The Global Militarization Index (GMI) is an annual report produced by the Bonn International Centre for Conflict Studies (BICC) which measures the relative position of nations' and regions' peacefulness. It is financially supported by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development.
The GMI was first published in 2006. The GMI 2023 covers 149 states and is widely used to study the military economies of different countries and to compare them. It focuses on three major indicators: military personnel, military expenditures and weaponry.
Measurement The index uses a number of indicators. Military Expenditure Index Score: comparison of military expenditures with GDP and health care expenditures. People Index Score: contrast between the number of military and paramilitary forces with the overall population and the number of physicians. Heavy Weapons Index Score: number of heavy weapons available per capita.
Countries
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See also Global Peace Index Global Terrorism Index Democracy Index World Happiness Report Corruption Perceptions Index Human Development Index
Notes The 2023 report has been published but the full data set for 2023 is not yet available on the BICC website.
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