9. Portugal
Total Score: 32
GPI Score: 1.258 (3rd)
Safety Score: 44.3 (29th)
Beautiful Portugal is on the third place among the safest, most peaceful countries in the world, up two spots from 2016. This is the highest ranking Portugal has seen since the index was first published after the country improved on 12 of the 23 indicators.
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