Peace Ranking in Asia

Asia Table of Comparison: Global Peace Index Rankings 2008

Resource: The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU)
Comparison Table: by Runckel & Associates

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INTERNATIONAL OPENNESS, EDUCATION AND CULTURE

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Exports + Imports % of GDP
(Source: http://www.visionofhumanity.org)

Source: EIU; Year: 2006

Country	GPI 2008 Rank
Cambodia	114.6
China	69
Hong Kong	399.4
India	48.8
Indonesia	56.9
Japan	30.9
Laos	55.5
Malaysia	211.7
Philippines	94
South Korea	85.3
Singapore	473.5
Thailand	143.4
Vietnam	147.5

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Foreign Direct Investment (flow) % of GDP
(Source: http://www.visionofhumanity.org)

Source: EIU; Year: 2006

Country	GPI 2008 Rank
Cambodia	6.2 %
China	2.8 %
Hong Kong	22.6 %
India	3.1 %
Indonesia	1.5 %
Japan	-0.2 %
Laos	5.4 %
Malaysia	3.9 %
Philippines	1.8 %
South Korea	0.4 %
Singapore	18.3 %
Thailand	5.2 %
Vietnam	6.5 %

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Current education spending (% of GDP)
(Source: http://www.visionofhumanity.org)

Public spending on education, total (% of GDP)
Source: UNESCO; Year: 2001-1999, dependent on availability

Country	GPI 2008 Rank
Cambodia	1.7 %
China	2.1 %
Hong Kong	4.2 %
India	3.8 %
Indonesia	1 %
Japan	3.7 %
Laos	2.3 %
Malaysia	6.2 %
Philippines	2.7 %
South Korea	4.6 %
Singapore	3.7 %
Thailand	4.2 %
Vietnam	2 %

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Higher education enrolment (% Gross)
(Source: http://www.visionofhumanity.org)

Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown

Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators; Year: 2001-2000 dependent on availability

Country	GPI 2008 Rank
Cambodia	2.9 %
China	19.1 %
Hong Kong	30.4 %
India	11.8 %
Indonesia	16.7 %
Japan	54 %
Laos	5.9 %
Malaysia	32.4 %
Philippines	28.8 %
South Korea	88.5 %
Singapore	34 %
Thailand	41 %
Vietnam	10.2 %

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Adult literacy rate
(Source: http://www.visionofhumanity.org)

Adult literacy rate (% of pop over 15)
Data refers to national literacy estimates from censuses or surveys conducted between 2000 and 2004
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report; Year: 2005

Country	GPI 2008 Rank
Cambodia	73.6
China	90.9
Hong Kong	93.5
India	61
Indonesia	90.4
Japan	99
Laos	68.7
Malaysia	88.7
Philippines	92.6
South Korea	97.9
Singapore	92.5
Thailand	92.6
Vietnam	90.3

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Hostility to foreigners/private property
(Source: http://www.visionofhumanity.org)

Scored 1-5 by EIU analysts.

Source: EIU Risk Briefing; Year: 2007

Country	GPI 2008 Rank
Cambodia	2
China	1
Hong Kong	0
India	1
Indonesia	2
Japan	0
Laos	1
Malaysia	1
Philippines	3
South Korea	2
Singapore	0
Thailand	2
Vietnam	0

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Importance of religion in national life
(Source: http://www.visionofhumanity.org)

Qualitative assessment of the level of importance of religion in politics and social life. Ranked 1-5 (very low to very high) by EIU analysts.

Source: EIU Analysts; Year: 2007

Country	GPI 2008 Rank
Cambodia	2
China	2
Hong Kong	2
India	4
Indonesia	4
Japan	3
Laos	2
Malaysia	4
Philippines	2
South Korea	3
Singapore	1
Thailand	4
Vietnam	2

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Unemployment %
(Source: http://www.visionofhumanity.org)

ILO defines the unemployed as members of the economically active population who are without work but available for and seeking work, including people who have lost their jobs and those who have voluntary left work.

Source: EIU; Year: 2006

Country	GPI 2008 Rank
Cambodia	1.8
China	4.2
Hong Kong	4.8
India	4.3
Indonesia	10.5
Japan	4.1
Laos	2.4
Malaysia	3.6
Philippines	7.3
South Korea	3.5
Singapore	4.5
Thailand	1.2
Vietnam	2.1

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