Global Peace Index (Rank)

Definition – Global Peace Index (GPI) refers to a composite index that measures the relative peacefulness of countries and territories based on their levels of societal safety and security, ongoing domestic and international conflict, and militarization. Published annually by the Institute for Economics & Peace (IEP), the index provides a country-level score and ranking to assess global peace conditions. The GPI score reflects the intensity of peaceful conditions, where lower scores represent higher levels of peace and stability, while higher scores indicate greater levels of conflict, insecurity, or militarization.

Among the 35 countries covered, Singapore is the highest-placed, at 8th place.

Israel is the lowest-placed of the 35 countries covered, at 159th place.

The Global Peace Index (Rank) is reported as a rank for 2026. A lower rank number is better: 1st is the top of the index.

Included: The data includes indicators grouped into three main domains: Safety and Security, Ongoing Conflict, and Militarization. It covers measures such as violent crime, homicide rates, political instability, internal security, terrorism impact, displaced populations, relations with neighboring countries, number and intensity of conflicts, conflict-related deaths, military expenditure, armed forces personnel, weapons imports and exports, and military capabilities. The index combines data from international organizations, research institutions, and publicly available sources to generate standardized country scores and rankings. Excluded: The data excludes direct measurements of economic performance, GDP, income levels, trade activity, healthcare, education, and environmental conditions unless these factors are included as supporting variables within the GPI methodology. It does not measure individual perceptions of safety, quality of life, future conflict predictions, or guarantee the complete absence of violence within a country. Unreported conflicts, informal security incidents, and events without reliable international data coverage are excluded. Variations in national reporting systems and data availability may influence cross-country comparability.

The data is sourced from visionofhumanity.org (https://www.visionofhumanity.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Global-Peace-Index-2026-Report.pdf) and covers 2026.