19th Edition of the Global Peace Index 2025 Reveals a Global Trend of Deteriorating Peace
The 19th edition of the Global Peace Index (GPI) 2025 reveals a global trend of deteriorating peace, marking the 13th decline in 17 years and the sixth consecutive year of decline. This report, published by the Institute for Economics & Peace (IEP), ranks 163 independent states and territories, covering 99.7% of the global population. Tunisia ranks 81st globally and 6th among Arab and African countries analyzed in this benchmark ranking.
What is the Global Peace Index?
The Global Peace Index is a measure of "negative peace," i.e., the absence of violence or fear of violence. The ranking is developed from 23 qualitative and quantitative indicators grouped into three key domains:
- Level of societal safety and security
- Extent of ongoing domestic and international conflicts
- Degree of militarization
To calculate the composite global score, the IEP assigns a weighting of 60% to internal peace and 40% to external peace. This weighting is based on the idea that a higher level of internal peace is likely to correlate with fewer external conflicts. All indicators are normalized on a scale of 1 to 5. Over the past year, eight of the 23 indicators have improved, 13 have deteriorated, and two have remained unchanged.
The Most Peaceful Arab Countries
The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region remains the least peaceful region in the world for the tenth consecutive year, with a slight deterioration in its average GPI score this year. Here are the top five Arab countries in the Global Peace Index 2025:
- Qatar: Ranked 27th globally, Qatar is the most peaceful country in the MENA region. However, it has experienced a slight deterioration in peace due to increased political instability.
- Kuwait: Ranked 31st globally.
- Oman: Ranked 42nd globally.
- United Arab Emirates: Ranked 52nd globally.
- Jordan: Ranked 72nd globally.
The Most Peaceful African Countries
Here are the top five African countries in the Global Peace Index 2025:
- Mauritius: Ranked 26th globally, Mauritius remains the most peaceful country in sub-Saharan Africa for the 18th consecutive year.
- Botswana: Ranked 43rd globally.
- Namibia: Ranked 50th globally.
- Gambia: Ranked 55th globally, with the fifth-largest improvement in peace globally.
- Sierra Leone: Ranked 57th globally.
The report highlights that the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is the least peaceful country in sub-Saharan Africa and has experienced the largest deterioration in the region, ranking among the five least peaceful countries in the world.
