Bangladesh is the third peaceful country of South Asia
Bangladesh is the most peaceful country
Tuhin Sarwar, Dhaka Bangladesh
Bangladesh remains third most peaceful country in South Asia
Bhutan is the most peaceful country in South Asia, Nepal is second
According to the Global Peace Index (GPI) 2024 released today by the Australia-based Institute for Economics and Peace, Bangladesh has once again been named the third most peaceful country in South Asia ahead of Sri Lanka, India and Pakistan.
The state of peace in Bangladesh was classified as moderate as the country ranked 93rd out of 163 countries with a score of 2.126 out of 5 on the index.
The lower the score, the more peaceful the country.
The 18th edition of the index uses 23 qualitative and quantitative indicators from highly respected sources, each weighted on a scale of 1–5, and measures the state of peace in three domains: the level of social security and safety, the extent of ongoing domestic and international. Levels of conflict and militarization.
Bangladesh scored 2.515 in the ongoing internal and international conflicts domain, 2.322 in the social safety and security domain, and 1.506 in the militarization domain
Bhutan is the most peaceful country in the South Asian region, holding this position since 2011 It is now ranked outside the 20 most peaceful countries in the world The country ranks 21st and is the only country in the region with high peace status
Nepal comes second in the region at 81st globally, Sri Lanka at 4th with a ranking of 110th and India at 116th in fifth place in South Asia, all categorized under a middle peace state.
Pakistan ranks 140th and Afghanistan 160th at the bottom of South Asia’s ranking, classifying nations in low and very low peace states, respectively.
Iceland is the most peaceful, Yemen the least in the world
Iceland remains the most peaceful country, a position it has held since 2008, followed by Ireland, Austria, New Zealand and Singapore — a newcomer to the top five.
Yemen has replaced Afghanistan as the least peaceful country in the world. It is followed by Sudan, South Sudan, Afghanistan and Ukraine.
Europe is the most peaceful region after Asia-Pacific.
Meanwhile, the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) remains the least peaceful region. It is home to four of the world’s ten least peaceful countries and two of the least peaceful, Sudan and Yemen
The report said, “This year’s results show that the average level of global peace has deteriorated by 0.56%. This is the 12th decline in peace in the last 16 years, while 65 countries have improved and 97 have deteriorated. This is the highest number of countries in a year since the index’s inception. Peace has deteriorated.”
Steve Killelia, founder and executive chairman of the Institute for Economics and Peace, said: “Over the past decade, peacefulness has declined in nine out of ten years. We are witnessing a record number of conflicts, increasing militarization and heightening. International strategic competition negatively affects the global economy and Business risks from conflict have never been greater, adding to the current global economic vulnerability.”
“It is imperative for governments and businesses around the world to step up their efforts to resolve the many minor conflicts before they escalate into larger crises. It has been 80 years since the end of WWII, and the current crises underscore the urgency for world leaders to commit to resolving these conflicts. Investment to do,” he added.
