Political Stability - Number of sources by country
Countries reporting
208
Highest
13
Kenya
Lowest
1
New Caledonia
Median
9
Years covered
30
1996–2025
Data points
5,485
What the numbers show
Political Stability - Number of sources is currently reported for 208 countries. The highest value is 13 in Kenya; the lowest is 1 in New Caledonia.
The median across all reporting countries is 9, and the mean is 8.48.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 13.
Over the past decade 98 countries rose and 13 fell. The largest increase was in Kiribati (up 150.0%), and the largest decrease in Yemen (down 25.0%).
Political Stability - Number of sources: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenya | 13 | 2025 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 1 | Nigeria | 13 | 2025 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 3 | Angola | 12 | 2025 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 3 | Burkina Faso | 12 | 2025 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 3 | Botswana | 12 | 2025 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 3 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 12 | 2025 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 3 | Congo | 12 | 2025 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 3 | Ghana | 12 | 2025 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 3 | Liberia | 12 | 2025 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 3 | Mozambique | 12 | 2025 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 3 | Namibia | 12 | 2025 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 3 | Zimbabwe | 12 | 2025 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 13 | Argentina | 11 | 2025 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 13 | Brazil | 11 | 2025 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 13 | Cote d'Ivoire | 11 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 13 | Cameroon | 11 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 13 | Egypt | 11 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 13 | Ethiopia | 11 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 13 | Gabon | 11 | 2025 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 13 | Guinea | 11 | 2025 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 13 | Gambia | 11 | 2025 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 13 | Indonesia | 11 | 2025 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 13 | India | 11 | 2025 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 13 | Jordan | 11 | 2025 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 13 | Kazakhstan | 11 | 2025 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 13 | South Korea | 11 | 2025 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 13 | Morocco | 11 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 13 | Madagascar | 11 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 13 | Mexico | 11 | 2025 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 13 | Malawi | 11 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 13 | Malaysia | 11 | 2025 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 13 | Niger | 11 | 2025 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 13 | Philippines | 11 | 2025 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 13 | Senegal | 11 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 13 | Singapore | 11 | 2025 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 13 | Sierra Leone | 11 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 13 | Togo | 11 | 2025 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 13 | Thailand | 11 | 2025 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 13 | Tunisia | 11 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 13 | Tanzania | 11 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 13 | Uganda | 11 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 13 | Vietnam | 11 | 2025 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 13 | South Africa | 11 | 2025 | down 8.3% | rising |
| 13 | Zambia | 11 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 45 | Australia | 10 | 2025 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 45 | Benin | 10 | 2025 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 45 | Bangladesh | 10 | 2025 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 45 | Bulgaria | 10 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 45 | Chile | 10 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 45 | China | 10 | 2025 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 45 | Colombia | 10 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 45 | Czechia | 10 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 45 | Algeria | 10 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 45 | Estonia | 10 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 45 | United Kingdom | 10 | 2025 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 45 | Croatia | 10 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 45 | Hungary | 10 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 45 | Kuwait | 10 | 2025 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 45 | Sri Lanka | 10 | 2025 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 45 | Lithuania | 10 | 2025 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 45 | Latvia | 10 | 2025 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 45 | Mali | 10 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 45 | Mongolia | 10 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 45 | Mauritania | 10 | 2025 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 45 | Mauritius | 10 | 2025 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 45 | New Zealand | 10 | 2025 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 45 | Peru | 10 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 45 | Poland | 10 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 45 | Qatar | 10 | 2025 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 45 | Romania | 10 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 45 | Rwanda | 10 | 2025 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 45 | Slovakia | 10 | 2025 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 45 | Slovenia | 10 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 45 | Eswatini | 10 | 2025 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 45 | Turkey | 10 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 45 | United States | 10 | 2025 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 45 | Uzbekistan | 10 | 2025 | up 42.9% | rising |
| 45 | Venezuela | 10 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 79 | Albania | 9 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 79 | United Arab Emirates | 9 | 2025 | down 10.0% | rising |
| 79 | Austria | 9 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 79 | Burundi | 9 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 79 | Belgium | 9 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 79 | Bahrain | 9 | 2025 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 79 | Bolivia | 9 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 79 | Central African Republic | 9 | 2025 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 79 | Canada | 9 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 79 | Costa Rica | 9 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 79 | Cyprus | 9 | 2025 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 79 | Germany | 9 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 79 | Djibouti | 9 | 2025 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 79 | Denmark | 9 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 79 | Dominican Republic | 9 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 79 | Ecuador | 9 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 79 | Spain | 9 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 79 | Finland | 9 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 79 | France | 9 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 79 | Guinea-Bissau | 9 | 2025 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 79 | Equatorial Guinea | 9 | 2025 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 79 | Greece | 9 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 79 | Guatemala | 9 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 79 | Ireland | 9 | 2025 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 79 | Italy | 9 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 79 | Jamaica | 9 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 79 | Japan | 9 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 79 | Kyrgyzstan | 9 | 2025 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 79 | Libya | 9 | 2025 | down 10.0% | rising |
| 79 | Lesotho | 9 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 79 | Luxembourg | 9 | 2025 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 79 | Moldova | 9 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 79 | Netherlands | 9 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 79 | Norway | 9 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 79 | Nepal | 9 | 2025 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 79 | Oman | 9 | 2025 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 79 | Pakistan | 9 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 79 | Panama | 9 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 79 | Papua New Guinea | 9 | 2025 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 79 | Portugal | 9 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 79 | Paraguay | 9 | 2025 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 79 | Saudi Arabia | 9 | 2025 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 79 | Sudan | 9 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 79 | El Salvador | 9 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 79 | Somalia | 9 | 2025 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 79 | Serbia | 9 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 79 | Sweden | 9 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 79 | Chad | 9 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 79 | Trinidad and Tobago | 9 | 2025 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 79 | Uruguay | 9 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 129 | Afghanistan | 8 | 2025 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 129 | Armenia | 8 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 129 | Azerbaijan | 8 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 129 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 8 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 129 | Belarus | 8 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 129 | Switzerland | 8 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 129 | Cape Verde | 8 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 129 | Georgia | 8 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 129 | Hong Kong | 8 | 2025 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 129 | Honduras | 8 | 2025 | down 11.1% | rising |
| 129 | Haiti | 8 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 129 | Iran | 8 | 2025 | down 11.1% | rising |
| 129 | Iraq | 8 | 2025 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 129 | Iceland | 8 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 129 | Israel | 8 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 129 | Cambodia | 8 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 129 | Lebanon | 8 | 2025 | down 11.1% | rising |
| 129 | North Macedonia | 8 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 129 | Malta | 8 | 2025 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 129 | Myanmar | 8 | 2025 | down 11.1% | rising |
| 129 | Montenegro | 8 | 2025 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 129 | Nicaragua | 8 | 2025 | down 11.1% | rising |
| 129 | North Korea | 8 | 2025 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 129 | Russia | 8 | 2025 | down 20.0% | rising |
| 129 | Sao Tome and Principe | 8 | 2025 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 129 | Suriname | 8 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 129 | Seychelles | 8 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 129 | Ukraine | 8 | 2025 | down 20.0% | rising |
| 129 | Kosovo | 8 | 2024 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 129 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 8 | 2025 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 159 | Barbados | 7 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 159 | Bhutan | 7 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 159 | Comoros | 7 | 2025 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 159 | Cuba | 7 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 159 | Eritrea | 7 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 159 | Guyana | 7 | 2025 | down 12.5% | rising |
| 159 | Laos | 7 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 159 | South Sudan | 7 | 2025 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 159 | Syria | 7 | 2025 | down 12.5% | rising |
| 159 | Tajikistan | 7 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 159 | Turkmenistan | 7 | 2025 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 159 | East Timor | 7 | 2025 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 171 | Bahamas | 6 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 171 | Belize | 6 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 171 | Brunei | 6 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 171 | Fiji | 6 | 2025 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 171 | Maldives | 6 | 2025 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 171 | Solomon Islands | 6 | 2025 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 171 | Vanuatu | 6 | 2025 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 171 | Yemen | 6 | 2025 | down 25.0% | rising |
| 179 | Antigua and Barbuda | 5 | 2025 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 179 | Grenada | 5 | 2025 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 179 | Kiribati | 5 | 2025 | up 150.0% | rising |
| 179 | Saint Lucia | 5 | 2025 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 179 | Puerto Rico | 5 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 179 | Palestine | 5 | 2025 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 179 | Tonga | 5 | 2025 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 179 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 5 | 2025 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 179 | Samoa | 5 | 2025 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 188 | Dominica | 4 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 188 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 4 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 188 | Liechtenstein | 4 | 2025 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 188 | Tuvalu | 4 | 2025 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 192 | Aruba | 3 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 192 | Andorra | 3 | 2025 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 192 | Cayman Islands | 3 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 192 | Micronesia (country) | 3 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 192 | Monaco | 3 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 192 | Marshall Islands | 3 | 2025 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 192 | Nauru | 3 | 2025 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 192 | Palau | 3 | 2025 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 192 | San Marino | 3 | 2025 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 201 | American Samoa | 2 | 2025 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 201 | Bermuda | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 201 | Greenland | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 201 | Guam | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 201 | Macao | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 201 | French Polynesia | 2 | 2025 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 201 | United States Virgin Islands | 2 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 208 | New Caledonia | 1 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |