Political Stability - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) by country

Countries reporting
204
Highest
1.58 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
Liechtenstein
Lowest
-2.75 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
Yemen
Median
0.016 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
Years covered
29
1996–2024
Data points
5,255

What the numbers show

Political Stability - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) is currently reported for 204 countries. The highest value is 1.58 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Liechtenstein; the lowest is -2.75 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Yemen.

The median across all reporting countries is 0.016 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, and the mean is -0.0254 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.

Over the past decade 92 countries rose and 112 fell. The largest increase was in Belize (up 2,315.4%), and the largest decrease in Ecuador (down 4,205.4%).

Political Stability - Governance estimate: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Liechtenstein 1.58 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 down 3.7% rising
2 Andorra 1.54 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 up 16.0% rising
3 Micronesia (country) 1.5 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 up 39.7% rising
4 Tuvalu 1.47 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 down 5.2% rising
5 Cayman Islands 1.46 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 up 14.5% rising
6 San Marino 1.37 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 down 12.8% rising
7 Bhutan 1.35 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 up 17.0% rising
8 Aruba 1.33 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 up 9.9% rising
9 Uruguay 1.28 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 up 16.0% rising
10 Marshall Islands 1.28 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 down 18.9% rising
11 Barbados 1.27 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 down 4.9% rising
12 Tonga 1.25 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 up 33.6% rising
13 American Samoa 1.25 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 down 0.8% rising
14 Greenland 1.24 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 down 29.5% falling
15 Monaco 1.24 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 up 32.1% rising
15 Palau 1.24 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 down 21.4% rising
17 Samoa 1.24 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 up 15.4% rising
18 Kiribati 1.24 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 down 3.4% falling
19 Dominica 1.23 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 up 7.6% rising
20 Singapore 1.23 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 up 15.5% rising
21 Iceland 1.21 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 down 5.3% falling
22 Brunei 1.2 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 down 4.3% falling
23 Grenada 1.2 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 up 100.9% rising
24 Costa Rica 1.18 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 up 72.8% rising
25 New Zealand 1.15 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 down 23.1% flat
26 Japan 1.13 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 down 6.3% falling
27 Nauru 1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 down 21.3% falling
28 New Caledonia 1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 up 10.3% rising
29 Antigua and Barbuda 1.07 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 up 14.3% rising
30 Luxembourg 1.07 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 down 25.0% falling
31 Macao 1.05 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 down 7.7% rising
32 Bahamas 1.05 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 up 27.5% falling
33 Saint Lucia 1.04 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 up 37.4% rising
33 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1.04 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 up 37.4% rising
35 Botswana 1.03 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 down 10.3% falling
36 French Polynesia 1.03 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 up 14.1% rising
37 Guam 0.9927 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 up 21.4% rising
38 Switzerland 0.9807 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 down 31.1% falling
39 Czechia 0.9719 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 down 13.5% rising
40 Bermuda 0.9712 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 up 18.8% rising
40 United States Virgin Islands 0.9712 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 down 20.8% rising
42 Vanuatu 0.9602 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 down 18.3% flat
43 Qatar 0.9512 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 down 14.0% flat
44 Lithuania 0.9394 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 up 0.3% rising
45 Seychelles 0.9164 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 up 100.1% rising
46 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.9121 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 up 35.9% falling
47 Norway 0.9033 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 down 24.7% falling
48 Finland 0.8326 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 down 36.8% falling
49 Malta 0.8049 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 down 23.2% falling
50 Australia 0.7933 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 down 22.2% falling
51 Mauritius 0.7904 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 down 2.4% flat
52 United Arab Emirates 0.7887 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 down 12.2% falling
53 Belize 0.7847 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 up 2,315.4% volatile
54 Cape Verde 0.7696 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 up 19.2% falling
55 Denmark 0.7689 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 down 32.0% falling
56 Solomon Islands 0.7499 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 up 35.0% volatile
57 Slovenia 0.7209 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 down 31.6% falling
58 Ireland 0.71 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 down 39.2% falling
59 Estonia 0.6996 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 down 31.7% rising
60 Fiji 0.6984 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 up 113.2% volatile
61 South Korea 0.6393 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 up 7.1% rising
62 Slovakia 0.6344 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 down 44.5% falling
64 Oman 0.6272 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 up 10.1% falling
65 Latvia 0.6201 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 down 13.9% rising
66 Sweden 0.6035 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 down 40.7% falling
67 Canada 0.5985 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 down 48.5% falling
68 Dominican Republic 0.5893 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 up 972.4% volatile
69 Croatia 0.5814 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 down 8.2% rising
70 Laos 0.5577 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 up 47.8% volatile
71 Namibia 0.5467 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 down 14.2% rising
72 Portugal 0.5369 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 down 42.9% falling
73 East Timor 0.526 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 up 246.1% volatile
74 Poland 0.4987 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 down 52.7% falling
75 Austria 0.4916 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 down 63.3% falling
76 Sao Tome and Principe 0.489 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 up 2.0% falling
77 Suriname 0.4782 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 up 112.9% volatile
78 Jamaica 0.4768 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 up 1,266.2% volatile
79 Puerto Rico 0.4383 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 down 31.1% rising
80 Hungary 0.4363 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 down 45.9% falling
81 Netherlands 0.4281 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 down 60.0% falling
82 Mongolia 0.4204 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 down 52.6% flat
83 Cyprus 0.3859 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 down 45.1% flat
84 Malaysia 0.3848 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 up 337.3% volatile
85 Trinidad and Tobago 0.36 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 up 106.9% volatile
86 Montenegro 0.3319 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 up 9.0% volatile
87 North Korea 0.3221 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 up 132.0% volatile
88 Cuba 0.3155 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 down 45.2% rising
89 Italy 0.3087 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 down 36.9% falling
90 Kuwait 0.2939 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 up 243.5% volatile
91 Panama 0.2647 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 down 6.0% volatile
92 United Kingdom 0.2577 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 down 52.6% falling
93 Turkmenistan 0.2456 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 up 1,563.0% volatile
94 Guyana 0.2165 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 up 199.1% volatile
95 Romania 0.1589 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 down 22.9% volatile
96 North Macedonia 0.1558 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 down 31.1% volatile
97 Greece 0.1394 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 up 299.1% volatile
98 Cambodia 0.1284 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 up 148.9% volatile
99 Germany 0.1243 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 down 88.4% falling
100 Belgium 0.1215 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 down 84.6% falling
101 Chile 0.1214 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 down 83.1% volatile
102 Bulgaria 0.0399 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 down 83.5% volatile
103 Albania 0.0205 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 down 92.2% volatile
104 Ghana 0.0115 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 up 112.3% volatile
105 El Salvador 0.0061 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 up 106.1% volatile
106 Vietnam 0.0057 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 up 144.7% volatile
107 Spain -0.003 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 down 100.6% volatile
108 Gambia -0.018 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 up 94.8% volatile
109 Uzbekistan -0.0267 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 up 89.7% volatile
110 Rwanda -0.0437 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 up 65.5% volatile
111 Saudi Arabia -0.0482 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 up 84.4% volatile
112 Maldives -0.0545 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 down 111.3% volatile
113 Nicaragua -0.0694 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 up 51.8% volatile
114 Paraguay -0.0738 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 down 786.7% volatile
115 United States -0.0951 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 down 114.2% volatile
116 Zambia -0.1008 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 down 73.6% volatile
117 Azerbaijan -0.1404 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 up 67.6% rising
118 Equatorial Guinea -0.1409 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 up 74.8% volatile
119 China -0.1533 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 up 70.7% rising
120 Serbia -0.1686 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 down 197.3% volatile
121 Argentina -0.1697 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 down 1,185.1% volatile
122 Guatemala -0.2098 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 up 71.3% rising
123 Comoros -0.2213 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 down 1,344.2% volatile
124 Liberia -0.2285 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 up 55.2% volatile
125 Senegal -0.2286 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 down 156.5% volatile
126 France -0.2414 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 down 162.2% volatile
127 Congo -0.2584 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 up 45.5% volatile
128 Lesotho -0.2589 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 down 50.3% volatile
129 Tajikistan -0.2757 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 up 55.2% volatile
130 Bahrain -0.2759 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 up 73.6% volatile
131 Gabon -0.2769 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 down 219.9% volatile
132 Kazakhstan -0.2828 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 down 1,055.3% volatile
133 Moldova -0.345 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 down 337.6% volatile
134 Jordan -0.3502 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 up 42.6% falling
135 Sri Lanka -0.3503 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 up 36.7% volatile
136 Belarus -0.3773 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 down 379.5% volatile
137 Malawi -0.3802 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 down 1,224.1% volatile
138 Tanzania -0.3896 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 up 23.1% volatile
139 Benin -0.403 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 down 393.9% volatile
140 Nepal -0.4146 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 up 50.9% volatile
141 Ukraine -0.4323 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 up 78.3% volatile
142 Morocco -0.4408 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 down 7.7% falling
143 Sierra Leone -0.4502 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 down 234.2% volatile
144 Madagascar -0.4806 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 up 14.6% volatile
145 Bosnia and Herzegovina -0.5011 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 down 727.9% rising
146 Kyrgyzstan -0.5045 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 up 28.6% rising
147 Brazil -0.5206 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 down 115.6% volatile
148 Bolivia -0.546 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 down 83.3% volatile
150 Mauritania -0.5596 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 up 26.5% volatile
151 Honduras -0.5672 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 up 17.8% falling
152 Angola -0.5736 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 down 12.7% volatile
153 Indonesia -0.6091 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 down 58.2% volatile
154 Georgia -0.6128 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 down 2,370.5% volatile
155 South Africa -0.6171 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 down 167.5% volatile
156 Guinea-Bissau -0.6184 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 up 29.8% volatile
157 Papua New Guinea -0.6539 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 up 2.3% falling
158 Peru -0.6544 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 down 62.0% volatile
159 Thailand -0.6833 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 up 39.9% volatile
160 Algeria -0.6936 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 up 41.1% rising
161 Eritrea -0.7086 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 down 8.7% rising
162 Mexico -0.7155 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 up 25.4% falling
163 Ecuador -0.7211 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 down 4,205.4% volatile
164 Armenia -0.7233 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 down 206.7% volatile
165 Eswatini -0.7328 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 down 84.3% volatile
166 Philippines -0.7741 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 up 3.9% rising
167 India -0.7858 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 up 3.9% rising
168 Togo -0.8094 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 down 169.7% volatile
169 Cote d'Ivoire -0.8438 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 up 18.6% rising
170 Russia -0.9033 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 down 29.1% rising
171 Tunisia -0.9248 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 down 53.8% volatile
172 Turkey -0.9707 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 down 21.4% falling
173 Colombia -0.9709 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 up 2.5% rising
174 Egypt -0.9779 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 up 35.2% falling
175 Zimbabwe -1.02 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 down 4.2% rising
176 Uganda -1.02 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 down 4.7% rising
177 Israel -1.04 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 down 75.1% rising
178 Guinea -1.04 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 up 11.2% rising
179 Haiti -1.2 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 down 30.3% rising
180 Kenya -1.36 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 down 7.3% rising
181 Burundi -1.38 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 down 29.6% rising
182 Lebanon -1.39 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 up 7.0% falling
183 Bangladesh -1.46 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 down 39.2% falling
184 South Sudan -1.49 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 up 40.5% rising
185 Cameroon -1.56 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 down 68.9% falling
186 Iran -1.58 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 down 117.6% falling
187 Venezuela -1.74 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 down 48.2% falling
188 Mozambique -1.76 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 down 183.7% volatile
189 Niger -1.76 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 down 79.8% falling
190 Chad -1.78 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 down 33.8% flat
191 Central African Republic -1.83 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 up 26.3% falling
192 Palestine -1.88 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 down 12.1% flat
193 Ethiopia -1.88 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 down 60.2% falling
194 Libya -1.9 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 up 16.3% volatile
195 Burkina Faso -1.91 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 down 172.4% volatile
196 Nigeria -2 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 up 8.4% falling
197 Sudan -2.02 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 up 9.0% rising
198 Pakistan -2.06 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 up 16.2% falling
199 Iraq -2.06 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 up 8.4% falling
200 Myanmar -2.09 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 down 81.7% falling
201 Democratic Republic of Congo -2.12 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 up 5.7% rising
202 Afghanistan -2.21 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 up 4.9% rising
203 Somalia -2.26 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 up 7.1% rising
204 Syria -2.37 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 down 0.8% volatile
205 Mali -2.49 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 down 56.7% volatile
206 Yemen -2.75 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2024 down 9.0% falling

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

About this data

Indicator
Political Stability - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5)
Unit
approx. -2.5 to +2.5
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
207 places, 5,255 data points, 1996–2024
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