Iceland: the world’s most peaceful country 

Iceland remains the most peaceful country in the world, a position it has held since 2008 – Global Peace Index

According to the Global Peace Index, Iceland is the most peaceful country in the world… 12 years running. Followed by New Zealand, Austria, Portugal and Denmark. Other countries like Bhutan have risen impressively over the past 12 years (now enjoying a top 20 spot – rising 43 places). I don’t consider it a coincidence that Bhutan is now on many people’s radar for their next exotic holiday following this news. I also don’t consider it a coincidence that Iceland has enjoyed a boom in luxury & family travel in the past few years since being crowned the most peaceful country in the world.

This honour is calculated using a variety of metrics that include; low levels of crime, high levels of equality (in all ways), low corruption, trust in police, low level of violent conflict in and out of the country and a cornucopia of other…