Iceland Is Rated The Most Peaceful Nation (The U.S. Was 128th)

 

The Institute for Economics and Peace has released its 2025 Global Peace Index. The GPI rates each country on its level of peacefulness. In this latest report, Iceland is rated the most peaceful nation. The United States finished far down the list - at number 128.  

This is the 19th edition of the Global Peace Index (GPI), which ranks 163 independent states and territories according to their level of peacefulness, covering 99.7 per cent of the world’s population. Produced by the Institute for Economics & Peace (IEP), the GPI is the world’s leading measure of global peacefulness.

This report presents the most comprehensive data-driven analysis to date on trends in peace, its economic value, and how to develop peaceful societies. It uses 23 qualitative and quantitative indicators to measure the state of peace across three domains: the level of Societal Safety and Security; the extent of Ongoing Domestic and International Conflict; and the degree of Militarisation.

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