Sri Lanka climbs 14 places to 67th in 2026 Global Peace Index

On Jun 11, 2026

Sri Lanka has moved up 14 places and is now ranked 67th in the world in the 2026 Global Peace Index.

According to the Index, the country has also secured the second position in South Asia in the latest rankings.

Iceland holds the top position in the Global Peace Index, with New Zealand, Switzerland, Slovenia, and Ireland rounding off the top five countries.

Meanwhile, Russia is ranked at the bottom of the list, with a ranking of 163. Sudan, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ukraine, and Israel join Russia in the bottom five countries.

Produced by the Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP), the Global Peace Index (GPI) is the world’s leading measure of global peacefulness.

This report presents the most comprehensive data-driven analysis to-date on trends in peace, its economic value, and how to develop peaceful societies. The Global Peace Index covers 99.7% of the world’s population.

Key findings:

• Global peace is at its lowest level since the inception of the Index, while the conditions that precede conflict are the worst since WWII
• 99 countries witnessed a deterioration in peacefulness in the past year, the highest number since the inception of the Index 20 years ago.
• 119 countries, 73%, are now less peaceful than when the GPI was first published in 2007.
• The number of countries engaged in external conflict has nearly doubled from 59 in 2008 to 103 in the 2026 GPI.
• The global economic impact of violence increased by 3.2% to US$21.81 trillion in 2025, equivalent to 10.5% of global GDP.
• Drone attacks rose by over 11,500% between 2018 and 2025, while AI has compressed targeting times from one day to seconds.
• Deaths from global conflict remain at historic highs, with over 181,000 killed in 2025, a six-fold increase since 2008.
• Led by Europe, global military expenditure reached a record US$2.9 trillion in 2025. Excluding the US, military expenditure increased by 9.2%.
• Successful diplomacy that prevents the war in Iran from restarting would be worth approximately US$2.2 trillion to the global economy.

The 2026 Global Peace Index : https://www.visionofhumanity.org/maps/?gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=22116084622&gbraid=0AAAAADmneRYXY17Dp68ZjzhZEwdg_jblu&gclid=Cj0KCQjwlqTRBhCBARIsANrkrxhbNdXd616RhjsSBqPFotr2WrD1Or9ryVf208vs6dgbA7h9fQ7zk-4aAu8pEALw_wcB#/ (Newswire)

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