Global Peace Index
The Global Peace Index (GPI) is a report produced by the Institute for Economics & Peace (IEP), an independent, non-partisan, non-profit think tank dedicated to shifting the world’s focus to peace as a positive, achievable, and tangible measure of human wellbeing and progress. It is developed in consultation with an international panel of peace experts from peace institutes and think tanks with data collected and collated by the Economist Intelligence Unit.
The GPI ranks 163 independent states covering 99.7 per cent of the world’s population, using 23 qualitative and quantitative indicators from highly respected sources, and measures the state of peace using three thematic domains:
- The level of Societal Safety and Security
- The extent of Ongoing Domestic and International Conflict
- The degree of Militarization
The study was conceived by Australian technology entrepreneur Steve Killelea, and is endorsed by individuals such as former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan, the Dalai Lama, archbishop Desmond Tutu, former President of Finland and 2008 Nobel Peace Prize laureate Martti Ahtisaari, Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus, economist Jeffrey Sachs, former president of Ireland Mary Robinson, former Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations Jan Eliasson and former United States president Jimmy Carter.
The Global Peace Index (GPI) is a report produced by the Institute for Economics & Peace (IEP), an independent, non-partisan, non-profit think tank dedicated to shifting the world’s focus to peace as a positive, achievable, and tangible measure of human wellbeing and progress. It is developed in consultation with an international panel of peace experts from peace institutes and think tanks with data collected and collated by the Economist Intelligence Unit.
The GPI ranks 163 independent states covering 99.7 per cent of the world’s population, using 23 qualitative and quantitative indicators from highly respected sources, and measures the state of peace using three thematic domains:
- The level of Societal Safety and Security
- The extent of Ongoing Domestic and International Conflict
- The degree of Militarization
The study was conceived by Australian technology entrepreneur Steve Killelea, and is endorsed by individuals such as former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan, the Dalai Lama, archbishop Desmond Tutu, former President of Finland and 2008 Nobel Peace Prize laureate Martti Ahtisaari, Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus, economist Jeffrey Sachs, former president of Ireland Mary Robinson, former Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations Jan Eliasson and former United States president Jimmy Carter.
SUBJECT Variables
OVERALL PERFORMANCE
The overall performance score of the Global Peace Index is a weighted average of 23 assessment criteria grouped under 3 indicators - domestic & intl conflict, society safety & security, and militarisation.
The Global Peace Index factors performance based on incidents occurring in the preceding year. As a result, the 2023 index is reflective of an environment of peace in India in 2022.
- India maintained its world ranking in 2023 placing itself in the 126th position amongst 163 countries on the index
- The overall 2023 GPI score decreased to 2.31 from 2.58 a year ago
The Global Peace Index factors performance based on incidents occurred in the preceding year. As a result, the 2023 index is reflective of an environment of peace in India in 2022.
- In comparison to its benchmarked peers, India's overall performance on the GPI is mid-point on the table.
- India's overall score of 2.31 in 2023 is in line with the south asia average.
- Iceland maintained its top spot in 2023 with a GPI score of 1.12 followed by Denmark with a score of 1.31.
DOMESTIC & INTL. CONFLICT
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