Political stability and absence of violence in Europe

44 countries in Europe, 2024. Unit: score 0-100. World ranking →

First in the ranking
92.9 /100
Liechtenstein
Median country
74.4 /100
half above, half below
Range
50.5 to 92.9
Russia - Liechtenstein

How to read it

Across 44 countries in Europe, the highest value is in Liechtenstein (92.9 /100) and the lowest in Russia (50.5 /100).

The median country is at 74.4 /100: half are above, half below.

Political Stability (PV) captures perceptions of the extent to which political power and governance are secure from destabilization, and of the likelihood that authority will be challenged or altered through violent, coercive, or unconstitutional means. Governance score is a linear transformation of the governance estimate using hypothetical worst-case and base-case countries. It is an absolute score ranging from…

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Source: World Bank, Worldwide Governance Indicators · licence

Political stability over time

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Ranking of countries

2024
In chart Share of the highest value
1Liechtenstein92.9
2Andorra92.3
3San Marino89.3
4Monaco87.1
5Iceland86.5
6Luxembourg84.2
7Switzerland82.6
8Czechia82.5
9Lithuania81.9
10Norway81.3
11Finland80.1
12Malta79.6
13Denmark79.0
14Slovenia78.2
15Ireland78.0
16Estonia77.8
17Slovakia76.7
18Latvia76.5
19Sweden76.2
20Croatia75.8
21Portugal75.1
22Poland74.4
23Austria74.3
24Hungary73.3
25Netherlands73.2
26Montenegro71.6
27Italy71.2
28United Kingdom70.3
29Romania68.6
30North Macedonia68.6
31Greece68.3
32Germany68.0
33Belgium68.0
34Bulgaria66.6
35Albania66.2
36Spain65.8
37Serbia63.0
38France61.8
39Kosovo60.4
40Moldova60.0
41Belarus59.4
42Ukraine58.5
43Bosnia and Herzegovina57.3
44Russia50.5
World Bank, WGI · 2024 · CC BY 4.0 Source and licence

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