Political stability and absence of violence

207 countries, 2024. Unit: score 0-100.

First in the ranking
92.9 /100
Liechtenstein
Median country
66.1 /100
half above, half below
Range
18.9 to 92.9
Yemen - Liechtenstein

How to read it

Across 207 countries worldwide, the highest value is in Liechtenstein (92.9 /100) and the lowest in Yemen (18.9 /100).

The median country is at 66.1 /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

/100

Ranking of countries

2024
In chart Continent Share of the highest value
1Liechtenstein92.9Europe
2Andorra92.3Europe
3Federated States of Micronesia91.5Oceania
4Tuvalu91.0Oceania
5Cayman Islands90.8North America
6San Marino89.3Europe
7Bhutan89.0Asia
8Aruba88.6North America
9Uruguay87.7South America
10Marshall Islands87.7Oceania
11Barbados87.6North America
12Tonga87.3Oceania
13American Samoa87.3Oceania
14Greenland87.1North America
15Monaco87.1Europe
16Palau87.1Oceania
17Samoa87.0Oceania
18Kiribati87.0Oceania
19Dominica87.0North America
20Singapore86.9Asia
21Iceland86.5Europe
22Brunei86.4Asia
23Grenada86.4North America
24Costa Rica86.0North America
25New Zealand85.5Oceania
26Japan85.3Asia
27Nauru84.8Oceania
28New Caledonia84.6Oceania
29Antigua and Barbuda84.2North America
30Luxembourg84.2Europe
31Macao83.9Asia
32Bahamas83.8North America
33Saint Lucia83.6North America
34Saint Vincent and the Grenadines83.6North America
35Botswana83.5Africa
36French Polynesia83.5Oceania
37Guam82.9Oceania
38Switzerland82.6Europe
39Czechia82.5Europe
40Bermuda82.5North America
41United States Virgin Islands82.5North America
42Vanuatu82.3Oceania
43Qatar82.1Asia
44Lithuania81.9Europe
45Seychelles81.5Africa
46Saint Kitts and Nevis81.5North America
47Norway81.3Europe
48Finland80.1Europe
49Malta79.6Europe
50Australia79.4Oceania
51Mauritius79.4Africa
52United Arab Emirates79.4Asia
53Belize79.3North America
54Cabo Verde79.0Africa
55Denmark79.0Europe
56Solomon Islands78.7Oceania
57Slovenia78.2Europe
58Ireland78.0Europe
59Estonia77.8Europe
60Fiji77.8Oceania
61South Korea76.8Asia
62Slovakia76.7Europe
63Hong Kong76.7Asia
64Oman76.6Asia
65Latvia76.5Europe
66Sweden76.2Europe
67Canada76.1North America
68Dominican Republic76.0North America
69Croatia75.8Europe
70Laos75.4Asia
71Namibia75.2Africa
72Portugal75.1Europe
73Timor-Leste74.9Asia
74Poland74.4Europe
75Austria74.3Europe
76São Tomé and Principe74.2Africa
77Suriname74.1South America
78Jamaica74.0North America
79Puerto Rico73.4North America
80Hungary73.3Europe
81Netherlands73.2Europe
82Mongolia73.1Asia
83Cyprus72.5Asia
84Malaysia72.5Asia
85Trinidad and Tobago72.0North America
86Montenegro71.6Europe
87North Korea71.4Asia
88Cuba71.3North America
89Italy71.2Europe
90Kuwait70.9Asia
91Panama70.4North America
92United Kingdom70.3Europe
93Turkmenistan70.1Asia
94Guyana69.6South America
95Romania68.6Europe
96North Macedonia68.6Europe
97Greece68.3Europe
98Cambodia68.1Asia
99Germany68.0Europe
100Belgium68.0Europe
101Chile68.0South America
102Bulgaria66.6Europe
103Albania66.2Europe
104Ghana66.1Africa
105El Salvador66.0North America
106Vietnam66.0Asia
107Spain65.8Europe
108The Gambia65.6Africa
109Uzbekistan65.4Asia
110Rwanda65.1Africa
111Saudi Arabia65.1Asia
112Maldives65.0Asia
113Nicaragua64.7North America
114Paraguay64.6South America
115United States64.3North America
116Zambia64.2Africa
117Azerbaijan63.5Asia
118Equatorial Guinea63.5Africa
119China63.3Asia
120Serbia63.0Europe
121Argentina63.0South America
122Guatemala62.3North America
123Comoros62.1Africa
124Liberia62.0Africa
125Senegal62.0Africa
126France61.8Europe
127Republic of the Congo61.5Africa
128Lesotho61.5Africa
129Tajikistan61.2Asia
130Bahrain61.2Asia
131Gabon61.2Africa
132Kazakhstan61.1Asia
133Kosovo60.4Europe
134Moldova60.0Europe
135Jordan59.9Asia
136Sri Lanka59.9Asia
137Belarus59.4Europe
138Malawi59.4Africa
139Tanzania59.2Africa
140Benin59.0Africa
141Nepal58.8Asia
142Ukraine58.5Europe
143Morocco58.4Africa
144Sierra Leone58.2Africa
145Madagascar57.7Africa
146Bosnia and Herzegovina57.3Europe
147Kyrgyzstan57.3Asia
148Brazil57.0South America
149Bolivia56.6South America
150Djibouti56.4Africa
151Mauritania56.3Africa
152Honduras56.2North America
153Angola56.1Africa
154Indonesia55.5Asia
155Georgia55.4Asia
156South Africa55.4Africa
157Guinea-Bissau55.3Africa
158Papua New Guinea54.7Oceania
159Peru54.7South America
160Thailand54.2Asia
161Algeria54.0Africa
162Eritrea53.8Africa
163Mexico53.7North America
164Ecuador53.6South America
165Armenia53.5Asia
166Eswatini53.4Africa
167Philippines52.7Asia
168India52.5Asia
169Togo52.1Africa
170Côte d'Ivoire51.5Africa
171Russia50.5Europe
172Tunisia50.1Africa
173Türkiye49.3Asia
174Colombia49.3South America
175Egypt49.2Africa
176Zimbabwe48.5Africa
177Uganda48.4Africa
178Israel48.2Asia
179Guinea48.2Africa
180Haiti45.4North America
181Kenya42.7Africa
182Burundi42.4Africa
183Lebanon42.2Asia
184Bangladesh40.9Asia
185South Sudan40.4Africa
186Cameroon39.3Africa
187Iran38.9Asia
188Venezuela36.2South America
189Mozambique35.9Africa
190Niger35.8Africa
191Chad35.5Africa
192Central African Republic34.6Africa
193Palestine33.8Asia
194Ethiopia33.7Africa
195Libya33.5Africa
196Burkina Faso33.3Africa
197Nigeria31.7Africa
198Sudan31.3Africa
199Pakistan30.6Asia
200Iraq30.6Asia
201Myanmar30.2Asia
202Democratic Republic of the Congo29.7Africa
203Afghanistan28.2Asia
204Somalia27.2Africa
205Syria25.4Asia
206Mali23.3Africa
207Yemen18.9Asia
World Bank, WGI · 2024 · CC BY 4.0 Source and licence

Biggest changes, 2014-2024

% change · 205 countries

Largest increase

  1. Ukraine 31.9 → 58.5 +84%
  2. South Sudan 23.1 → 40.4 +75%
  3. Central African Republic 23.4 → 34.6 +48%
  4. North Korea 48.7 → 71.4 +47%
  5. Pakistan 23.8 → 30.6 +29%

Largest decrease

  1. Mali 38.7 → 23.3 −40%
  2. Burkina Faso 53.9 → 33.3 −38%
  3. Mozambique 55.3 → 35.9 −35%
  4. Myanmar 46.2 → 30.2 −35%
  5. Iran 53.5 → 38.9 −27%

Continents over time

median country of each continent

Political stability - continent medians

/100

Africa Asia Europe North America South America Oceania

50 60 70 80 90 1996 Africa: 55.48 Asia: 60.76 Europe: 83.99 North America: 71.93 South America: 59.91 Oceania: 81.53 1998 Africa: 55.54 Asia: 60.71 Europe: 84.49 North America: 70.27 South America: 62.08 Oceania: 81.37 2000 Africa: 56.74 Asia: 60.19 Europe: 81.43 North America: 72.3 South America: 56.57 Oceania: 81.31 2002 Africa: 57.66 Asia: 59.68 Europe: 81.49 North America: 70.78 South America: 54.76 Oceania: 81.3 2003 Africa: 57.45 Asia: 58.53 Europe: 81.39 North America: 71.56 South America: 54.5 Oceania: 81.99 2004 Africa: 57.71 Asia: 57.16 Europe: 77.04 North America: 73.41 South America: 57.84 Oceania: 79.3 2005 Africa: 57.32 Asia: 58.26 Europe: 80.18 North America: 72.99 South America: 57.93 Oceania: 82.47 2006 Africa: 61.35 Asia: 56.7 Europe: 80.36 North America: 73.67 South America: 55.96 Oceania: 82.64 2007 Africa: 60.02 Asia: 56.91 Europe: 79.54 North America: 74 South America: 58.42 Oceania: 82.92 2008 Africa: 59.88 Asia: 58.71 Europe: 78.85 North America: 74.64 South America: 57.91 Oceania: 82.88 2009 Africa: 59.37 Asia: 57.71 Europe: 79.82 North America: 76.85 South America: 60.35 Oceania: 84.72 2010 Africa: 59.18 Asia: 57.73 Europe: 79.13 North America: 76.42 South America: 60.98 Oceania: 84.78 2011 Africa: 56.78 Asia: 55.35 Europe: 78.73 North America: 76.56 South America: 59.43 Oceania: 83.54 2012 Africa: 54.8 Asia: 56 Europe: 79.21 North America: 76.5 South America: 58.56 Oceania: 83.56 2013 Africa: 55.54 Asia: 56.57 Europe: 80.86 North America: 75.79 South America: 60.52 Oceania: 83.49 2014 Africa: 56.31 Asia: 59.53 Europe: 81.9 North America: 77.31 South America: 63.89 Oceania: 85.1 2015 Africa: 55.88 Asia: 58.25 Europe: 80.72 North America: 77.24 South America: 63.11 Oceania: 82.22 2016 Africa: 56.37 Asia: 59.54 Europe: 77.67 North America: 77.18 South America: 64.42 Oceania: 82.15 2017 Africa: 53.69 Asia: 61.4 Europe: 78.15 North America: 76.39 South America: 64.56 Oceania: 81.31 2018 Africa: 54.68 Asia: 61.65 Europe: 78.55 North America: 76.74 South America: 64.97 Oceania: 82.9 2019 Africa: 56.38 Asia: 62.28 Europe: 78.07 North America: 77.16 South America: 64.63 Oceania: 83.3 2020 Africa: 55.63 Asia: 60.96 Europe: 77.79 North America: 78.08 South America: 64.54 Oceania: 83.69 2021 Africa: 55.29 Asia: 61.53 Europe: 77.85 North America: 75.55 South America: 63.73 Oceania: 84.26 2022 Africa: 56.79 Asia: 60.2 Europe: 76.36 North America: 78.46 South America: 63.87 Oceania: 85.95 2023 Africa: 54.23 Asia: 61.66 Europe: 76.09 North America: 79.38 South America: 63.24 Oceania: 85.94 2024 Africa: 55.34 Asia: 62.23 Europe: 74.35 North America: 79.3 South America: 60 Oceania: 85.16 1996 2007 2011 2015 2024

By continent

median country
Africa 55.3 /100
Asia 62.2 /100
Europe 74.4 /100
North America 79.3 /100
South America 60.0 /100
Oceania 85.2 /100

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