Countries With the Lowest Political Stability
Every country with a figure for political stability, ranked from lowest to highest. The top three are Yemen, Rep. (-2.75), Mali (-2.49) and Syrian Arab Republic (-2.37). The middle country of the 208 has 0.0205.
What this measures
Political Stability and Absence of Violence/Terrorism (estimate), in index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5). Source: World Bank. For this measure, higher is better.
The full ranking
Each country’s latest figure, from 2024–2024. The year beside each value says when it was measured.
| Rank | Country | Political stability | Year | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yemen, Rep. | -2.75 | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 2 | Mali | -2.49 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 3 | Syrian Arab Republic | -2.37 | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 4 | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | -2.26 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 5 | Afghanistan | -2.21 | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 6 | Congo, Dem. Rep. | -2.12 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 7 | Myanmar | -2.09 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 8 | Iraq | -2.06 | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 9 | Pakistan | -2.06 | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 10 | Sudan | -2.02 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 11 | Nigeria | -2 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 12 | Burkina Faso | -1.91 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 13 | Libya | -1.9 | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 14 | Ethiopia | -1.88 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 15 | West Bank and Gaza | -1.88 | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 16 | Central African Republic | -1.83 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 17 | Chad | -1.78 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 18 | Niger | -1.76 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 19 | Mozambique | -1.76 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 20 | Venezuela, RB | -1.74 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 21 | Iran, Islamic Rep. | -1.58 | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 22 | Cameroon | -1.56 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 23 | South Sudan | -1.49 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 24 | Bangladesh | -1.46 | 2024 | South Asia |
| 25 | Lebanon | -1.39 | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 26 | Burundi | -1.38 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 27 | Kenya | -1.36 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 28 | Haiti | -1.2 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 29 | Guinea | -1.04 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 30 | Israel | -1.04 | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 31 | Uganda | -1.02 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 32 | Zimbabwe | -1.02 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 33 | Egypt, Arab Rep. | -0.978 | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 34 | Colombia | -0.971 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 35 | Turkiye | -0.971 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 36 | Tunisia | -0.925 | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 37 | Russian Federation | -0.903 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 38 | Cote d'Ivoire | -0.844 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 39 | Togo | -0.809 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 40 | India | -0.786 | 2024 | South Asia |
| 41 | Philippines | -0.774 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 42 | Eswatini | -0.733 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 43 | Armenia | -0.723 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 44 | Ecuador | -0.721 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 45 | Mexico | -0.715 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 46 | Eritrea | -0.709 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 47 | Algeria | -0.694 | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 48 | Thailand | -0.683 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 49 | Peru | -0.654 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 50 | Papua New Guinea | -0.654 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 51 | Guinea-Bissau | -0.618 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 52 | South Africa | -0.617 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 53 | Georgia | -0.613 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 54 | Indonesia | -0.609 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 55 | Angola | -0.574 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 56 | Honduras | -0.567 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 57 | Mauritania | -0.56 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 58 | Djibouti | -0.556 | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 59 | Bolivia | -0.546 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 60 | Brazil | -0.521 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 61 | Kyrgyz Republic | -0.505 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 62 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | -0.501 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 63 | Madagascar | -0.481 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 64 | Sierra Leone | -0.45 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 65 | Morocco | -0.441 | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 66 | Ukraine | -0.432 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 67 | Nepal | -0.415 | 2024 | South Asia |
| 68 | Benin | -0.403 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 69 | Tanzania | -0.39 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 70 | Malawi | -0.38 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 71 | Belarus | -0.377 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 72 | Sri Lanka | -0.35 | 2024 | South Asia |
| 73 | Jordan | -0.35 | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 74 | Moldova | -0.345 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 75 | Kosovo | -0.322 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 76 | Kazakhstan | -0.283 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 77 | Gabon | -0.277 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 78 | Bahrain | -0.276 | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 79 | Tajikistan | -0.276 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 80 | Lesotho | -0.259 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 81 | Congo, Rep. | -0.258 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 82 | France | -0.241 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 83 | Senegal | -0.229 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 84 | Liberia | -0.229 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 85 | Comoros | -0.221 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 86 | Guatemala | -0.21 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 87 | Argentina | -0.17 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 88 | Serbia | -0.169 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 89 | China | -0.153 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 90 | Equatorial Guinea | -0.141 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 91 | Azerbaijan | -0.14 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 92 | Zambia | -0.101 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 93 | United States | -0.0951 | 2024 | North America |
| 94 | Paraguay | -0.0738 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 95 | Nicaragua | -0.0694 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 96 | Maldives | -0.0545 | 2024 | South Asia |
| 97 | Saudi Arabia | -0.0482 | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 98 | Rwanda | -0.0437 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 99 | Uzbekistan | -0.0267 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 100 | Gambia, The | -0.018 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 101 | Spain | -0.00299 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 102 | Viet Nam | 0.00567 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 103 | El Salvador | 0.00613 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 104 | Ghana | 0.0115 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 105 | Albania | 0.0205 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 106 | Bulgaria | 0.0399 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 107 | Chile | 0.121 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 108 | Belgium | 0.121 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 109 | Germany | 0.124 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 110 | Cambodia | 0.128 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 111 | Greece | 0.139 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 112 | North Macedonia | 0.156 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 113 | Romania | 0.159 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 114 | Guyana | 0.216 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 115 | Turkmenistan | 0.246 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 116 | United Kingdom | 0.258 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 117 | Panama | 0.265 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 118 | Kuwait | 0.294 | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 119 | Italy | 0.309 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 120 | Cuba | 0.316 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 121 | Korea, Dem. People's Rep. | 0.322 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 122 | Montenegro | 0.332 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 123 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.36 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 124 | Malaysia | 0.385 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 125 | Cyprus | 0.386 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 126 | Mongolia | 0.42 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 127 | Netherlands | 0.428 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 128 | Hungary | 0.436 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 129 | Puerto Rico (US) | 0.438 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 130 | Jamaica | 0.477 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 131 | Suriname | 0.478 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 132 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.489 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 133 | Austria | 0.492 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 134 | Poland | 0.499 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 135 | Timor-Leste | 0.526 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 136 | Portugal | 0.537 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 137 | Namibia | 0.547 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 138 | Lao PDR | 0.558 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 139 | Croatia | 0.581 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 140 | Dominican Republic | 0.589 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 141 | Canada | 0.598 | 2024 | North America |
| 142 | Sweden | 0.604 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 143 | Latvia | 0.62 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 144 | Oman | 0.627 | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 145 | Hong Kong SAR, China | 0.631 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 146 | Slovak Republic | 0.634 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 147 | Korea, Rep. | 0.639 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 148 | Fiji | 0.698 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 149 | Estonia | 0.7 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 150 | Ireland | 0.71 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 151 | Slovenia | 0.721 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 152 | Solomon Islands | 0.75 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 153 | Denmark | 0.769 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 154 | Cabo Verde | 0.77 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 155 | Belize | 0.785 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 156 | United Arab Emirates | 0.789 | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 157 | Mauritius | 0.79 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 158 | Australia | 0.793 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 159 | Malta | 0.805 | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 160 | Finland | 0.833 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 161 | Norway | 0.903 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 162 | St. Kitts and Nevis | 0.912 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 163 | Seychelles | 0.916 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 164 | Taiwan | 0.917 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 165 | Lithuania | 0.939 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 166 | Qatar | 0.951 | 2024 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 167 | Vanuatu | 0.96 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 168 | Bermuda | 0.971 | 2024 | North America |
| 169 | Virgin Islands (U.S.) | 0.971 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 170 | Czechia | 0.972 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 171 | Switzerland | 0.981 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 172 | Guam | 0.993 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 173 | French Polynesia | 1.03 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 174 | Botswana | 1.03 | 2024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 175 | St. Lucia | 1.04 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 176 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 1.04 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 177 | Bahamas, The | 1.05 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 178 | Macao SAR, China | 1.05 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 179 | Luxembourg | 1.07 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 180 | Antigua and Barbuda | 1.07 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 181 | New Caledonia | 1.1 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 182 | Naoero | 1.1 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 183 | Japan | 1.13 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 184 | New Zealand | 1.15 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 185 | Costa Rica | 1.18 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 186 | Grenada | 1.2 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 187 | Brunei Darussalam | 1.2 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 188 | Iceland | 1.21 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 189 | Singapore | 1.23 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 190 | Dominica | 1.23 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 191 | Kiribati | 1.24 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 192 | Samoa | 1.24 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 193 | Monaco | 1.24 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 194 | Palau | 1.24 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 195 | Greenland | 1.24 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 196 | American Samoa | 1.25 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 197 | Tonga | 1.25 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 198 | Barbados | 1.27 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 199 | Marshall Islands | 1.28 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 200 | Uruguay | 1.28 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 201 | Aruba | 1.33 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 202 | Bhutan | 1.35 | 2024 | South Asia |
| 203 | San Marino | 1.37 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 204 | Cayman Islands | 1.46 | 2024 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 205 | Tuvalu | 1.47 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 206 | Micronesia, Fed. Sts. | 1.5 | 2024 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 207 | Andorra | 1.54 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 208 | Liechtenstein | 1.58 | 2024 | Europe & Central Asia |
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