According to the Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP), Ghana has dropped six spots to 61st place globally and 7th in Sub-Saharan Africa in the 2025 Global Peace Index (GPI).
Ghana today lags behind regional leaders in terms of peace, including Mauritius (ranked 26th in the world), Botswana (ranked 43rd), Namibia (ranked 50th), The Gambia (ranked 55th), Sierra Leone (ranked 57th), and Madagascar (ranked 59th), according to rankings released this month. This is a further drop from prior years.
Ghana dropped from 51st in the world in 2023 to 55th in the world and fourth in Sub-Saharan Africa in 2024.
Ghana’s five-year decline, from 38th in 2021 to 61st in 2025, is indicative of escalating internal strife.
The general downturn reflects wider regional and global trends.
Sub-Saharan Africa is still experiencing a rise in conflict rates, accompanied by an average peace score decline of 0.17% in 2025. Worldwide, peace has declined to its lowest point since the GPI started tracking in 2008.
Source: newsthemegh.com