US ranks 128 out of 163 countries on 2025 Global Peace Index
The United States has been ranked 128th out of 163 countries on the 2025 Global Peace Index, lower than South Africa, Kenya, and Zimbabwe, in terms of societal safety.
In its newly released annual Global Peace Index (GPI) for 2025, the Institute for Economics and Peace ranked the US 128th out of 163 countries, reflecting a sharp decline in peace, driven by high homicide rates, political polarization, gun violence, and a large military presence.
“First of its kind military scoring system suggests that US military capabilities are up to three times higher than China,” the report said.
Gun violence in the US has become so pervasive and routine that it no longer shocks the public, with shootings occurring almost daily and affecting every kind of space—from schools, universities, and hospitals to shopping malls, nightclubs, sports venues, and private homes—yet the crisis continues unabated, as if society has come to accept it as a grim norm.
According to the latest available statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), gun violence is epidemic in the US, with nearly 47,000 gun-related deaths in the country in 2023.
There are an estimated 393 million civilian-owned firearms in the US. Approximately one-third of the adult population in the United States, which equates to 82,880,000 people, own at least one firearm.
The GPI, regarded as the most comprehensive measure of global peacefulness, evaluates global peacefulness based on societal safety, conflict levels, and militarization, covering 99.7 percent of the world’s population.
Since 2014, global peacefulness has been declining, with 2025 marking the lowest point so far.
The report highlighted “The Great Fragmentation,” an era of growing global disorder, citing 59 active conflicts and over 150,000 conflict-related deaths in 2024 alone.
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