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Topic 10 of 18 · Country Index 2026

Pakistan: Peace & Security

Is a country at peace, and how heavily armed is it?

Pakistan is placed 168th of 177 countries on peace & security in the Country Index 2026, from 4 of its 4 key statistics. Readings behind it: Political Stability and Absence of Violence -1.951 (2025); Physical Violence Index 0.364 (2025).

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Peace & Security

168th

of 177 countries placed

Placed from 4 of 4 key statistics

Country Index 2026, all topics155th of 183 →

01The evidence

The 4 key statistics that decide it

Only these place Pakistan on peace & security — one vote each. Every value is the publisher’s own, read at the edition the Country Index 2026 used; the grey ticks are every other country it was compared with, lowest on the left.

Why these keys

  1. Key 1 of 4

    Political Stability and Absence of Violence

    World Bank Group

    Why it is a key

    2025 edition · data for 2025 · CC BY 4.0

    -1.951

    Political Stability estimate (−2.5 to 2.5)

    Higher is better

    Pakistan: -1.951. Across the 211 countries in this edition, values run from -2.506 (Yemen) to 1.563 (Andorra); the world median is 0.171.

    World median
    0.171
    Best in Southern Asia
    1.393 Bhutan
    Land neighbours
    Afghanistan -2.043 · China 0.022 · India -0.608 · Iran -1.691

  2. Key 2 of 4

    Physical Violence Index

    V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg

    Why it is a key

    2025 edition · data for 2025 · CC BY-SA 4.0

    0.364

    Freedom from political killings and torture (0–1)

    Higher is better

    Pakistan: 0.364. Across the 176 countries in this edition, values run from 0.053 (North Korea) to 0.989 (Sweden); the world median is 0.79.

    World median
    0.79
    Best in Southern Asia
    0.893 Maldives
    Land neighbours
    Afghanistan 0.065 · China 0.345 · India 0.511 · Iran 0.236

  3. Key 3 of 4

    Political Violence by Non-State Actors

    V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg

    Why it is a key

    2025 edition · data for 2025 · CC BY-SA 4.0

    1.616

    Original latent estimate (≈ −3.5 to +4); higher = more violence

    Lower is better

    Pakistan: 1.616. Across the 171 countries in this edition, values run from -3.182 (Luxembourg) to 3.375 (Myanmar); the world median is -0.661.

    World median
    -0.661
    Best in Southern Asia
    -1.511 Sri Lanka
    Land neighbours
    Afghanistan 1.86 · China -0.506 · India 1.265 · Iran 0.078

  4. Key 4 of 4

    Global Militarisation Index

    Bonn International Centre for Conflict Studies (BICC)

    Why it is a key

    2023 edition · data for 2023 · CC BY

    132.99

    GMI score (higher means a heavier military weight)

    Lower is better

    Ranked 45th of 149 by BICC

    Pakistan: 132.99. Across the 149 countries in this edition, values run from 3.512 (Haiti) to 351.09 (Ukraine); the world median is 100.66.

    World median
    100.66
    Best in Southern Asia
    66.74 Bangladesh
    Land neighbours
    Afghanistan 75.28 · China 81.83 · India 97.92 · Iran 138.18

03In context

Pakistan beside its neighbours

A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place among all 177 countries on peace & security, never a place within the region.

Southern Asia
1st177thNot placed · 47 countries with too few key statisticsNo data

The whole world on peace & security

Pakistan and the countries it borders

Standing among all 177; the key columns are the publishers’ own values.

CountryStandingPolitical Stability and Absence of ViolencePolitical Stability estimate (−2.5 to 2.5)Physical Violence IndexFreedom from political killings and torture (0–1)Political Violence by Non-State ActorsOriginal latent estimate (≈ −3.5 to +4); higher = more violenceGlobal Militarisation IndexGMI score (higher means a heavier military weight)
Chinacompare102nd0.0220.345-0.50681.83
Indiacompare=140th-0.6080.5111.26597.92
Afghanistancompare=160th-2.0430.0651.8675.28
Irancompare165th-1.6910.2360.078138.18
Pakistan168th-1.9510.3641.616132.99

“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is

Across Southern Asia

Every country in the sub-region, by its place among all 177.

Placed either side on peace & security

The countries immediately above and below Pakistan in the topic’s list.

04Context, no vote

Where Pakistan is ahead of the world, and behind

11 more statistics filed under peace & security, published in full and deliberately given no vote in the standing. Select a row for the publisher, the rank and the links.

Every country

Ahead of the world median1

Statistics on which Pakistan does better than the middle country measured.

  • Government Cyber Security CapacityV-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · 2025 · world median 0.1960.743No real change since 2015

    Pakistan: 0.743 · world median 0.196 · Original latent estimate (≈ −3.6 to +3.7); higher = more capacity. V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg, 2025 edition, data for 2025.

    Published values in that edition run from -2.66 to 3.715; higher is better.

    Position 52nd of 176 · derived.

    Chart and every countryThe 2025 dataset

Behind the world median8

Statistics on which Pakistan does worse than the middle country measured.

  • Armed Forces Personnel (% of population)U.S. Department of State · 2019 · world median 0.260.35▼ Worsened since 2009

    Pakistan: 0.35 · world median 0.26 · Active-duty armed forces personnel (% of population). U.S. Department of State, 2019 edition, data for 2019.

    Published values in that edition run from 0.04 to 4.6; lower is better.

    Chart and every countryThe 2019 dataset

  • Military Dimension IndexV-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · 2025 · world median 0.10.3▼ Worsened since 2015

    Pakistan: 0.3 · world median 0.1 · Military dimension index (0–1; higher = larger military role). V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg, 2025 edition, data for 2025.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 1; lower is better.

    Chart and every countryThe 2025 dataset

  • Deaths in Non-State ConflictUCDP · 2025 · world median 010▲ Improved since 2015

    Pakistan: 10 · world median 0 · Deaths in non-state conflict (people). Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP), 2025 edition, data for 2025.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 7,827; lower is better.

    Chart and every countryThe 2025 dataset

  • State Authority over TerritoryV-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · 2025 · world median 95.378.93▼ Worsened since 2015

    Pakistan: 78.93 · world median 95.3 · Territory under effective state control (% of official territory). V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg, 2025 edition, data for 2025.

    Published values in that edition run from 47.56 to 100; higher is better.

    Chart and every countryThe 2025 dataset

  • INFORM Risk IndexEuropean Commission Joint Research Centre, with the Inter-Agency Standing Committee · 2025 · world median 3.76.6▲ Improved since 2016

    Pakistan: 6.6 · world median 3.7 · INFORM Risk score (0–10, where 10 is the highest risk). European Commission Joint Research Centre, with the Inter-Agency Standing Committee, 2026 edition, data for 2025.

    Published values in that edition run from 0.7 to 8.5; lower is better.

    Position 19th of 191 · derived, 1st = worst.

    Chart and every countryThe 2026 dataset

  • Civilian Deaths in Organized ViolenceUCDP · 2025 · world median 0342▲ Improved since 2015

    Pakistan: 342 · world median 0 · Civilians killed in organized violence (people). Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP), 2025 edition, data for 2025.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 65,911; lower is better.

    Chart and every countryThe 2025 dataset

  • Deaths in Organized ViolenceUCDP · 2025 · world median 03,331▲ Improved since 2015

    Pakistan: 3,331 · world median 0 · Deaths in organized violence (people). Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP), 2025 edition, data for 2025.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 90,345; lower is better.

    Position 12th of 59 · derived, 1st = worst.

    Chart and every countryThe 2025 dataset

  • Deaths in State-Based Armed ConflictUCDP · 2025 · world median 03,096No real change since 2015

    Pakistan: 3,096 · world median 0 · Deaths in state-based armed conflict (people). Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP), 2025 edition, data for 2025.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 90,323; lower is better.

    Chart and every countryThe 2025 dataset

No better end2

These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.

  • Arms Imports (% of total imports)U.S. Department of State · 2019 · world median 0.32.5Moved since 2009

    Pakistan: 2.5 · world median 0.3 · Arms imports (% of all imports of goods and services). U.S. Department of State, 2019 edition, data for 2019.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 61.

    Chart and every countryThe 2019 dataset

  • Refugees by Country of OriginUNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency · 2025 · world median 1,27290,497Moved since 2015

    Pakistan: 90,497 · world median 1,272 · Refugees under UNHCR's mandate from this country, end of year (people). UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, 2025 edition, data for 2025.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 5,224,131.

    Chart and every countryThe 2025 dataset

No current reading for Pakistan

Internally Displaced People of Concern to UNHCR (last 2024). Listed rather than hidden, so the page can be checked against it.

“Position · derived” is this site’s ordering of the published values, 1st = best unless the row says otherwise; the publisher ranks no country on it. Rank, position and standing

05Country Index 2026

Peace & Security among Pakistan’s 16 topics

Peace & Security is Pakistan’s 15th best-placed topic of 16. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.

On the profile
  1. Digital & Technology54th of 198
  2. Environment & Sustainability86th of 186
  3. Energy90th of 165
  4. Poverty & Inequality93rd of 159
  5. Mobility & Trade107th of 177
  6. Governance & Institutions136th of 194
  7. Democracy & Civil Libertiesjoint 145th of 198
  8. Work & Labour136th of 182
  9. Development & Human Capital154th of 196
  10. Food & Agriculture147th of 184
  11. Health & Wellbeing161st of 200
  12. Education & Knowledgejoint 176th of 198
  13. Economy & Innovation159th of 176
  14. Gender & Equality171st of 183
  15. Peace & Security168th of 177
  16. Risk & Resilience189th of 193

06The top of the list

Who leads on peace & security

The three countries placed highest of 177, and the leaders Pakistan can most readily be measured against.

All 177 countries
  1. 1

    Iceland

    Northern Europe

    1st of 177 · 3 of 4 keys

    Photo: Hansueli Krapf · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale

  2. 2

    Costa Rica

    Central America

    2nd of 177 · 3 of 4 keys

    Photo: Henry Zbyszynski from Capitola California, USA · CC BY 2.0, greyscale

  3. 3

    Malta

    Southern Europe

    3rd of 177 · 4 of 4 keys

    Photo: Dirk Heldmaier derivative work: Jjtkk · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale

Placed highest nearby

  1. Highest in Asia

    Taiwan=7th3/4 keys

  2. Highest in Southern Asia

    Bhutan28th3/4 keys

  3. This page

    Pakistan168th4/4 keys

Positions out of 177 placed on the topic. A country needs readings on enough keys to be placed, and the top of the list is often held on fewer of them.

07Analysis

Charts and analysis about Pakistan and peace & security

All charts

08Questions

Pakistan on peace & security: questions answered

Every answer is built from the numbers on this page, so none can say something the page does not.

How does Pakistan rank on peace & security?

Pakistan is placed 168th of 177 countries on Peace & Security in the Country Index 2026, from 4 of its 4 key statistics (Political Stability and Absence of Violence, Physical Violence Index, Political Violence by Non-State Actors and Global Militarisation Index). The position is this site’s ordering of published statistics, not a rank any publisher printed.

What is the latest Political Stability and Absence of Violence figure for Pakistan?

-1.951 in 2025 (political Stability estimate (−2.5 to 2.5)), according to World Bank Group. The world median in the same edition was 0.171.

What is the latest Physical Violence Index figure for Pakistan?

0.364 in 2025 (freedom from political killings and torture (0–1)), according to V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg. The world median in the same edition was 0.79.

How does Pakistan compare with India on peace & security?

India is placed joint 140th of 177, and Pakistan 168th. Political Stability and Absence of Violence: India -0.608, Pakistan -1.951; Physical Violence Index: India 0.511, Pakistan 0.364; Political Violence by Non-State Actors: India 1.265, Pakistan 1.616; Global Militarisation Index: India 97.92, Pakistan 132.99.

How have Pakistan’s peace & security figures changed?

Political Stability and Absence of Violence fell from -1.195 in 2000 to -1.951 in 2025; Physical Violence Index rose from 0.339 in 2000 to 0.364 in 2025; Political Violence by Non-State Actors rose from 0.256 in 2000 to 1.616 in 2025; Global Militarisation Index fell from 163.11 in 2000 to 132.99 in 2023.

Which peace & security statistics are missing for Pakistan?

No current reading is published for Pakistan on Internally Displaced People of Concern to UNHCR. They are listed rather than hidden, so the evidence on the page can be checked against it.

09Method

Method, sources and how to cite

What this topic does not measure

Deaths in armed conflict and violent deaths per person are published here as context, because the counts are uneven between years and between sources. Crime in daily life and personal safety are not covered. Humanitarian crises driven by conflict appear in Risk & Resilience.

About peace & security, in full

How the Peace & Security standing is decided

A standing is this site’s ordering, named with its edition — never a publisher’s rank. 4 key statistics vote, one vote each; every country’s published value becomes a place within that key’s own field, the places are averaged, and the average is never published. A country needs 2 of the 4 keys to be placed.

The peace & security method, step by stepHow every standing on this site is built

The key statistics and their licences

The other 11 statistics on this page come from 5 publishers, each named beside its numbers, with every edition and licence on the datasets pages.

The standing itself is part of the Country Index 2026, published under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Photographs

Pakistan’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.

Cite this page

Nations Inquiry (2026). Pakistan: Peace & Security — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/pakistan/security

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