The Global Peace Index (GPI) 2025, released by the Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP), has revealed that India ranks 115th globally with a GPI score of 2.229. Despite being situated in South Asia, one of the most unstable parts of the World, India has shown modest improvement in peace levels, rising one position from last year's 116th ranking. India also surpasses regional neighbors Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Afghanistan in this year's rankings. As per the GPI 2025 report, Bangladesh is placed at 123rd, Pakistan is placed at 144th, and Afghanistan is placed at 158th. India improved its peacefulness by 0.58 per cent since 2024, with nine factors showing favorable progress. The nation registered stability in another nine indicators and three indicators that were declining. These include internal conflict levels, crime rates, political instability, and military spending.

Global Peace Index 2025: Top 10 Most Peaceful Countries in the World

Despite rising geopolitical instability, Iceland remains the world’s most peaceful nation, a title it has held since 2008. The top 10 most peaceful countries in the world for 2025 are:

These countries maintain low crime rates, stable governance, minimal conflict involvement, and effective justice systems. Amid the continuing war, Russia is now the most unrestful nation in the world in 2025, placing 163rd, closely followed by Ukraine in the 162nd position. The two countries have witnessed sharp falls in peacefulness since the start of the full-scale war in 2022. Due to rising escalation and instability, Israel has been placed at 155th in the table.

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Global Peace Declines Globally, Says GPI Report

The GPI 2025 points to an alarming worldwide trend, that the general level of peacefulness has fallen by 0.36 per cent, the worst in world peace decline since World War II.
Report highlights:

• 74 nations showed improvement in peacefulness.
• Europe is still the most peaceful region as a whole.
• The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) is still the least peaceful region for the 10th consecutive year.
• Over the past 17 years, global peacefulness has fallen by 5.4 per cent.
• The “peace inequality” gap between the most and least peaceful countries has widened by 11.7 per cent over two decades.

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The Global Peace Index ranks 163 countries and territories using 23 qualitative and quantitative indicators across three key domains: Societal Safety and Security, Ongoing Domestic and International Conflict, Degree of Militarisation. These factors include crime rates, the impact of terrorism, political unrest, internal and external conflicts, military expenditures, and weapons access. The Global Peace Index 2025 is a mixed picture, while some nations are improving in their pursuit of peace, others remain mired in conflict and instability. India, despite being located in a high-conflict area, continues to trend upward in peacefulness, leading its South Asian neighbours. But overall, global peace is still under threat from ongoing conflicts such as the Russia-Ukraine war and turmoil in the Middle East.

GPI Rank 2025 Country Region  GPI Score 2025
163 Russia Europe/Asia (Eurasia) 3.441 
162 Ukraine Europe 3.434 
161 Sudan Africa 3.323 
160 Democratic Republic of the 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