Morocco has ranked 84th globally and 7th in MENA in the Global Peace Index for 2023, issued by the Institute for Economics and Peace.
The index evaluates the degree of societal safety and security, the scope of ongoing domestic and international conflict, and the amount of militarization to rank 163 states and territories based on their level of peace.
The top two countries in the MENA area on the list were Qatar and Kuwait, with Morocco coming in seventh. Tunisia was placed 81st globally and sixth in the MENA region, and Algeria was ranked 96th globally and eighth regionally.
The only European nation outside the top half of the rating is Turkey, which continues to be the least peaceful nation in Europe.
The Middle East and North Africa region continues to be the least peaceful in the world for the eighth year in a row.
The MENA region is home to four of the 10 least peaceful nations in the world. Israel dropped eight ranks to 143rd, seeing the biggest decline in peace in the MENA area.
Morocco, Tunisia, Mauritania, Ghana, Senegal, and Guinea were among the countries that had no terrorist deaths in 2022.
Morocco came in at number 80 in terms of the economic cost of violence, which represents 7% of the GDP of the country.
The average degree of world peace declined by 0.42%. In 2022, 84 nations saw an improvement in their level of peace, while 79 saw a decline, according to the report.
Since 2008, Iceland has maintained its title as the world’s most peaceful nation. Seven of the ten most peaceful nations are in Europe, which is the world’s most peaceful continent.
The conflict in Ukraine had a big effect on world peace, with Ukraine and Russia seeing the biggest and fifth-largest declines in peace, respectively.
The rate of militarization decreased in 113 nations, and the average level of military spending as a percentage of GDP decreased as well, from 2.04 to 1.95%.
The US, China, and India saw the highest increases in overall military spending since 2008, rising by 180 billion, 70 billion, and 40 billion USD, respectively.
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