Somalia has recorded a small improvement in its Global Peace Index (GPI) ranking for 2025, moving to 151st among 163 countries with a score of 2.983—a slight uptick from last year’s 3.023. Despite this progress, the country remains near the bottom globally, reflecting persistent conflict, terrorism, and fragile security institutions.
This marks the first time in almost two decades that Somalia’s score has dropped below 3.0. The improvement is credited to fewer conflict-related deaths and reduced political instability since the government and allied forces stepped up operations against al-Shabaab in 2022 .
However, gains are fragile. Somalia’s safety and security score remains weak at 3.134, and ongoing conflict is still high at 3.542. Those figures show that terrorism and violence still severely affect daily life. The militarisation score of 1.811 may appear better, but it reflects limited military capacity rather than actual stability.
The economic cost of violence remains severe. Violence-related losses accounted for 24.71% of Somalia’s GDP in 2024, one of the highest globally. this burden shows in rising food and transport costs, and strained public spending—much of which goes toward security and leaves less for health or education.
Regional comparisons offer little comfort. Somalia scores worse than Kenya (127th) and Djibouti (122nd), but slightly ahead of South Sudan (156th) and Mali (154th)
