Nigeria ranked 148th out of 163 countries in the 2025 Global Peace Index, placing it among the least peaceful nations globally and behind war-torn countries such as Palestine, Iraq, and Pakistan.
Nigeria has been ranked 148th out of 163 countries in the 2025 Global Peace Index (GPI), placing it among the least peaceful nations and even trailing behind war-ravaged states such as Palestine, Iraq, and Pakistan .
The Institute for Economics and Peace, in its 19th Global Peace Index, assessed 163 independent states and territories, covering 99.7 per cent of the world’s population, to determine levels of peacefulness .
Within the Sub-Saharan African region, Nigeria performed poorly, ranking 38th out of 44 countries. In contrast, Mauritius, Botswana, and Namibia ranked highest in the region—and globally at 26th, 43rd, and 50th, respectively .
The report noted that while half of the Sub-Saharan countries showed improvements in peacefulness, Nigeria was among those that saw a deterioration. Indeed, the region’s overall peacefulness declined by 0.17 per cent over the past year .
On the global stage, Iceland, Ireland, and New Zealand retained the top three spots. At the bottom of the index were Sudan, Ukraine, and Russia, ranked 161st, 162nd, and 163rd, respectively .