Tuesday, September 27, 2011

Malaysia is the safest country in South East Asia

Malaysia ranks no 4th in Asia Pacific and 19th in the world
Source

The Global Peace Index (GPI) 2011 results showed that Malaysia ranked 19th  for safest country in the world. Better than his neighbour Singapore who ranked 24th.

The GPI was founded by Steve Killelea, an Australian international technology  entrepreneur and philanthropist. It forms part of the Institute for Economics and Peace, a global think tank dedicated to the research and education of the relationship between economic development, business and peace. The GPI is collated and calculated by the Economist Intelligence Unit, with whom this report is written in co-operation.


Asia Pacific
Overall  Rank
Overall Score
Regional Rank
New Zealand
2
1.28
1
Japan
3
1.29
2
Australia
18
1.46
3
Malaysia
19
1.47
4
Singapore
24
1.59
5
Taiwan
27
1.64
6
Vietnam
30
1.67
7
Laos
32
1.69
8
Bhutan
34
1.69
9
South Korea
50
1.83
10
Mongolia
57
1.88
11
Indonesia
68
1.98
12
China
80
2.05
13
Bangladesh
83
2.07
14
Papua New Guinea
94
2.14
15
Nepal
95
2.15
16
Thailand
107
2.25
17
Cambodia
115
2.30
18
Sri Lanka
126
2.41
19
Myanmar
133
2.54
20
India
135
2.57
21
Philippines
136
2.57
22
Pakistan
146
2.91
23
North Korea
149
3.09
24
Afghanistan
150
3.21
25

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