Island nation of Mauritius is known for its pristine beaches
PORT LOUIS, June 22 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Mauritius has been ranked Africa’s most peaceful country according to the 2021 Global Peace Index, GPI, report released last week.
The island nation ranked first on the continent and 28th most peaceful country in the world according to a ranking of 163 nations.
Mauritius garnered 1.592 overall score which was 10 steps away from that of Africa’s second most peaceful country, Ghana.
Completing the top five most peaceful nations in sub-Saharan Africa are Botswana, Sierra Leone and The Gambia.
The sixth to tenth slots are occupied by Senegal, Tanzania, Malawi, Equatorial Guinea and Namibia respectively.
It means West Africa has dominated the top 10 countries with four countries in the top ranks – Ghana, Sierra Leone, The Gambia, Senegal.
The GPI is an annual report produced by the Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP).
It measures the state of peace in countries whiles assessing the countries in three domains: the level of societal safety and security, the extent of ongoing domestic and international conflict and the degree of militarisation.
Mauritius is the only African country to be in the “very high” category on the Human Development Index.
According to the World Bank, the country is classified as a high-income economy.
Mauritius is also ranked as the most competitive, and one of the most developed economies in the African region.
The country is a welfare state where government provides free universal health care, free education up through the tertiary level and free public transportation for students, senior citizens, and the disabled.
In 2019 and 2020, Mauritius was ranked the most peaceful African country by the Global Peace Index. — NNN-AGENCIES
