Malaysia ranks 13th in Global Peace Index 2024, score unchanged despite drop from 10th place

TAWAU, July 5 — Malaysia has been ranked 13th in this year’s Global Peace Index (GPI), Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail announced.

He noted that while Malaysia’s ranking dropped from 10th place in 2022 to 13th this year, the country’s overall GPI score has remained unchanged. Malaysia was previously ranked 19th in 2023.

“There are countries, particularly in Scandinavia, that have improved their performance in key areas like peacekeeping expenditure. Although our score stayed the same, these countries advanced in the rankings due to their improved indicators,” he said.

Saifuddin added that the GPI considers dozens of indicators, and Malaysia’s ranking among 165 countries reflects that the nation is on the right path. He emphasized the importance of maintaining the country’s peaceful momentum and leveraging the GPI indicators to guide future improvements.

He was speaking to reporters after officiating the Eastern Sabah Security Command (Esscom) Kampung Angkat Madani initiative in Kampung Inderasabah.

According to the Global Peace Index published on visionofhumanity.org, Malaysia achieved a GPI score of 1.469, placing it 13th out of 163 countries.

Saifuddin also said that one strategy to improve Malaysia’s GPI ranking is to attract more international tourists. The Home Ministry has taken steps such as organising security briefings and assessment programmes for foreign diplomats.

“We’ve brought diplomats from high-potential countries, including the United States and European nations, to the east coast of Sabah so they can see the situation firsthand and encourage their citizens to visit Malaysia,” he said, adding that the initiative has positively impacted tourist arrivals in the region. — Bernama