  70. 56Malawi0.86
  71. 57Mongolia0.85
  72. 58South Africa0.85
  73. 59Liberia0.85
  74. 60Paraguay0.84
  75. 61Lesotho0.84
  76. 62Bhutan0.83
  77. 63Peru0.83
  78. 64Morocco0.82
  79. 65Tunisia0.82
  80. 66North Macedonia0.82
  81. 67Jamaica0.81
  82. 68Serbia0.81
  83. 69Brazil0.81
  84. 70Israel0.81
  85. 71Qatar0.81
  86. 72Sri Lanka0.8
  87. 73Jordan0.8
  88. 74Armenia0.79
  89. 75United States0.79
  90. 76Gabon0.79
  91. 77Senegal0.79
  92. 78Papua New Guinea0.78
  93. 78Haiti0.78
  94. 79Zambia0.77
  95. 80Tanzania0.73
  96. 81Honduras0.73
  97. 82Guatemala0.72
  98. 83Oman0.72
  99. 84Kuwait0.71
  100. 85Nepal0.71
  101. 86Sierra Leone0.71
  102. 86Mali0.71
  103. 87Lebanon0.7
  104. 88Bolivia0.7
  105. 89Cote d'Ivoire0.69
  106. 90Angola0.69
  107. 91Ukraine0.69
  108. 92Georgia0.65
  109. 93Colombia0.64
  110. 94Indonesia0.64
  111. 95Mauritania0.63
  112. 96United Arab Emirates0.63
  113. 97Kenya0.62
  114. 98Ecuador0.59
  115. 99Bangladesh0.58
  116. 100Togo0.57
  117. 101Somalia, Fed. Rep.0.55
  118. 102Viet Nam0.54
  119. 103Kazakhstan0.53
  120. 104Guinea-Bissau0.52
  121. 105Cuba0.51
  122. 106India0.51
  123. 107Uzbekistan0.51
  124. 108Niger0.5
  125. 109Turkiye0.5
  126. 110Mexico0.49
  127. 111Madagascar0.49
  128. 112Algeria0.49
  129. 113West Bank and Gaza0.48
  130. 114Cameroon0.44
  131. 115Iraq0.42
  132. 116Syrian Arab Republic0.42
  133. 117Djibouti0.41
  134. 118Central African Republic0.4
  135. 119Burkina Faso0.39
  136. 120Comoros0.39
  137. 121Azerbaijan0.38
  138. 122Bahrain0.38
  139. 123Pakistan0.36
  140. 124El Salvador0.36
  141. 125China0.35
  142. 126Thailand0.34
  143. 127Nigeria0.33
  144. 128South Sudan0.32
  145. 129Congo, Dem. Rep.0.32
  146. 130Mozambique0.31
  147. 131Philippines0.31
  148. 132Kyrgyz Republic0.31
  149. 133Ethiopia0.27
  150. 134Saudi Arabia0.26
  151. 135Guinea0.26
  152. 136Iran, Islamic Rep.0.24
  153. 137Uganda0.22
  154. 138Egypt, Arab Rep.0.22
  155. 139Russian Federation0.22
  156. 140Congo, Rep.0.21
  157. 141Turkmenistan0.19
  158. 142Rwanda0.19
  159. 143Zimbabwe0.17
  160. 144Venezuela, RB0.16
  161. 145Belarus0.16
  162. 145Lao PDR0.16
  163. 146Libya0.16
  164. 147Cambodia0.14
  165. 148Eswatini0.13
  166. 149Sudan0.13
  167. 150Tajikistan0.12
  168. 151Yemen, Rep.0.12
  169. 152Equatorial Guinea0.12
  170. 153Burundi0.11
  171. 154Eritrea0.1
  172. 155Myanmar0.1
  173. 156Chad0.08
  174. 157Afghanistan0.07
  175. 158Nicaragua0.06
  176. 159Korea, Dem. People's Rep.0.05

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