Morocco has advanced 14 places in the latest Global Peace Index (GPI) 2024, securing 78th position globally with a total score of 2.054. This ranking places Morocco 6th in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region.
Iceland, Ireland, and Austria topped the index, which is based on a set of sub-indicators such as crime rates, incarceration rates, security personnel, defense spending, and others.
Yemen, Sudan, South Sudan, Afghanistan, and Ukraine were at the bottom of the list, classified as “red zones.”
On the Arab level, Kuwait ranked 25th globally, followed by Qatar at 29th, Oman and the United Arab Emirates at 37th and 53rd respectively, Tunisia at 74th, Algeria at 90th, Libya at 128th, and the Palestinian territories at 45th after the 100th place.
Israel came in at 155th, in the red zone.
The Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP) noted that “the MENA region remains the least peaceful region in the world for the ninth consecutive year.”
The report highlighted that the region has seen a decline in peacefulness over the past year, and also a decline in the number of deaths from internal and external conflicts, driven by the conflicts in Gaza and Sudan, and the associated increase in regional unrest.
The report added that tensions in the region remain very high since early 2024, with the region having the highest average military spending of any region.
The unrest in the Middle East has been evident since the “attack” of October 7th and the subsequent Israeli retaliatory military action in Gaza, with other countries involved in the conflict such as Syria, Iran, Lebanon, and Yemen. The report emphasized that the risk of open war in the region remains high.
The IEP also pointed out that the global economic impact of violence last year was over $19 trillion, or 13.5% of global GDP.
The report explained that a number of conflicts around the world are not only destructive but also unwinnable, the most prominent example being the war in Ukraine, which has been killing 2,000 people a month since February 2022.
The Israeli aggression on Gaza after October 7th killed more than 35,000 people, and the future of this conflict remains uncertain.
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