Global Peace Index 2025

Source: Indian Express
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Overview

1. News in Brief
2. About Global Peace Index
3. Key Findings

Why in the News?

The Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP) has released the Global Peace Index, 2025.

News in Brief

• Global Peace Index 2025 rankings list: Amid rising geopolitical tensions and economic uncertainty.
• The average level of global peacefulness has deteriorated by 0.36 per cent, according to the Global Peace Index (GPI) 2025 released by the Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP).
• The findings show a concerning global trend: the world is becoming less peaceful, with increased instability driven by factors that often precede major conflicts.
• The report states that deterioration in peacefulness is now at its highest level since the end of World War II.

About Global Peace Index

• Publication: This index has been published by the Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP) since 2007.
• This index ranks 163 independent countries and territories based on their peace level, which covers 99.7% of the world’s population.
• 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 militarisation

Key Findings

• 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.
• Most Peaceful Countries
  • Iceland – 1.095
  • Ireland – 1.260
  • New Zealand – 1.282
  • Austria – 1.294
  • Switzerland – 1.294
• Our Neighbours
  • Bangladesh (123)
  • Pakistan (144)
  • Afghanistan (158)

Concerns Raised

• 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.
• Around the globe, expenditure on peacebuilding $47.2 billion 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.

India in the report

• Rank: 115th
• GPI score: 2.229
• Improvement: 0.58% improvement over the previous year
• In 2024, the tank was 116th.

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