Singapore has gained itself many titles this year. From the happiest country in East Asia, to boasting the world’s best roads, and being named the world’s most overrated city, to name a few. Those overseas love to give us titles! But additionally, Singapore ranked as one of the most peaceful countries in the world for 2024.
World’s peaceful countries – Singapore
The Global Peace Index awarded Singapore fifth place on its annual list of the world’s most peaceful countries. This means that Singapore leaped up one place and before that jumped from ninth place in 2022. In fact, this ranking is the highest among all Asian countries – making Singapore the most peaceful country in Asia – followed by Malaysia in 10th place for 2024.
The Global Peace Index measures the level of peacefulness in 163 countries worldwide which is more than 99% of the world’s population. It considers factors like level of safety and security, the country’s military presence, and domestic conflict. Indeed, Singapore is one of the safest countries on the planet.
Iceland remains the most peaceful country since 2008 despite a slight decline in its overall score. Meanwhile, Ireland jumped to second place, followed by Austria at third, and New Zealand ahead of Singapore in that order.
Interestingly, Singapore climbed to fifth place with a score of 1.332 due to its safety and security measures, low level of crime, high military expenditure, and robust education system.
Overall, the report found that global peacefulness has deteriorated the past year. Sixty five countries recorded an improvement – Singapore being one of them – but 97 countries showed a drop in peacefulness.
Here are the 10 most peaceful countries worldwide:
- Iceland
- Ireland
- Austria
- New Zealand
- Singapore
- Switzerland
- Portugal
- Denmark
- Slovenia
- Malaysia
On the other hand, Yemen is the least peaceful country in the world for 2024. This is followed by Sudan, South Sudan, Afghanistan, and Ukraine, to name a few. See the full 2024 report on Vision of Humanity.
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