Ghana has slipped in the latest Global Peace Index (GPI), moving down six places to 61st globally, as the country’s overall level of peacefulness worsened over the past year.
The 2025 report, released by the Institute for Economics & Peace (IEP), also shows Ghana has fallen from fourth to seventh place in Sub-Saharan Africa.
According to the findings, Mauritius remains the most peaceful nation in the region, ranking 26th worldwide, followed by Botswana (43rd), Namibia (50th), The Gambia (55th), Sierra Leone (57th), and Madagascar (59th). Ghana now trails all six.
On the global scale, Iceland continues to lead as the world’s most peaceful nation for the 17th consecutive year, ahead of Ireland, New Zealand, Austria, and Switzerland. Other countries in the top ten include Singapore, Portugal, Denmark, Slovenia, and Finland.
The IEP noted that Ghana’s decline was spread across several indicators, though it did not cite specific drivers. Overall, Sub-Saharan Africa saw worsening levels of peace, with about half of the region’s 44 countries recording declines.
The index, which tracks 163 countries and territories and covers nearly the entire global population, is based on 23 measures grouped under societal safety and security, domestic and international conflict, and militarisation.
This year’s edition highlighted that ongoing wars, rising military spending, and deepening geopolitical divisions are pushing global peace levels downward. In fact, 97 countries are now less peaceful than they were in 2008, when the index was first compiled.
Nonetheless, the report pointed to some positives, including reductions in homicide rates and improved perceptions of criminality in certain nations.
Source: Adomonline
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