Philippines climbs 6 notches to 115th in 2023 Global Peace Index
The Philippines’ rank improves six places to 115th out of 163 countries in the 2023 edition of the Global Peace Index (GPI) published by think tank Institute for Economics & Peace. It was the highest ranking of the country since the report first came out in 2008. However, the Philippines’ overall GPI score of 2.229 (where 1 is the most peaceful) was worse than the Asia-Pacific average score of 1.857. It was also the third-worst score in the region after Myanmar and North Korea.
