State legitimacy index - Country rankings

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State legitimacy index, 0 (high) - 10 (low), 2024:

The average for 2024 based on 175 countries was 5.68 index points. The highest value was in Haiti: 10 index points and the lowest value was in Denmark: 0.2 index points. The indicator is available from 2007 to 2024. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Measure: index points; Source: Fund for Peace
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Countries State legitimacy index, 2024 Global rank Available data
Haiti 10 1 2007 - 2024
Syria 10 2 2007 - 2024
Eq. Guinea 9.8 3 2007 - 2024
North Korea 9.8 4 2007 - 2024
Turkmenistan 9.8 5 2007 - 2024
Yemen 9.8 6 2007 - 2024
Eritrea 9.7 7 2007 - 2024
Somalia 9.7 8 2007 - 2024
Afghanistan 9.6 9 2007 - 2024
Venezuela 9.6 10 2007 - 2024
Burma 9.5 11 2007 - 2024
Iran 9.5 12 2007 - 2024
Sudan 9.5 13 2007 - 2024
Tajikistan 9.5 14 2007 - 2024
C.A. Republic 9.4 15 2007 - 2024
DR Congo 9.4 16 2007 - 2024
Guinea 9.4 17 2007 - 2024
Azerbaijan 9.3 18 2007 - 2024
Burundi 9.3 19 2007 - 2024
Libya 9.3 20 2007 - 2024
Nicaragua 9.3 21 2007 - 2024
Russia 9.3 22 2007 - 2024
Cambodia 9.2 23 2007 - 2024
Cameroon 9.2 24 2007 - 2024
Belarus 9.1 25 2007 - 2024
R. of Congo 9.1 26 2007 - 2024
Uzbekistan 9.1 27 2007 - 2024
Zimbabwe 9.1 28 2007 - 2024
Laos 9 29 2007 - 2024
Djibouti 8.9 30 2007 - 2024
G.-Bissau 8.8 31 2007 - 2024
Palestine 8.8 32 2021 - 2024
Swaziland 8.8 33 2007 - 2024
Chad 8.7 34 2007 - 2024
Mali 8.7 35 2007 - 2024
Gabon 8.6 36 2007 - 2024
Egypt 8.5 37 2007 - 2024
Iraq 8.3 38 2007 - 2024
Nigeria 8.3 39 2007 - 2024
Kyrgyzstan 8.2 40 2007 - 2024
China 8.1 41 2007 - 2024
Comoros 8.1 42 2007 - 2024
Kazakhstan 8.1 43 2007 - 2024
Uganda 8.1 44 2007 - 2024
Angola 8 45 2007 - 2024
Bahrain 8 46 2007 - 2024
Brunei 8 47 2007 - 2024
Ethiopia 8 48 2007 - 2024
Pakistan 8 49 2007 - 2024
Vietnam 7.9 50 2007 - 2024
Bangladesh 7.8 51 2007 - 2024
Cuba 7.8 52 2007 - 2024
Georgia 7.7 53 2007 - 2024
Lebanon 7.7 54 2007 - 2024
Mauritania 7.7 55 2007 - 2024
Peru 7.7 56 2007 - 2024
Algeria 7.6 57 2007 - 2024
Mozambique 7.6 58 2007 - 2024
Thailand 7.6 59 2007 - 2024
Saudi Arabia 7.5 60 2007 - 2024
Sri Lanka 7.5 61 2007 - 2024
Togo 7.5 62 2007 - 2024
Kenya 7.4 63 2007 - 2024
Turkey 7.4 64 2007 - 2024
Malawi 7.2 65 2007 - 2024
Senegal 7.2 66 2007 - 2024
Burkina Faso 7.1 67 2007 - 2024
Guatemala 7 68 2007 - 2024
Ivory Coast 7 69 2007 - 2024
Kuwait 6.9 70 2007 - 2024
Jordan 6.8 71 2007 - 2024
Madagascar 6.8 72 2007 - 2024
Morocco 6.8 73 2007 - 2024
Zambia 6.8 74 2007 - 2024
Honduras 6.7 75 2007 - 2024
Niger 6.7 76 2007 - 2024
Brazil 6.6 77 2007 - 2024
Maldives 6.6 78 2007 - 2024
Rwanda 6.6 79 2007 - 2024
Tanzania 6.6 80 2007 - 2024
Bolivia 6.5 81 2007 - 2024
Ecuador 6.5 82 2007 - 2024
Paraguay 6.5 83 2007 - 2024
Philippines 6.5 84 2007 - 2024
Mexico 6.4 85 2007 - 2024
Qatar 6.4 86 2007 - 2024
UA Emirates 6.4 87 2007 - 2024
Nepal 6.3 88 2007 - 2024
Ukraine 6.3 89 2007 - 2024
Malaysia 6.2 90 2007 - 2024
Bosnia & Herz. 6.1 91 2007 - 2024
Gambia 6.1 92 2007 - 2024
Serbia 6.1 93 2007 - 2024
Armenia 6 94 2007 - 2024
Liberia 6 95 2007 - 2024
Spain 6 96 2007 - 2024
Hungary 5.9 97 2007 - 2024
Solomon Isl. 5.9 98 2007 - 2024
Fiji 5.8 99 2007 - 2024
South Africa 5.8 100 2007 - 2024
Tunisia 5.8 101 2007 - 2024
El Salvador 5.7 102 2007 - 2024
Papua N.G. 5.7 103 2007 - 2024
Sierra Leone 5.6 104 2007 - 2024
Greece 5.5 105 2007 - 2024
Benin 5.3 106 2007 - 2024
Domin. Rep. 5.1 107 2007 - 2024
Colombia 5 108 2007 - 2024
Albania 4.9 109 2007 - 2024
Indonesia 4.8 110 2007 - 2024
Israel 4.8 111 2007 - 2024
India 4.5 112 2007 - 2024
Lesotho 4.5 113 2007 - 2024
Moldova 4.4 114 2007 - 2024
Guyana 4.3 115 2007 - 2024
North Macedonia 4.3 116 2007 - 2024
USA 4.2 117 2007 - 2024
Chile 4.1 118 2007 - 2024
Romania 4.1 119 2007 - 2024
Suriname 4.1 120 2007 - 2024
Mongolia 4 121 2007 - 2024
Cyprus 3.9 122 2007 - 2024
Jamaica 3.9 123 2007 - 2024
Micronesia 3.8 124 2007 - 2024
Panama 3.8 125 2007 - 2024
Samoa 3.8 126 2007 - 2024
Singapore 3.7 127 2007 - 2024
S.T.&Principe 3.5 128 2007 - 2024
Czechia 3.4 129 2007 - 2024
Grenada 3.4 130 2007 - 2024
Poland 3.4 131 2007 - 2024
Ant.& Barb. 3.3 132 2007 - 2024
Ghana 3.3 133 2007 - 2024
UK 3.3 134 2007 - 2024
Argentina 3.2 135 2007 - 2024
Bulgaria 3.2 136 2007 - 2024
Cape Verde 3.2 137 2007 - 2024
Seychelles 3.2 138 2007 - 2024
Tr.&Tobago 3.2 139 2007 - 2024
Belize 3.1 140 2007 - 2024
Namibia 3.1 141 2007 - 2024
Slovakia 2.9 142 2007 - 2024
Bhutan 2.8 143 2007 - 2024
Malta 2.6 144 2007 - 2024
Botswana 2.5 145 2007 - 2024
Mauritius 2.4 146 2007 - 2024
Croatia 2.2 147 2007 - 2024
South Korea 2.1 148 2007 - 2024
Italy 1.7 149 2007 - 2024
Bahamas 1.5 150 2007 - 2024
Latvia 1.5 151 2007 - 2024
Slovenia 1.3 152 2007 - 2024
Costa Rica 1.2 153 2007 - 2024
Lithuania 1.2 154 2007 - 2024
Barbados 1.1 155 2007 - 2024
France 1.1 156 2007 - 2024
Portugal 0.8 157 2007 - 2024
Estonia 0.7 158 2007 - 2024
Austria 0.6 159 2007 - 2024
Belgium 0.6 160 2007 - 2024
Sweden 0.6 161 2007 - 2024
Germany 0.5 162 2007 - 2024
Iceland 0.4 163 2007 - 2024
Uruguay 0.4 164 2007 - 2024
Australia 0.3 165 2007 - 2024
Canada 0.3 166 2007 - 2024
Ireland 0.3 167 2007 - 2024
Japan 0.3 168 2007 - 2024
New Zealand 0.3 169 2007 - 2024
Denmark 0.2 170 2007 - 2024
Finland 0.2 171 2007 - 2024
Luxembourg 0.2 172 2007 - 2024
Netherlands 0.2 173 2007 - 2024
Norway 0.2 174 2007 - 2024
Switzerland 0.2 175 2007 - 2024



Definition: The State legitimacy indicator considers the representativeness and openness of government and its relationship with its citizenry. The indicator looks at the population’s level of confidence in state institutions and processes, and assesses the effects where that confidence is absent, manifested through mass public demonstrations, sustained civil disobedience, or the rise of armed insurgencies. The higher the value of the index, the lower the country's legitimacy.

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1. Haiti
2. Syria
3. Eq. Guinea
4. North Korea
5. Turkmenistan
6. Yemen
7. Eritrea
8. Somalia
9. Afghanistan
10. Venezuela
11. Burma
12. Iran
13. Sudan
14. Tajikistan
15. C.A. Republic
16. DR Congo
17. Guinea
18. Azerbaijan
19. Burundi
20. Libya
21. Nicaragua
22. Russia
23. Cambodia
24. Cameroon
25. Belarus
26. R. of Congo
27. Uzbekistan
28. Zimbabwe
29. Laos
30. Djibouti
31. G.-Bissau
32. Palestine
33. Swaziland
34. Chad
35. Mali
36. Gabon
37. Egypt
38. Iraq
39. Nigeria
40. Kyrgyzstan
41. China
42. Comoros
43. Kazakhstan
44. Uganda
45. Angola
46. Bahrain
47. Brunei
48. Ethiopia
49. Pakistan
50. Vietnam
51. Bangladesh
52. Cuba
53. Georgia
54. Lebanon
55. Mauritania
56. Peru
57. Algeria
58. Mozambique
59. Thailand
60. Saudi Arabia
61. Sri Lanka
62. Togo
63. Kenya
64. Turkey
65. Malawi
66. Senegal
67. Burkina Faso
68. Guatemala
69. Ivory Coast
70. Kuwait
71. Jordan
72. Madagascar
73. Morocco
74. Zambia
75. Honduras
76. Niger
77. Brazil
78. Maldives
79. Rwanda
80. Tanzania
81. Bolivia
82. Ecuador
83. Paraguay
84. Philippines
85. Mexico
86. Qatar
87. UA Emirates
88. Nepal
89. Ukraine
90. Malaysia
91. Bosnia & Herz.
92. Gambia
93. Serbia
94. Armenia
95. Liberia
96. Spain
97. Hungary
98. Solomon Isl.
99. Fiji
100. South Africa
101. Tunisia
102. El Salvador
103. Papua N.G.
104. Sierra Leone
105. Greece
106. Benin
107. Domin. Rep.
108. Colombia
109. Albania
110. Indonesia
111. Israel
112. India
113. Lesotho
114. Moldova
115. Guyana
116. North Macedonia
117. USA
118. Chile
119. Romania
120. Suriname
121. Mongolia
122. Cyprus
123. Jamaica
124. Micronesia
125. Panama
126. Samoa
127. Singapore
128. S.T.&Principe
129. Czechia
130. Grenada
131. Poland
132. Ant.& Barb.
133. Ghana
134. UK
135. Argentina
136. Bulgaria
137. Cape Verde
138. Seychelles
139. Tr.&Tobago
140. Belize
141. Namibia
142. Slovakia
143. Bhutan
144. Malta
145. Botswana
146. Mauritius
147. Croatia
148. South Korea
149. Italy
150. Bahamas
151. Latvia
152. Slovenia
153. Costa Rica
154. Lithuania
155. Barbados
156. France
157. Portugal
158. Estonia
159. Austria
160. Belgium
161. Sweden
162. Germany
163. Iceland
164. Uruguay
165. Australia
166. Canada
167. Ireland
168. Japan
169. New Zealand
170. Denmark
171. Finland
172. Luxembourg
173. Netherlands
174. Norway
175. Switzerland
10.00
10.00
9.80
9.80
9.80
9.80
9.70
9.70
9.60
9.60
9.50
9.50
9.50
9.50
9.40
9.40
9.40
9.30
9.30
9.30
9.30
9.30
9.20
9.20
9.10
9.10
9.10
9.10
9.00
8.90
8.80
8.80
8.80
8.70
8.70
8.60
8.50
8.30
8.30
8.20
8.10
8.10
8.10
8.10
8.00
8.00
8.00
8.00
8.00
7.90
7.80
7.80
7.70
7.70
7.70
7.70
7.60
7.60
7.60
7.50
7.50
7.50
7.40
7.40
7.20
7.20
7.10
7.00
7.00
6.90
6.80
6.80
6.80
6.80
6.70
6.70
6.60
6.60
6.60
6.60
6.50
6.50
6.50
6.50
6.40
6.40
6.40
6.30
6.30
6.20
6.10
6.10
6.10
6.00
6.00
6.00
5.90
5.90
5.80
5.80
5.80
5.70
5.70
5.60
5.50
5.30
5.10
5.00
4.90
4.80
4.80
4.50
4.50
4.40
4.30
4.30
4.20
4.10
4.10
4.10
4.00
3.90
3.90
3.80
3.80
3.80
3.70
3.50
3.40
3.40
3.40
3.30
3.30
3.30
3.20
3.20
3.20
3.20
3.20
3.10
3.10
2.90
2.80
2.60
2.50
2.40
2.20
2.10
1.70
1.50
1.50
1.30
1.20
1.20
1.10
1.10
0.80
0.70
0.60
0.60
0.60
0.50
0.40
0.40
0.30
0.30
0.30
0.30
0.30
0.20
0.20
0.20
0.20
0.20
0.20
0
2.5
5
7.5
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