Political stability - Country rankings

* indicates monthly or quarterly data series

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

The average for 2023 based on 45 countries was 0.47 points. The highest value was in Liechtenstein: 1.61 points and the lowest value was in Ukraine: -1.43 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
Iceland 1.21 3 1996 - 2023
Monaco 1.18 4 2003 - 2023
San Marino 1.18 5 2003 - 2023
Switzerland 1.07 6 1996 - 2023
Luxembourg 1.05 7 1996 - 2023
Czechia 0.97 8 1996 - 2023
Ireland 0.9 9 1996 - 2023
Norway 0.89 10 1996 - 2023
Malta 0.86 11 1996 - 2023
Denmark 0.85 12 1996 - 2023
Slovenia 0.82 13 1996 - 2023
Sweden 0.76 14 1996 - 2023
Lithuania 0.74 15 1996 - 2023
Austria 0.73 16 1996 - 2023
Hungary 0.73 17 1996 - 2023
Finland 0.71 18 1996 - 2023
Portugal 0.71 19 1996 - 2023
Estonia 0.66 20 1996 - 2023
Netherlands 0.66 21 1996 - 2023
Croatia 0.6 22 1996 - 2023
Germany 0.59 23 1996 - 2023
Latvia 0.59 24 1996 - 2023
Italy 0.58 25 1996 - 2023
Slovakia 0.57 26 1996 - 2023
Poland 0.56 27 1996 - 2023
UK 0.51 28 1996 - 2023
Cyprus 0.41 29 1996 - 2023
Belgium 0.4 30 1996 - 2023
Romania 0.37 31 1996 - 2023
Bulgaria 0.34 32 1996 - 2023
France 0.34 33 1996 - 2023
Spain 0.29 34 1996 - 2023
Greece 0.24 35 1996 - 2023
Albania 0.18 36 1996 - 2023
North Macedonia 0.17 37 1996 - 2023
Montenegro 0.07 38 2006 - 2023
Serbia -0.04 39 1996 - 2023
Bosnia & Herz. -0.35 40 1996 - 2023
Moldova -0.68 41 1996 - 2023
Belarus -0.73 42 1996 - 2023
Turkey -1.01 43 1996 - 2023
Russia -1.13 44 1996 - 2023
Ukraine -1.43 45 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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1. Liechtenstein
2. Andorra
3. Iceland
4. Monaco
5. San Marino
6. Switzerland
7. Luxembourg
8. Czechia
9. Ireland
10. Norway
11. Malta
12. Denmark
13. Slovenia
14. Sweden
15. Lithuania
16. Austria
17. Hungary
18. Finland
19. Portugal
20. Estonia
21. Netherlands
22. Croatia
23. Germany
24. Latvia
25. Italy
26. Slovakia
27. Poland
28. UK
29. Cyprus
30. Belgium
31. Romania
32. Bulgaria
33. France
34. Spain
35. Greece
36. Albania
37. North Macedonia
38. Montenegro
39. Serbia
40. Bosnia & Herz.
41. Moldova
42. Belarus
43. Turkey
44. Russia
45. Ukraine
1.61
1.58
1.21
1.18
1.18
1.07
1.05
0.97
0.90
0.89
0.86
0.85
0.82
0.76
0.74
0.73
0.73
0.71
0.71
0.66
0.66
0.60
0.59
0.59
0.58
0.57
0.56
0.51
0.41
0.40
0.37
0.34
0.34
0.29
0.24
0.18
0.17
0.07
-0.04
-0.35
-0.68
-0.73
-1.01
-1.13
-1.43
-1.43
-0.7
0.1
0.9
1.61


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