1. Iceland For the 13th year in a row, Iceland remains the most peaceful country in the world, according to the 2020 Global Peace Index, published yesterday by the Institute for Economics and Peace . Countries are furthermore rated according to their economic cost of violence, where Iceland ranks 157th out of 163 countries. Another contributing factor to peace in Iceland is its police do not carry guns, simply because there is no need. That being said, the Icelandic SWAT team possesses firearms and are called in, as needed. Though our regular police can handle most things through deescalation techniques. 2.New Zealand In the 2018 Global Peace Index survey, New Zealand was ranked the 2nd most peaceful country in the world. Our independent justice system is highly regarded worldwide and in 2017-2018, the World Justice Project ranked us 7th in the Global rankings for the quality of our legal system . In the Globa...