The Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP) has again researched the level of peace in countries worldwide through the Global Peace Index 2025 (GPI 2025).
The GPI uses a scale of 1-5 points, with higher scores indicating lower levels of peace—even approaching a state of non-peace.
Russia received the highest score among the 163 surveyed countries, with 3.441 points in 2025. Russia's score increased from 3.249 points in 2024.
Next is Ukraine with a score of 3.434, up from 3.280 in 2024. Both countries with the highest scores are known to be at war.
Following is Sudan, with 3.323 points. Sudan's peace level increased slightly from 3.327 points in 2024.
Then there is the Democratic Republic of Congo with 3.292 points and Afghanistan with 3.229 points in 2025.
Israel, actively engaged in conflict with Palestine and Iran, is ninth on this list with a score of 3.108 points. Its position is stagnant from 2024.
Below is a complete list of the 10 countries with the highest GPI 2025 scores, or those in very unpeaceful conditions in 2025:
- Russia: 3.441 points
- Ukraine: 3.434 points
- Sudan: 3.323 points
- Democratic Republic of Congo: 3.292 points
- Yemen: 3.262 points
- Afghanistan: 3.229 points
- Syria: 3.184 points
- South Sudan: 3.117 points
- Israel: 3.108 points
- Mali: 3.061 points.
The GPI comprises 23 indicators measuring the absence of violence or fear of violence.
The assessment indicators are spread across three domains. The first domain, ongoing domestic and international conflict, uses six statistical indicators to assess a country's level of involvement in internal and external conflicts, as well as the role and duration of its involvement in these conflicts.
The second domain, societal safety and security, evaluates the level of harmony or disharmony within a country through 11 indicators.
The final domain, militarisation, measured through six indicators, reflects the relationship between the level of military development and access to weapons with a country's level of peace, both domestically and internationally.