* indicates monthly or quarterly data series

Political stability index (-2.5 weak; 2.5 strong), 2023:

The average for 2023 based on 193 countries was -0.07 points. The highest value was in Liechtenstein: 1.61 points and the lowest value was in Syria: -2.75 points. The indicator is available from 1996 to 2023. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Measure: points; Source: The World Bank
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Countries Political stability, 2023 Global rank Available data
Liechtenstein 1.61 1 1996 - 2023
Andorra 1.58 2 1996 - 2023
Aruba 1.43 3 2004 - 2023
Singapore 1.42 4 1996 - 2023
Brunei 1.37 5 1996 - 2023
New Zealand 1.36 6 1996 - 2023
Dominica 1.29 7 1996 - 2023
Iceland 1.21 8 1996 - 2023
Barbados 1.19 9 1996 - 2023
Tuvalu 1.19 10 2003 - 2023
Monaco 1.18 11 2003 - 2023
San Marino 1.18 12 2003 - 2023
Kiribati 1.1 13 2003 - 2023
Samoa 1.1 14 1996 - 2023
Tonga 1.09 15 2003 - 2023
Micronesia 1.08 16 2003 - 2023
Palau 1.08 17 2003 - 2023
Macao 1.07 18 1996 - 2023
Switzerland 1.07 19 1996 - 2023
Luxembourg 1.05 20 1996 - 2023
Botswana 1.04 21 1996 - 2023
Bermuda 1.02 22 1996 - 2023
Grenada 1.02 23 1996 - 2023
Saint Lucia 1.02 24 1996 - 2023
St. Vincent & ... 1.02 25 1996 - 2023
Bahamas 1.01 26 1996 - 2023
Qatar 0.99 27 1996 - 2023
Bhutan 0.98 28 1996 - 2023
Costa Rica 0.98 29 1996 - 2023
Czechia 0.97 30 1996 - 2023
Uruguay 0.96 31 1996 - 2023
Japan 0.95 32 1996 - 2023
Vanuatu 0.93 33 1996 - 2023
Ant.& Barb. 0.92 34 1996 - 2023
Australia 0.92 35 1996 - 2023
Cape Verde 0.9 36 1996 - 2023
Ireland 0.9 37 1996 - 2023
Norway 0.89 38 1996 - 2023
Malta 0.86 39 1996 - 2023
Denmark 0.85 40 1996 - 2023
Canada 0.82 41 1996 - 2023
Slovenia 0.82 42 1996 - 2023
Laos 0.81 43 1996 - 2023
Mauritius 0.78 44 1996 - 2023
Seychelles 0.76 45 1996 - 2023
Sweden 0.76 46 1996 - 2023
Fiji 0.74 47 1996 - 2023
Lithuania 0.74 48 1996 - 2023
Austria 0.73 49 1996 - 2023
Hungary 0.73 50 1996 - 2023
Finland 0.71 51 1996 - 2023
Portugal 0.71 52 1996 - 2023
UA Emirates 0.68 53 1996 - 2023
Hong Kong 0.67 54 1996 - 2023
Estonia 0.66 55 1996 - 2023
Netherlands 0.66 56 1996 - 2023
South Korea 0.61 57 1996 - 2023
Croatia 0.6 58 1996 - 2023
Belize 0.59 59 1996 - 2023
Germany 0.59 60 1996 - 2023
Latvia 0.59 61 1996 - 2023
Mongolia 0.59 62 1996 - 2023
Oman 0.59 63 1996 - 2023
Italy 0.58 64 1996 - 2023
Slovakia 0.57 65 1996 - 2023
Poland 0.56 66 1996 - 2023
Namibia 0.54 67 1996 - 2023
Maldives 0.53 68 1996 - 2023
Puerto Rico 0.51 69 1996 - 2023
UK 0.51 70 1996 - 2023
Solomon Isl. 0.45 71 1996 - 2023
S.T.&Principe 0.44 72 1996 - 2023
Cyprus 0.41 73 1996 - 2023
Kuwait 0.41 74 1996 - 2023
Suriname 0.41 75 1996 - 2023
Belgium 0.4 76 1996 - 2023
Tr.&Tobago 0.4 77 1996 - 2023
Jamaica 0.38 78 1996 - 2023
Romania 0.37 79 1996 - 2023
Bulgaria 0.34 80 1996 - 2023
France 0.34 81 1996 - 2023
Spain 0.29 82 1996 - 2023
Domin. Rep. 0.24 83 1996 - 2023
Greece 0.24 84 1996 - 2023
Panama 0.21 85 1996 - 2023
Zambia 0.2 86 1996 - 2023
Albania 0.18 87 1996 - 2023
Malaysia 0.17 88 1996 - 2023
North Macedonia 0.17 89 1996 - 2023
Chile 0.14 90 1996 - 2023
Rwanda 0.11 91 1996 - 2023
Paraguay 0.08 92 1996 - 2023
Montenegro 0.07 93 2006 - 2023
Cambodia 0.04 94 1996 - 2023
USA 0.03 95 1996 - 2023
R. of Congo 0.02 96 1996 - 2023
El Salvador 0 97 1996 - 2023
Gambia -0.01 98 1996 - 2023
Ghana -0.02 99 1996 - 2023
Serbia -0.04 100 1996 - 2023
Vietnam -0.04 101 1996 - 2023
Tanzania -0.05 102 1996 - 2023
Guyana -0.06 103 1996 - 2023
Turkmenistan -0.11 104 1996 - 2023
Liberia -0.12 105 1996 - 2023
Argentina -0.13 106 1996 - 2023
Nicaragua -0.13 107 1996 - 2023
Senegal -0.14 108 1996 - 2023
Uzbekistan -0.15 109 1996 - 2023
Jordan -0.2 110 1996 - 2023
Saudi Arabia -0.21 111 1996 - 2023
Comoros -0.23 112 1996 - 2023
Nepal -0.23 113 1996 - 2023
Eq. Guinea -0.24 114 1996 - 2023
Guatemala -0.24 115 1996 - 2023
Malawi -0.24 116 1996 - 2023
Sierra Leone -0.24 117 1996 - 2023
Kazakhstan -0.27 118 1996 - 2023
Thailand -0.28 119 1996 - 2023
Bolivia -0.31 120 1996 - 2023
Lesotho -0.31 121 1996 - 2023
G.-Bissau -0.33 122 1996 - 2023
Angola -0.34 123 1996 - 2023
Ecuador -0.34 124 1996 - 2023
Gabon -0.34 125 1996 - 2023
Georgia -0.34 126 1996 - 2023
Benin -0.35 127 1996 - 2023
Bosnia & Herz. -0.35 128 1996 - 2023
Swaziland -0.36 129 1996 - 2023
Bahrain -0.37 130 1996 - 2023
Morocco -0.37 131 1996 - 2023
North Korea -0.37 132 1996 - 2023
Indonesia -0.4 133 1996 - 2023
Brazil -0.41 134 1996 - 2023
Honduras -0.46 135 1996 - 2023
Tajikistan -0.47 136 1996 - 2023
Kyrgyzstan -0.48 137 1996 - 2023
Papua N.G. -0.48 138 1996 - 2023
Mauritania -0.5 139 1996 - 2023
China -0.51 140 1996 - 2023
Sri Lanka -0.51 141 1996 - 2023
Djibouti -0.52 142 1996 - 2023
Peru -0.52 143 1996 - 2023
Philippines -0.57 144 1996 - 2023
Algeria -0.58 145 1996 - 2023
Ivory Coast -0.63 146 1996 - 2023
Mexico -0.63 147 1996 - 2023
Tunisia -0.63 148 1996 - 2023
India -0.64 149 1996 - 2023
South Africa -0.67 150 1996 - 2023
Moldova -0.68 151 1996 - 2023
Madagascar -0.69 152 1996 - 2023
Uganda -0.7 153 1996 - 2023
Colombia -0.72 154 1996 - 2023
Azerbaijan -0.73 155 1996 - 2023
Belarus -0.73 156 1996 - 2023
Eritrea -0.79 157 1996 - 2023
Armenia -0.83 158 1996 - 2023
Egypt -0.87 159 1996 - 2023
Guinea -0.88 160 1996 - 2023
Bangladesh -0.91 161 1996 - 2023
Zimbabwe -0.93 162 1996 - 2023
Kenya -0.94 163 1996 - 2023
Togo -0.95 164 1996 - 2023
Turkey -1.01 165 1996 - 2023
Russia -1.13 166 1996 - 2023
Burundi -1.17 167 1996 - 2023
Venezuela -1.19 168 1996 - 2023
Mozambique -1.27 169 1996 - 2023
Cameroon -1.4 170 1996 - 2023
Haiti -1.43 171 1996 - 2023
Ukraine -1.43 172 1996 - 2023
Israel -1.46 173 1996 - 2023
Lebanon -1.52 174 1996 - 2023
Chad -1.56 175 1996 - 2023
Niger -1.67 176 1996 - 2023
Iran -1.69 177 1996 - 2023
Nigeria -1.77 178 1996 - 2023
Palestine -1.87 179 1996 - 2023
Pakistan -1.93 180 1996 - 2023
Ethiopia -1.97 181 1996 - 2023
Burkina Faso -2.04 182 1996 - 2023
DR Congo -2.04 183 1996 - 2023
Burma -2.13 184 1996 - 2023
Libya -2.17 185 1996 - 2023
C.A. Republic -2.2 186 1996 - 2023
Somalia -2.38 187 1996 - 2023
Iraq -2.41 188 1996 - 2023
Sudan -2.47 189 1996 - 2023
Afghanistan -2.48 190 1996 - 2023
Yemen -2.56 191 1996 - 2023
Mali -2.73 192 1996 - 2023
Syria -2.75 193 1996 - 2023



Definition: The index of Political Stability and Absence of Violence/Terrorism measures perceptions of the likelihood that the government will be destabilized or overthrown by unconstitutional or violent means, including politically-motivated violence and terrorism. The index is an average of several other indexes from the Economist Intelligence Unit, the World Economic Forum, and the Political Risk Services, among others.
Construction of the political stability index

The index is a composite measure as it is based on several other indexes from multiple sources including the Economist Intelligence Unit, the World Economic Forum, and the Political Risk Services, among others. The underlying indexes reflect the likelihood of a disorderly transfer of government power, armed conflict, violent demonstrations, social unrest, international tensions, terrorism, as well as ethnic, religious or regional conflicts. The methodology of the overall index is kept consistent so the numbers are comparable over time. You may also want to have a look at the following indicators: rule of law, political rights, and corruption perceptions.



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