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Global Peace Index (GPI) score — level of peacefulness (0–5, lower is more peaceful)
Country peacefulness scores from the Global Peace Index (GPI). Lower scores indicate more peaceful societies based on 23 indicators across safety, conflict, and militarisation.
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Key Insights
Global Average
2.1(index 0–5, lower is better)
Median: 2.1(index 0–5, lower is better)
Countries Covered
162
with available data
Highest
Central African Republic
3.6(index 0–5, lower is better)
Lowest
Iceland
1.1(index 0–5, lower is better)
Top 5 Countries
1Central African Republic3.6(index 0–5, lower is better)
2Chad3.3(index 0–5, lower is better)
3Somalia3.3(index 0–5, lower is better)
4Yemen3.3(index 0–5, lower is better)
5South Sudan3.3(index 0–5, lower is better)
By Region
Other2.3(index 0–5, lower is better)(83 countries)
Africa2.3(index 0–5, lower is better)(9 countries)
Asia2.1(index 0–5, lower is better)(25 countries)
South America2.1(index 0–5, lower is better)(7 countries)
North America2.1(index 0–5, lower is better)(4 countries)
Key Findings
- •Scores span roughly 1.12 (most peaceful) to 3.63 (least peaceful) in this dataset year.
- •Many high-income European and Oceanian countries cluster toward lower (more peaceful) scores, while active conflict zones score higher.
- •The index captures both internal safety and external conflict/militarisation—countries can score poorly due to either domain.
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (1.1(index 0–5, lower is better))High (3.6(index 0–5, lower is better))
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 2.1(index 0–5, lower is better))
Other (83)
Africa (9)
Asia (25)
South America (7)
North America (4)
Europe (32)
Oceania (2)
About This Statistic
The Global Peace Index (GPI), produced by the Institute for Economics & Peace (IEP), ranks countries by their relative level of peacefulness using a composite score where lower values indicate greater peace. The index aggregates 23 qualitative and quantitative indicators across three domains: Societal Safety & Security, Ongoing Domestic & International Conflict, and Militarisation.
This statistic is interesting because it captures more than war: it reflects day-to-day safety, political stability, incarceration rates, violent crime, terrorism impact, military spending, and external conflicts. It enables a cross-country comparison of “peace” as a measurable condition affecting prosperity, investment, migration, and wellbeing.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Central African Republic | 3.6(index 0–5, lower is better) |
| 2 | Chad | 3.3(index 0–5, lower is better) |
| 3 | Somalia | 3.3(index 0–5, lower is better) |
| 4 | Yemen | 3.3(index 0–5, lower is better) |
| 5 | South Sudan | 3.3(index 0–5, lower is better) |
| 6 | Syrian Arab Republic | 3.2(index 0–5, lower is better) |
| 7 | Sudan | 3.2(index 0–5, lower is better) |
| 8 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 3.2(index 0–5, lower is better) |
| 9 | Russian Federation | 3.1(index 0–5, lower is better) |
| 10 | Burundi | 3.1(index 0–5, lower is better) |
| 11 | Ukraine | 3.1(index 0–5, lower is better) |
| 12 | Niger | 2.9(index 0–5, lower is better) |
| 13 | Belarus | 2.9(index 0–5, lower is better) |
| 14 | Nigeria | 2.8(index 0–5, lower is better) |
| 15 | Venezuela | 2.8(index 0–5, lower is better) |
| 16 | Iraq | 2.7(index 0–5, lower is better) |
| 17 | Cameroon | 2.7(index 0–5, lower is better) |
| 18 | Gabon | 2.7(index 0–5, lower is better) |
| 19 | Pakistan | 2.7(index 0–5, lower is better) |
| 20 | Haiti | 2.6(index 0–5, lower is better) |
| 21 | Eritrea | 2.6(index 0–5, lower is better) |
| 22 | Republic of the Congo | 2.6(index 0–5, lower is better) |
| 23 | Armenia | 2.6(index 0–5, lower is better) |
| 24 | Türkiye | 2.6(index 0–5, lower is better) |
| 25 | Israel | 2.5(index 0–5, lower is better) |
| 26 | Ethiopia | 2.5(index 0–5, lower is better) |
| 27 | Ecuador | 2.5(index 0–5, lower is better) |
| 28 | Mexico | 2.5(index 0–5, lower is better) |
| 29 | Kenya | 2.5(index 0–5, lower is better) |
| 30 | Azerbaijan | 2.5(index 0–5, lower is better) |
| 31 | Guinea | 2.4(index 0–5, lower is better) |
| 32 | United States of America | 2.4(index 0–5, lower is better) |
| 33 | Lebanon | 2.4(index 0–5, lower is better) |
| 34 | Sierra Leone | 2.4(index 0–5, lower is better) |
| 35 | Mali | 2.4(index 0–5, lower is better) |
| 36 | Sri Lanka | 2.4(index 0–5, lower is better) |
| 37 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 2.4(index 0–5, lower is better) |
| 38 | Tajikistan | 2.4(index 0–5, lower is better) |
| 39 | Burkina Faso | 2.4(index 0–5, lower is better) |
| 40 | Nicaragua | 2.4(index 0–5, lower is better) |
| 41 | South Africa | 2.4(index 0–5, lower is better) |
| 42 | Honduras | 2.4(index 0–5, lower is better) |
| 43 | North Korea | 2.4(index 0–5, lower is better) |
| 44 | Togo | 2.4(index 0–5, lower is better) |
| 45 | Zambia | 2.3(index 0–5, lower is better) |
| 46 | People's Republic of China | 2.3(index 0–5, lower is better) |
| 47 | Colombia | 2.3(index 0–5, lower is better) |
| 48 | Rwanda | 2.3(index 0–5, lower is better) |
| 49 | India | 2.3(index 0–5, lower is better) |
| 50 | Peru | 2.3(index 0–5, lower is better) |
| 51 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 2.3(index 0–5, lower is better) |
| 52 | Jordan | 2.3(index 0–5, lower is better) |
| 53 | Brazil | 2.3(index 0–5, lower is better) |
| 54 | Myanmar | 2.3(index 0–5, lower is better) |
| 55 | Zimbabwe | 2.3(index 0–5, lower is better) |
| 56 | Egypt | 2.3(index 0–5, lower is better) |
| 57 | Georgia | 2.2(index 0–5, lower is better) |
| 58 | Kazakhstan | 2.2(index 0–5, lower is better) |
| 59 | Cuba | 2.2(index 0–5, lower is better) |
| 60 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2.2(index 0–5, lower is better) |
| 61 | Kyrgyzstan | 2.2(index 0–5, lower is better) |
| 62 | Senegal | 2.2(index 0–5, lower is better) |
| 63 | Uzbekistan | 2.2(index 0–5, lower is better) |
| 64 | Mauritania | 2.2(index 0–5, lower is better) |
| 65 | Solomon Islands | 2.2(index 0–5, lower is better) |
| 66 | Liberia | 2.1(index 0–5, lower is better) |
| 67 | Madagascar | 2.1(index 0–5, lower is better) |
| 68 | Mozambique | 2.1(index 0–5, lower is better) |
| 69 | Eswatini | 2.1(index 0–5, lower is better) |
| 70 | Afghanistan | 2.1(index 0–5, lower is better) |
| 71 | Dominican Republic | 2.1(index 0–5, lower is better) |
| 72 | Ghana | 2.1(index 0–5, lower is better) |
| 73 | Cambodia | 2.1(index 0–5, lower is better) |
| 74 | Libya | 2.1(index 0–5, lower is better) |
| 75 | Panama | 2.1(index 0–5, lower is better) |
| 76 | Republic of The Gambia | 2.1(index 0–5, lower is better) |
| 77 | Malawi | 2.1(index 0–5, lower is better) |
| 78 | Nepal | 2.1(index 0–5, lower is better) |
| 79 | Philippines | 2.1(index 0–5, lower is better) |
| 80 | Saudi Arabia | 2.1(index 0–5, lower is better) |
| 81 | Suriname | 2.1(index 0–5, lower is better) |
| 82 | Morocco | 2.1(index 0–5, lower is better) |
| 83 | Tunisia | 2.1(index 0–5, lower is better) |
| 84 | Jamaica | 2.1(index 0–5, lower is better) |
| 85 | Belize | 2.1(index 0–5, lower is better) |
| 86 | Djibouti | 2.0(index 0–5, lower is better) |
| 87 | Algeria | 2.0(index 0–5, lower is better) |
| 88 | Guatemala | 2.0(index 0–5, lower is better) |
| 89 | Moldova, Republic of | 2.0(index 0–5, lower is better) |
| 90 | Bangladesh | 2.0(index 0–5, lower is better) |
| 91 | Bulgaria | 2.0(index 0–5, lower is better) |
| 92 | Oman | 2.0(index 0–5, lower is better) |
| 93 | United Republic of Tanzania | 2.0(index 0–5, lower is better) |
| 94 | Botswana | 2.0(index 0–5, lower is better) |
| 95 | Papua New Guinea | 2.0(index 0–5, lower is better) |
| 96 | El Salvador | 2.0(index 0–5, lower is better) |
| 97 | Kuwait | 2.0(index 0–5, lower is better) |
| 98 | Cyprus | 2.0(index 0–5, lower is better) |
| 99 | France | 1.9(index 0–5, lower is better) |
| 100 | Comoros | 1.9(index 0–5, lower is better) |
| 101 | Mongolia | 1.9(index 0–5, lower is better) |
| 102 | Thailand | 1.9(index 0–5, lower is better) |
| 103 | Greece | 1.9(index 0–5, lower is better) |
| 104 | Indonesia | 1.9(index 0–5, lower is better) |
| 105 | Paraguay | 1.9(index 0–5, lower is better) |
| 106 | Chile | 1.9(index 0–5, lower is better) |
| 107 | Montenegro | 1.9(index 0–5, lower is better) |
| 108 | Argentina | 1.9(index 0–5, lower is better) |
| 109 | Maldives | 1.8(index 0–5, lower is better) |
| 110 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 1.8(index 0–5, lower is better) |
| 111 | South Korea | 1.8(index 0–5, lower is better) |
| 112 | Albania | 1.8(index 0–5, lower is better) |
| 113 | Lesotho | 1.8(index 0–5, lower is better) |
| 114 | Faroe Islands | 1.8(index 0–5, lower is better) |
| 115 | New Caledonia | 1.8(index 0–5, lower is better) |
| 116 | Barbados | 1.8(index 0–5, lower is better) |
| 117 | Fiji | 1.8(index 0–5, lower is better) |
| 118 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1.8(index 0–5, lower is better) |
| 119 | Namibia | 1.7(index 0–5, lower is better) |
| 120 | Spain | 1.7(index 0–5, lower is better) |
| 121 | Vietnam | 1.7(index 0–5, lower is better) |
| 122 | Costa Rica | 1.7(index 0–5, lower is better) |
| 123 | Qatar | 1.7(index 0–5, lower is better) |
| 124 | United Arab Emirates | 1.7(index 0–5, lower is better) |
| 125 | Serbia | 1.7(index 0–5, lower is better) |
| 126 | Angola | 1.7(index 0–5, lower is better) |
| 127 | Mauritius | 1.7(index 0–5, lower is better) |
| 128 | United Kingdom | 1.7(index 0–5, lower is better) |
| 129 | Cape Verde | 1.7(index 0–5, lower is better) |
| 130 | Italy | 1.7(index 0–5, lower is better) |
| 131 | Romania | 1.7(index 0–5, lower is better) |
| 132 | Latvia | 1.6(index 0–5, lower is better) |
| 133 | Uruguay | 1.6(index 0–5, lower is better) |
| 134 | Estonia | 1.6(index 0–5, lower is better) |
| 135 | Lithuania | 1.6(index 0–5, lower is better) |
| 136 | Poland | 1.6(index 0–5, lower is better) |
| 137 | Malta | 1.6(index 0–5, lower is better) |
| 138 | Croatia | 1.6(index 0–5, lower is better) |
| 139 | Norway | 1.6(index 0–5, lower is better) |
| 140 | Belgium | 1.6(index 0–5, lower is better) |
| 141 | Netherlands | 1.5(index 0–5, lower is better) |
| 142 | Slovakia | 1.5(index 0–5, lower is better) |
| 143 | Germany | 1.5(index 0–5, lower is better) |
| 144 | Benin | 1.5(index 0–5, lower is better) |
| 145 | Hungary | 1.5(index 0–5, lower is better) |
| 146 | Malaysia | 1.4(index 0–5, lower is better) |
| 147 | Luxembourg | 1.4(index 0–5, lower is better) |
| 148 | Canada | 1.4(index 0–5, lower is better) |
| 149 | Finland | 1.4(index 0–5, lower is better) |
| 150 | Czech Republic | 1.4(index 0–5, lower is better) |
| 151 | Portugal | 1.4(index 0–5, lower is better) |
| 152 | Japan | 1.3(index 0–5, lower is better) |
| 153 | Switzerland | 1.3(index 0–5, lower is better) |
| 154 | Ireland | 1.3(index 0–5, lower is better) |
| 155 | Slovenia | 1.3(index 0–5, lower is better) |
| 156 | Singapore | 1.3(index 0–5, lower is better) |
| 157 | Australia | 1.3(index 0–5, lower is better) |
| 158 | New Zealand | 1.3(index 0–5, lower is better) |
| 159 | Sweden | 1.3(index 0–5, lower is better) |
| 160 | Austria | 1.3(index 0–5, lower is better) |
| 161 | Denmark | 1.3(index 0–5, lower is better) |
| 162 | Iceland | 1.1(index 0–5, lower is better) |
Showing 162 of 162 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from Institute for Economics & Peace (IEP) (2024).
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