The Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP) has released the Global Peace Index, 2025.
About the Global Peace Index
- Publication: This index is being published by the Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP) since the year 2007.
- Countries included: This index ranks 163 independent countries and territories based on their peace level, which covers 99.7% of the world's population.
- Key indicators: It measures the level of peace in three main areas through 23 qualitative and quantitative indicators-
- Social security and safety
- Intensity of domestic and international conflict
- State of militarization
Global trends and key findings
- In the year 2025, a decline of 0.36% has been recorded in global peace, which is considered to be the biggest decline since the Second World War.
- 74 countries have improved while 87 countries have declined. This indicates that global instability is constantly increasing.
- Countries' scores have declined by an average of 5.4% over the last 17 years, indicating a steady decline in global peacefulness since 2008.
- Peace inequality has increased by 11.7% over 20 years.
Top 10 Most Peaceful Countries of 2025
|
Rank
|
Country
|
Region
|
GPI Score
|
|
1
|
Iceland
|
Europe
|
1.095
|
|
2
|
Ireland
|
Europe
|
1.260
|
|
3
|
New Zealand
|
Oceania
|
1.282
|
|
4
|
Austria
|
Europe
|
1.294
|
|
5
|
Switzerland
|
Europe
|
1.294
|
|
6
|
Singapore
|
Asia
|
1.357
|
|
7
|
Portugal
|
Europe
|
1.371
|
|
8
|
Denmark
|
Europe
|
1.393
|
|
9
|
Slovenia
|
Europe
|
1.409
|
|
10
|
Finland
|
Europe
|
1.420
|
Note: Iceland has consistently been the most peaceful country since 2008.
Top 10 Most Peaceful Countries of 2025
|
Rank
|
Country
|
Region
|
GPI Score
|
|
163
|
Russia
|
Europe/Asia
|
3.441
|
|
162
|
Ukraine
|
Europe
|
3.434
|
|
161
|
Sudan
|
Africa
|
3.323
|
|
160
|
D.R. Congo
|
Africa
|
3.292
|
|
159
|
Yemen
|
Middle East
|
3.262
|
|
158
|
Afghanistan
|
Asia
|
3.229
|
|
157
|
Syria
|
Middle East
|
3.184
|
|
156
|
South Sudan
|
Africa
|
3.117
|
|
155
|
Israel
|
Middle East
|
3.108
|
|
154
|
Mali
|
Africa
|
3.061
|
India's position (GPI 2025)
- Rank: 115th
- GPI score: 2.229
- Improvement: 0.58% improvement over the previous year
- Rank of previous years
Status of other countries in South Asia
- Bangladesh (123)
- Pakistan (144)
- Afghanistan (158)
Major geopolitical and economic concerns
- The continuation of the Russia-Ukraine war has raised concerns across the European has affected the peace of the region.
- The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) remain the most unstable region for the tenth year.
- Expenditure on peacebuilding: $47.2 billion was spent in 2024, which is only 0.52% of global military expenditure and has declined by 26% since 2008.
- Internationalized internal conflicts: Increased by 175% since 2010. 78 countries were involved in external wars in 2023.
