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Political Stability by Country

The Political Stability by Country ranking compares nations by year-over-year changes in political stability, ranking higher those with significant improvements in reducing violence, political unrest, and terrorism to foster a safer environment.

Ranking summary

  • Ukraine flagUkraine tops the rankings in Political Stability and Absence of Violence/Terrorism, recording an increase from -1.95 to -1.43. El Salvador flagEl Salvador follows with a gain from -0.35 to 0.00, while Sri Lanka flagSri Lanka rounds out the top three, rising from -0.80 to -0.51.
  • Across all 193 countries, the average year-over-year change was +0.01 pts with a median change of +0.00 pts.
  • Overall, 93 countries improved in this area while 89 worsened. Click on a country to open the full country scorecard and see how it performs across a range of key indicators.
Rank Country Most Recent Year Previous Year Change
1Ukraine flag Ukraine-1.43 (2023)-1.95 (2022)+0.52 pts
2El Salvador flag El Salvador0.00 (2023)-0.35 (2022)+0.35 pts
3Sri Lanka flag Sri Lanka-0.51 (2023)-0.80 (2022)+0.29 pts
4Angola flag Angola-0.34 (2023)-0.63 (2022)+0.29 pts
5Tajikistan flag Tajikistan-0.47 (2023)-0.74 (2022)+0.27 pts
6Nicaragua flag Nicaragua-0.13 (2023)-0.36 (2022)+0.23 pts
7Montenegro flag Montenegro0.07 (2023)-0.14 (2022)+0.21 pts
8Tanzania flag Tanzania-0.05 (2023)-0.26 (2022)+0.21 pts
9Kazakhstan flag Kazakhstan-0.27 (2023)-0.47 (2022)+0.20 pts
10Azerbaijan flag Azerbaijan-0.73 (2023)-0.92 (2022)+0.19 pts
11Papua New Guinea flag Papua New Guinea-0.48 (2023)-0.66 (2022)+0.18 pts
12Ghana flag Ghana-0.02 (2023)-0.20 (2022)+0.18 pts
13Eritrea flag Eritrea-0.79 (2023)-0.96 (2022)+0.17 pts
14Czech Republic flag Czech Republic0.97 (2023)0.81 (2022)+0.16 pts
15Marshall Islands flag Marshall Islands1.18 (2023)1.02 (2022)+0.16 pts
16Indonesia flag Indonesia-0.40 (2023)-0.55 (2022)+0.15 pts
17Liberia flag Liberia-0.12 (2023)-0.27 (2022)+0.15 pts
18Saudi Arabia flag Saudi Arabia-0.21 (2023)-0.36 (2022)+0.15 pts
19Bangladesh flag Bangladesh-0.91 (2023)-1.05 (2022)+0.14 pts
20Cambodia flag Cambodia0.04 (2023)-0.10 (2022)+0.14 pts
21Brunei flag Brunei1.37 (2023)1.24 (2022)+0.13 pts
22Bahamas flag Bahamas1.01 (2023)0.88 (2022)+0.13 pts
23Bosnia and Herzegovina flag Bosnia and Herzegovina-0.35 (2023)-0.48 (2022)+0.13 pts
24Greece flag Greece0.24 (2023)0.11 (2022)+0.13 pts
25Serbia flag Serbia-0.04 (2023)-0.17 (2022)+0.13 pts
26Kuwait flag Kuwait0.41 (2023)0.29 (2022)+0.12 pts
27Slovakia flag Slovakia0.57 (2023)0.45 (2022)+0.12 pts
28Egypt flag Egypt-0.87 (2023)-0.98 (2022)+0.11 pts
29Italy flag Italy0.58 (2023)0.47 (2022)+0.11 pts
30Slovenia flag Slovenia0.82 (2023)0.71 (2022)+0.11 pts
31Thailand flag Thailand-0.28 (2023)-0.39 (2022)+0.11 pts
32Honduras flag Honduras-0.46 (2023)-0.57 (2022)+0.11 pts
33Georgia flag Georgia-0.34 (2023)-0.44 (2022)+0.10 pts
34Latvia flag Latvia0.59 (2023)0.49 (2022)+0.10 pts
35Nauru flag Nauru0.98 (2023)0.88 (2022)+0.10 pts
36Ethiopia flag Ethiopia-1.97 (2023)-2.07 (2022)+0.10 pts
37Philippines flag Philippines-0.57 (2023)-0.66 (2022)+0.09 pts
38Lithuania flag Lithuania0.74 (2023)0.65 (2022)+0.09 pts
39Austria flag Austria0.73 (2023)0.65 (2022)+0.08 pts
40Myanmar flag Myanmar-2.13 (2023)-2.20 (2022)+0.07 pts
41Belarus flag Belarus-0.73 (2023)-0.80 (2022)+0.07 pts
42Algeria flag Algeria-0.58 (2023)-0.65 (2022)+0.07 pts
43Albania flag Albania0.18 (2023)0.11 (2022)+0.07 pts
44Afghanistan flag Afghanistan-2.48 (2023)-2.54 (2022)+0.06 pts
45Venezuela flag Venezuela-1.19 (2023)-1.25 (2022)+0.06 pts
46Guinea-Bissau flag Guinea-Bissau-0.33 (2023)-0.39 (2022)+0.06 pts
47North Korea flag North Korea-0.37 (2023)-0.43 (2022)+0.06 pts
48Mexico flag Mexico-0.63 (2023)-0.69 (2022)+0.06 pts
49Mongolia flag Mongolia0.59 (2023)0.53 (2022)+0.06 pts
50Oman flag Oman0.59 (2023)0.53 (2022)+0.06 pts
51Somalia flag Somalia-2.38 (2023)-2.43 (2022)+0.05 pts
52Barbados flag Barbados1.19 (2023)1.14 (2022)+0.05 pts
53Poland flag Poland0.56 (2023)0.51 (2022)+0.05 pts
54Trinidad and Tobago flag Trinidad and Tobago0.40 (2023)0.35 (2022)+0.05 pts
55Uzbekistan flag Uzbekistan-0.15 (2023)-0.20 (2022)+0.05 pts
56Hungary flag Hungary0.73 (2023)0.68 (2022)+0.05 pts
57New Zealand flag New Zealand1.36 (2023)1.32 (2022)+0.04 pts
58Solomon Islands flag Solomon Islands0.45 (2023)0.41 (2022)+0.04 pts
59Zambia flag Zambia0.20 (2023)0.16 (2022)+0.04 pts
60Paraguay flag Paraguay0.08 (2023)0.04 (2022)+0.04 pts
61Canada flag Canada0.82 (2023)0.78 (2022)+0.04 pts
62Bulgaria flag Bulgaria0.34 (2023)0.31 (2022)+0.03 pts
63South Korea flag South Korea0.61 (2023)0.58 (2022)+0.03 pts
64Norway flag Norway0.89 (2023)0.86 (2022)+0.03 pts
65Qatar flag Qatar0.99 (2023)0.96 (2022)+0.03 pts
66Jordan flag Jordan-0.20 (2023)-0.23 (2022)+0.03 pts
67Rwanda flag Rwanda0.11 (2023)0.08 (2022)+0.03 pts
68Ecuador flag Ecuador-0.34 (2023)-0.37 (2022)+0.03 pts
69Belize flag Belize0.59 (2023)0.56 (2022)+0.03 pts
70Syria flag Syria-2.75 (2023)-2.78 (2022)+0.03 pts
71Burundi flag Burundi-1.17 (2023)-1.19 (2022)+0.02 pts
72Costa Rica flag Costa Rica0.98 (2023)0.96 (2022)+0.02 pts
73Guatemala flag Guatemala-0.24 (2023)-0.26 (2022)+0.02 pts
74Ireland flag Ireland0.90 (2023)0.88 (2022)+0.02 pts
75Jamaica flag Jamaica0.38 (2023)0.36 (2022)+0.02 pts
76Laos flag Laos0.81 (2023)0.79 (2022)+0.02 pts
77Libya flag Libya-2.17 (2023)-2.19 (2022)+0.02 pts
78Mauritania flag Mauritania-0.50 (2023)-0.52 (2022)+0.02 pts
79South Sudan flag South Sudan-2.19 (2023)-2.21 (2022)+0.02 pts
80Türkiye flag Türkiye-1.01 (2023)-1.03 (2022)+0.02 pts
81United States flag United States0.03 (2023)0.01 (2022)+0.02 pts
82Senegal flag Senegal-0.14 (2023)-0.16 (2022)+0.02 pts
83Chile flag Chile0.14 (2023)0.13 (2022)+0.01 pts
84Kenya flag Kenya-0.94 (2023)-0.95 (2022)+0.01 pts
85Malaysia flag Malaysia0.17 (2023)0.16 (2022)+0.01 pts
86Nigeria flag Nigeria-1.77 (2023)-1.78 (2022)+0.01 pts
87Tuvalu flag Tuvalu1.19 (2023)1.18 (2022)+0.01 pts
88Uganda flag Uganda-0.70 (2023)-0.71 (2022)+0.01 pts
89South Africa flag South Africa-0.67 (2023)-0.68 (2022)+0.01 pts
90Vietnam flag Vietnam-0.04 (2023)-0.05 (2022)+0.01 pts
91Nepal flag Nepal-0.23 (2023)-0.24 (2022)+0.01 pts
92Suriname flag Suriname0.41 (2023)0.40 (2022)+0.01 pts
93Central African Republic flag Central African Republic-2.20 (2023)-2.21 (2022)+0.01 pts
94Comoros flag Comoros-0.23 (2023)-0.23 (2022)+0.00 pts
95Equatorial Guinea flag Equatorial Guinea-0.24 (2023)-0.24 (2022)+0.00 pts
96Iraq flag Iraq-2.41 (2023)-2.41 (2022)+0.00 pts
97Kiribati flag Kiribati1.10 (2023)1.10 (2022)+0.00 pts
98Mozambique flag Mozambique-1.27 (2023)-1.27 (2022)+0.00 pts
99Palau flag Palau1.08 (2023)1.08 (2022)+0.00 pts
100Seychelles flag Seychelles0.76 (2023)0.76 (2022)+0.00 pts
101Turkmenistan flag Turkmenistan-0.11 (2023)-0.11 (2022)+0.00 pts
102Timor-Leste flag Timor-Leste0.26 (2023)0.26 (2022)+0.00 pts
103Tonga flag Tonga1.09 (2023)1.09 (2022)+0.00 pts
104Samoa flag Samoa1.10 (2023)1.10 (2022)+0.00 pts
105Benin flag Benin-0.35 (2023)-0.34 (2022)-0.01 pts
106Brazil flag Brazil-0.41 (2023)-0.40 (2022)-0.01 pts
107North Macedonia flag North Macedonia0.17 (2023)0.18 (2022)-0.01 pts
108Andorra flag Andorra1.58 (2023)1.59 (2022)-0.01 pts
109Bahrain flag Bahrain-0.37 (2023)-0.36 (2022)-0.01 pts
110Cyprus flag Cyprus0.41 (2023)0.42 (2022)-0.01 pts
111Djibouti flag Djibouti-0.52 (2023)-0.51 (2022)-0.01 pts
112Dominican Republic flag Dominican Republic0.24 (2023)0.25 (2022)-0.01 pts
113Fiji flag Fiji0.74 (2023)0.75 (2022)-0.01 pts
114Grenada flag Grenada1.02 (2023)1.03 (2022)-0.01 pts
115Haiti flag Haiti-1.43 (2023)-1.42 (2022)-0.01 pts
116Kyrgyzstan flag Kyrgyzstan-0.48 (2023)-0.47 (2022)-0.01 pts
117Saint Lucia flag Saint Lucia1.02 (2023)1.03 (2022)-0.01 pts
118Luxembourg flag Luxembourg1.05 (2023)1.06 (2022)-0.01 pts
119Morocco flag Morocco-0.37 (2023)-0.36 (2022)-0.01 pts
120Monaco flag Monaco1.18 (2023)1.19 (2022)-0.01 pts
121San Marino flag San Marino1.18 (2023)1.19 (2022)-0.01 pts
122Saint Vincent and the Grenadines flag Saint Vincent and the Grenadines1.02 (2023)1.03 (2022)-0.01 pts
123Antigua and Barbuda flag Antigua and Barbuda0.92 (2023)0.94 (2022)-0.02 pts
124Saint Kitts and Nevis flag Saint Kitts and Nevis0.92 (2023)0.94 (2022)-0.02 pts
125Congo flag Congo0.02 (2023)0.04 (2022)-0.02 pts
126Cameroon flag Cameroon-1.40 (2023)-1.38 (2022)-0.02 pts
127Dominica flag Dominica1.29 (2023)1.31 (2022)-0.02 pts
128Denmark flag Denmark0.85 (2023)0.87 (2022)-0.02 pts
129United Kingdom flag United Kingdom0.51 (2023)0.53 (2022)-0.02 pts
130India flag India-0.64 (2023)-0.62 (2022)-0.02 pts
131Lesotho flag Lesotho-0.31 (2023)-0.29 (2022)-0.02 pts
132Moldova flag Moldova-0.68 (2023)-0.66 (2022)-0.02 pts
133Namibia flag Namibia0.54 (2023)0.56 (2022)-0.02 pts
134Singapore flag Singapore1.42 (2023)1.44 (2022)-0.02 pts
135Sao Tome and Principe flag Sao Tome and Principe0.44 (2023)0.46 (2022)-0.02 pts
136Liechtenstein flag Liechtenstein1.61 (2023)1.64 (2022)-0.03 pts
137Vanuatu flag Vanuatu0.93 (2023)0.96 (2022)-0.03 pts
138Argentina flag Argentina-0.13 (2023)-0.10 (2022)-0.03 pts
139Bhutan flag Bhutan0.98 (2023)1.01 (2022)-0.03 pts
140Botswana flag Botswana1.04 (2023)1.07 (2022)-0.03 pts
141Cabo Verde flag Cabo Verde0.90 (2023)0.93 (2022)-0.03 pts
142Spain flag Spain0.29 (2023)0.32 (2022)-0.03 pts
143Peru flag Peru-0.52 (2023)-0.49 (2022)-0.03 pts
144Côte d'Ivoire flag Côte d'Ivoire-0.63 (2023)-0.59 (2022)-0.04 pts
145Germany flag Germany0.59 (2023)0.63 (2022)-0.04 pts
146Guinea flag Guinea-0.88 (2023)-0.84 (2022)-0.04 pts
147Iceland flag Iceland1.21 (2023)1.25 (2022)-0.04 pts
148Tunisia flag Tunisia-0.63 (2023)-0.59 (2022)-0.04 pts
149Zimbabwe flag Zimbabwe-0.93 (2023)-0.89 (2022)-0.04 pts
150Mauritius flag Mauritius0.78 (2023)0.83 (2022)-0.05 pts
151France flag France0.34 (2023)0.39 (2022)-0.05 pts
152Gambia flag Gambia-0.01 (2023)0.04 (2022)-0.05 pts
153Malta flag Malta0.86 (2023)0.91 (2022)-0.05 pts
154United Arab Emirates flag United Arab Emirates0.68 (2023)0.74 (2022)-0.06 pts
155Australia flag Australia0.92 (2023)0.98 (2022)-0.06 pts
156China flag China-0.51 (2023)-0.45 (2022)-0.06 pts
157Romania flag Romania0.37 (2023)0.43 (2022)-0.06 pts
158Democratic Republic of the Congo flag Democratic Republic of the Congo-2.04 (2023)-1.98 (2022)-0.06 pts
159Iran flag Iran-1.69 (2023)-1.63 (2022)-0.06 pts
160Estonia flag Estonia0.66 (2023)0.73 (2022)-0.07 pts
161Netherlands flag Netherlands0.66 (2023)0.73 (2022)-0.07 pts
162Croatia flag Croatia0.60 (2023)0.67 (2022)-0.07 pts
163Malawi flag Malawi-0.24 (2023)-0.16 (2022)-0.08 pts
164Panama flag Panama0.21 (2023)0.29 (2022)-0.08 pts
165Guyana flag Guyana-0.06 (2023)0.02 (2022)-0.08 pts
166Japan flag Japan0.95 (2023)1.03 (2022)-0.08 pts
167Switzerland flag Switzerland1.07 (2023)1.16 (2022)-0.09 pts
168Pakistan flag Pakistan-1.93 (2023)-1.84 (2022)-0.09 pts
169Armenia flag Armenia-0.83 (2023)-0.74 (2022)-0.09 pts
170Colombia flag Colombia-0.72 (2023)-0.63 (2022)-0.09 pts
171Portugal flag Portugal0.71 (2023)0.80 (2022)-0.09 pts
172Chad flag Chad-1.56 (2023)-1.47 (2022)-0.09 pts
173Lebanon flag Lebanon-1.52 (2023)-1.42 (2022)-0.10 pts
174Yemen flag Yemen-2.56 (2023)-2.46 (2022)-0.10 pts
175Cuba flag Cuba0.38 (2023)0.49 (2022)-0.11 pts
176Russia flag Russia-1.13 (2023)-1.01 (2022)-0.12 pts
177Bolivia flag Bolivia-0.31 (2023)-0.19 (2022)-0.12 pts
178Maldives flag Maldives0.53 (2023)0.65 (2022)-0.12 pts
179Micronesia flag Micronesia1.08 (2023)1.21 (2022)-0.13 pts
180Uruguay flag Uruguay0.96 (2023)1.09 (2022)-0.13 pts
181Sierra Leone flag Sierra Leone-0.24 (2023)-0.09 (2022)-0.15 pts
182Eswatini flag Eswatini-0.36 (2023)-0.21 (2022)-0.15 pts
183Sweden flag Sweden0.76 (2023)0.91 (2022)-0.15 pts
184Togo flag Togo-0.95 (2023)-0.79 (2022)-0.16 pts
185Mali flag Mali-2.73 (2023)-2.56 (2022)-0.17 pts
186Belgium flag Belgium0.40 (2023)0.58 (2022)-0.18 pts
187Finland flag Finland0.71 (2023)0.89 (2022)-0.18 pts
188Madagascar flag Madagascar-0.69 (2023)-0.48 (2022)-0.21 pts
189Niger flag Niger-1.67 (2023)-1.46 (2022)-0.21 pts
190Burkina Faso flag Burkina Faso-2.04 (2023)-1.82 (2022)-0.22 pts
191Israel flag Israel-1.46 (2023)-1.23 (2022)-0.23 pts
192Sudan flag Sudan-2.47 (2023)-2.08 (2022)-0.39 pts
193Gabon flag Gabon-0.34 (2023)0.06 (2022)-0.40 pts

Source: World Bank. Only countries with complete data (both points within the past 10 years) are shown.