Mapped: The 2025 Global Peace Index

Mapped: The 2025 Global Peace Index

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Today, Western and Central Europe stand as the most peaceful region in the world.

This comes at a time when global conflict deaths have reached a 25-year high, and 106 countries have become more militarized over the past two years—reversing two decades of decline. Meanwhile, the successful resolution of conflicts has fallen to its lowest level in 50 years.

The above graphic shows how peaceful countries are in 2025, based on the IEP’s Global Peace Index 2025.

Methodology

For the analysis, the IEP used 23 equal-weighted indicators to assess the stability countries, including:

• Deaths from internal conflict
• Violent demonstrations
• Perceptions of criminality
• Terrorism impact
• Safety and security

Overall, 99.7% of the global population was covered across 163 countries and territories.

The Global Peace Index Rankings

Below, we show each country’s peacefulness rankings in 2025:

Rank	Country	Global Peace Index Score 2025	Category
1	Iceland	1.10	Very High
2	Ireland	1.26	Very High
3	New Zealand	1.28	Very High
4	Austria	1.29	Very High
5	Switzerland	1.29	Very High
6	Singapore	1.36	Very High
7	Portugal	1.37	Very High
8	Denmark	1.39	Very High
9	Slovenia	1.41	Very High
10	Finland	1.42	Very High
11	Czechia	1.44	Very High
12	Japan	1.44	Very High
13	Malaysia	1.47	High
14	Netherlands	1.49	High
14	Canada	1.49	High
16	Belgium	1.49	High
17	Hungary	1.50	High
18	Australia	1.51	High
19	Croatia	1.52	High
20	Germany	1.53	High
21	Bhutan	1.54	High
22	Latvia	1.56	High
22	Lithuania	1.56	High
24	Estonia	1.56	High
25	Spain	1.58	High
26	Mauritius	1.59	High
27	Qatar	1.59	High
28	Slovakia	1.61	High
29	Bulgaria	1.61	High
30	United Kingdom	1.63	High
31	Kuwait	1.64	High
32	Norway	1.64	High
33	Italy	1.66	High
34	Montenegro	1.69	High
35	Sweden	1.71	High
36	Poland	1.71	High
37	Mongolia	1.72	High
38	Romania	1.72	High
38	Vietnam	1.72	High
40	Taiwan	1.73	High
41	South Korea	1.74	High
42	Oman	1.74	High
43	Botswana	1.74	High
44	Timor-Leste	1.76	High
45	Greece	1.76	High
46	Argentina	1.77	High
47	Laos	1.78	High
48	Uruguay	1.78	High
49	Indonesia	1.79	High
50	Namibia	1.79	High
51	North Macedonia	1.80	High
52	Albania	1.81	High
52	United Arab Emirates	1.81	High
54	Costa Rica	1.84	High
55	The Gambia	1.86	High
56	Kazakhstan	1.88	High
57	Sierra Leone	1.89	High
58	Armenia	1.89	High
59	Madagascar	1.90	High
59	Bosnia and Herzegovina	1.90	High
61	Ghana	1.90	High
62	Chile	1.90	High
63	Kosovo	1.91	Medium
64	Serbia	1.91	Medium
64	Zambia	1.91	Medium
66	Moldova	1.92	Medium
67	Uzbekistan	1.93	Medium
68	Cyprus	1.93	Medium
69	Senegal	1.94	Medium
70	Liberia	1.94	Medium
71	Malawi	1.96	Medium
72	Jordan	1.96	Medium
73	Tanzania	1.97	Medium
74	France	1.97	Medium
75	Paraguay	1.98	Medium
76	Nepal	1.99	Medium
76	Angola	1.99	Medium
78	Kyrgyz Republic	1.99	Medium
79	Tajikistan	2.00	Medium
79	Dominican Republic	2.00	Medium
81	Tunisia	2.00	Medium
82	Equatorial Guinea	2.00	Medium
83	Bolivia	2.01	Medium
84	Panama	2.01	Medium
85	Morocco	2.01	Medium
86	Thailand	2.02	Medium
87	Cambodia	2.02	Medium
87	Turkmenistan	2.02	Medium
89	Trinidad and Tobago	2.02	Medium
90	Saudi Arabia	2.04	Medium
91	Rwanda	2.04	Medium
92	Algeria	2.04	Medium
93	Jamaica	2.05	Medium
94	Côte d’Ivoire	2.07	Medium
95	Azerbaijan	2.07	Medium
96	Peru	2.07	Medium
97	Sri Lanka	2.08	Medium
98	China	2.09	Medium
99	Eswatini	2.09	Medium
100	Bahrain	2.10	Medium
101	Guinea-Bissau	2.11	Medium
102	Cuba	2.12	Medium
103	Republic of the Congo	2.13	Medium
104	El Salvador	2.14	Medium
105	Philippines	2.15	Medium
106	Guyana	2.15	Medium
107	Egypt	2.16	Medium
108	Guatemala	2.17	Medium
109	Georgia	2.19	Medium
110	Mauritania	2.20	Medium
111	Nicaragua	2.21	Medium
112	Benin	2.21	Medium
113	Uganda	2.22	Medium
114	Zimbabwe	2.22	Medium
115	India	2.23	Medium
116	Papua New Guinea	2.23	Medium
117	Gabon	2.24	Medium
118	Guinea	2.25	Medium
119	Lesotho	2.27	Medium
119	Belarus	2.27	Medium
121	Mozambique	2.27	Medium
122	Djibouti	2.28	Medium
123	Bangladesh	2.32	Medium
124	South Africa	2.35	Medium
124	Honduras	2.35	Medium
126	Togo	2.38	Low
127	Kenya	2.39	Low
128	United States of America	2.44	Low
129	Ecuador	2.46	Low
130	Brazil	2.47	Low
131	Libya	2.48	Low
132	Eritrea	2.54	Low
133	Burundi	2.57	Low
134	Chad	2.59	Low
135	Mexico	2.64	Low
136	Lebanon	2.67	Low
137	Cameroon	2.68	Low
138	Ethiopia	2.69	Low
139	Venezuela	2.69	Low
140	Colombia	2.70	Low
141	Haiti	2.73	Low
142	Iran	2.75	Low
143	Niger	2.76	Low
144	Pakistan	2.80	Low
145	Palestine	2.81	Low
146	Türkiye	2.85	Low
147	Iraq	2.86	Low
148	Nigeria	2.87	Low
149	North Korea	2.91	Very Low
150	Central African Republic	2.91	Very Low
151	Somalia	2.98	Very Low
152	Burkina Faso	3.02	Very Low
153	Myanmar	3.05	Very Low
154	Mali	3.06	Very Low
155	Israel	3.11	Very Low
156	South Sudan	3.12	Very Low
157	Syria	3.18	Very Low
158	Afghanistan	3.23	Very Low
159	Yemen	3.26	Very Low
160	Democratic Republic of the Congo	3.29	Very Low
161	Sudan	3.32	Very Low
162	Ukraine	3.43	Very Low
163	Russia	3.44	Very Low

Ranking in first is Iceland, leading the global scoreboard for the last 17 consecutive years.

Overall, just 12 countries fell into the “Very High” category, with nine of these located in Western and Central Europe. Among the key outliers are New Zealand (#3), Singapore (#5), and Japan (#12).

By contrast, Russia ranks in last place, seeing one of the largest deteriorations in peace over the year. It is followed by Ukraine and Sudan, while Israel ranked 155th, and Palestine stood at 145th.

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• Source: https://www.visualcapitalist.com/2025-global-peace-index/