Belgium ranks 16th worldwide, 11th in Europe. North Macedonia ranks behind Montenegro (34th worldwide) on place 51, before its neighbors Albania (52), Bosnia and Herzegovina (59), Kosovo (63), and Serbia (64).
Produced by the Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP) since 2007, the Global Peace Index (GPI) is the world’s leading measure of global peacefulness. The report ranks 163 independent states and territories according to their level of peacefulness. 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 Militarization. Iceland, Ireland, New Zealand, Austria and Switzerland are the most peaceful countries, Russia the least peaceful.
The 2025 Global Peace Index reveals a fundamental reshaping of the global order not seen since the Cold War. It details a record decline in global peacefulness as rising conflict deaths, accelerating geopolitical tensions,
and the erosion of social cohesion are driving ‘The Great Fragmentation’.
Institute for Economics and Peace: Global Peace index
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