DOHA: The State of Qatar topped the states of Middle East and North Africa region once again in the Global Peace Index (GPI) issued by Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP) in Australia and ranked 21 globally out of 163 states included in the index, advancing one place compared to 2022.
The GPI report counts on 23 indices in terms of quantity and quality, including level of security and safety in the community, local and global conflict, rate of violent crimes, in addition to a combination of other indices, including internal and external affairs, deaths resulting from internal and external conflicts, weapons exports and terrorism, political instability and a number of prisoners.
For the second consecutive year, Qatar has been ranked first as the most peaceful and secure country in the Arab world and ninth globally making it among the list of the ten safest countries in the world, as Qatar maintained its top position among the states of the Middle East and North Africa region in GPI over the past five years and proceeded with its progress globally until it has been ranked 21 this year.
Over 2019 and 2022, Qatar has achieved advanced positions globally outperforming many advanced countries and occupied 31, 27, 29 and 22 positions throughout 2019 and 2022 respectively.
Topping the list of GPI at the level of Middle East and North Africa and achieving advanced ranks globally in this classification by the State of Qatar underscores the extent of security and safety Qatar enjoys, along with the decline in the rates of crimes and violence with the prevalence of political stability, as the country is free of internal and external terrorist activities and threats.
In the 2023 Global Peace Index, Qatar has been maintaining its position as the most secure country in the Middle East and North Africa region since 2008 and the only country in the region to be among the 25 safest countries at the global level.
Commenting on the aforementioned report, the Ministry of Interior pointed out that such advanced indices in GPI came by virtue of unwavering efforts anchored in an integrated working system at the ministry in collaboration with the remaining state institutions to ensure the best security performance rates, combating crimes and protecting lives and property in conformity with Qatar’s vision and strategy.
The ministry pointed to the substantial progress Qatar witnessed at the service and security levels during the past years and the performance made in various international indices either through counting on a sophisticated infrastructure in its modern buildings, security systems that depend on cutting-edge technology, or in its vision and strategy that aim to foster societal partnership, in pursuit of safeguarding societal security and peace.
