World War 3: The 2019 Global Peace Index (GPI) this year revealed the least peaceful countries (Image: Getty Images)
WW3 fears are increasing as speculation swirls that the USA could be on the verge of full-scale conflict with Iran. On Thursday, Japanese-owned Kokuja Courageous and Norway’s Front Altair vessel were sailing from Saudi Arabia when they were reportedly ambushed in the Gulf of Oman. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo was quick to point the finger at Iran for the “unprovoked attack”, claiming the US had made its assessment based on intelligence of the weapon reportedly used and “recent similar Iranian attacks on shipping”. However, Iran has denied the claims. With World War Three a worrying possibility, which are the most hostile countries to avoid should the worst happen?
World War 3: The least peaceful countries in the world revealed
The 2019 Global Peace Index (GPI) this year revealed the least peaceful countries in the world - which should be avoided should global conflict erupt.
AfghanistanAfghanistan is now the number one least peaceful country on the globe - a spot previously occupied by Syria.
The number and duration of internal conflicts fought worsened in Afghanistan. There was also an increase in conflict deaths.
The country also experience 20 per cent deterioration in the feeling of safety - how safe respondents felt walking alone at night.
The GPI stated: “In Afghanistan, confidence in the military fell over 31 percentage points in the last five years, which corresponded with a strong deterioration in peacefulness over the same period.”
Confidence in the police also sank. “In the past year, Afghanistan had the largest
deterioration in confidence in the local police, falling by 32 percentage points,” GPI said.” Lastly, drought is of primary concern.
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