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.

Key highlights

• Ukraine tops the rankings in Political Stability and Absence of Violence/Terrorism, recording an increase from -1.95 to -1.43. El Salvador follows with a gain from -0.35 to 0.00, while Sri 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 ⇵
1	Ukraine	-1.43 (2023)	-1.95 (2022)	+0.52 pts
2	El Salvador	0.00 (2023)	-0.35 (2022)	+0.35 pts
3	Sri Lanka	-0.51 (2023)	-0.80 (2022)	+0.29 pts
4	Angola	-0.34 (2023)	-0.63 (2022)	+0.29 pts
5	Tajikistan	-0.47 (2023)	-0.74 (2022)	+0.27 pts
6	Nicaragua	-0.13 (2023)	-0.36 (2022)	+0.23 pts
7	Montenegro	0.07 (2023)	-0.14 (2022)	+0.21 pts
8	Tanzania	-0.05 (2023)	-0.26 (2022)	+0.21 pts
9	Kazakhstan	-0.27 (2023)	-0.47 (2022)	+0.20 pts
10	Azerbaijan	-0.73 (2023)	-0.92 (2022)	+0.19 pts
11	Papua New Guinea	-0.48 (2023)	-0.66 (2022)	+0.18 pts
12	Ghana	-0.02 (2023)	-0.20 (2022)	+0.18 pts
13	Eritrea	-0.79 (2023)	-0.96 (2022)	+0.17 pts
14	Czech Republic	0.97 (2023)	0.81 (2022)	+0.16 pts
15	Marshall Islands	1.18 (2023)	1.02 (2022)	+0.16 pts
16	Indonesia	-0.40 (2023)	-0.55 (2022)	+0.15 pts
17	Liberia	-0.12 (2023)	-0.27 (2022)	+0.15 pts
18	Saudi Arabia	-0.21 (2023)	-0.36 (2022)	+0.15 pts
19	Bangladesh	-0.91 (2023)	-1.05 (2022)	+0.14 pts
20	Cambodia	0.04 (2023)	-0.10 (2022)	+0.14 pts
21	Brunei	1.37 (2023)	1.24 (2022)	+0.13 pts
22	Bahamas	1.01 (2023)	0.88 (2022)	+0.13 pts
23	Bosnia and Herzegovina	-0.35 (2023)	-0.48 (2022)	+0.13 pts
24	Greece	0.24 (2023)	0.11 (2022)	+0.13 pts
25	Serbia	-0.04 (2023)	-0.17 (2022)	+0.13 pts
26	Kuwait	0.41 (2023)	0.29 (2022)	+0.12 pts
27	Slovakia	0.57 (2023)	0.45 (2022)	+0.12 pts
28	Egypt	-0.87 (2023)	-0.98 (2022)	+0.11 pts
29	Italy	0.58 (2023)	0.47 (2022)	+0.11 pts
30	Slovenia	0.82 (2023)	0.71 (2022)	+0.11 pts
31	Thailand	-0.28 (2023)	-0.39 (2022)	+0.11 pts
32	Honduras	-0.46 (2023)	-0.57 (2022)	+0.11 pts
33	Georgia	-0.34 (2023)	-0.44 (2022)	+0.10 pts
34	Latvia	0.59 (2023)	0.49 (2022)	+0.10 pts
35	Nauru	0.98 (2023)	0.88 (2022)	+0.10 pts
36	Ethiopia	-1.97 (2023)	-2.07 (2022)	+0.10 pts
37	Philippines	-0.57 (2023)	-0.66 (2022)	+0.09 pts
38	Lithuania	0.74 (2023)	0.65 (2022)	+0.09 pts
39	Austria	0.73 (2023)	0.65 (2022)	+0.08 pts
40	Myanmar	-2.13 (2023)	-2.20 (2022)	+0.07 pts
41	Belarus	-0.73 (2023)	-0.80 (2022)	+0.07 pts
42	Algeria	-0.58 (2023)	-0.65 (2022)	+0.07 pts
43	Albania	0.18 (2023)	0.11 (2022)	+0.07 pts
44	Afghanistan	-2.48 (2023)	-2.54 (2022)	+0.06 pts
45	Venezuela	-1.19 (2023)	-1.25 (2022)	+0.06 pts
46	Guinea-Bissau	-0.33 (2023)	-0.39 (2022)	+0.06 pts
47	North Korea	-0.37 (2023)	-0.43 (2022)	+0.06 pts
48	Mexico	-0.63 (2023)	-0.69 (2022)	+0.06 pts
49	Mongolia	0.59 (2023)	0.53 (2022)	+0.06 pts
50	Oman	0.59 (2023)	0.53 (2022)	+0.06 pts
51	Somalia	-2.38 (2023)	-2.43 (2022)	+0.05 pts
52	Barbados	1.19 (2023)	1.14 (2022)	+0.05 pts
53	Poland	0.56 (2023)	0.51 (2022)	+0.05 pts
54	Trinidad and Tobago	0.40 (2023)	0.35 (2022)	+0.05 pts
55	Uzbekistan	-0.15 (2023)	-0.20 (2022)	+0.05 pts
56	Hungary	0.73 (2023)	0.68 (2022)	+0.05 pts
57	New Zealand	1.36 (2023)	1.32 (2022)	+0.04 pts
58	Solomon Islands	0.45 (2023)	0.41 (2022)	+0.04 pts
59	Zambia	0.20 (2023)	0.16 (2022)	+0.04 pts
60	Paraguay	0.08 (2023)	0.04 (2022)	+0.04 pts
61	Canada	0.82 (2023)	0.78 (2022)	+0.04 pts
62	Bulgaria	0.34 (2023)	0.31 (2022)	+0.03 pts
63	South Korea	0.61 (2023)	0.58 (2022)	+0.03 pts
64	Norway	0.89 (2023)	0.86 (2022)	+0.03 pts
65	Qatar	0.99 (2023)	0.96 (2022)	+0.03 pts
66	Jordan	-0.20 (2023)	-0.23 (2022)	+0.03 pts
67	Rwanda	0.11 (2023)	0.08 (2022)	+0.03 pts
68	Ecuador	-0.34 (2023)	-0.37 (2022)	+0.03 pts
69	Belize	0.59 (2023)	0.56 (2022)	+0.03 pts
70	Syria	-2.75 (2023)	-2.78 (2022)	+0.03 pts
71	Burundi	-1.17 (2023)	-1.19 (2022)	+0.02 pts
72	Costa Rica	0.98 (2023)	0.96 (2022)	+0.02 pts
73	Guatemala	-0.24 (2023)	-0.26 (2022)	+0.02 pts
74	Ireland	0.90 (2023)	0.88 (2022)	+0.02 pts
75	Jamaica	0.38 (2023)	0.36 (2022)	+0.02 pts
76	Laos	0.81 (2023)	0.79 (2022)	+0.02 pts
77	Libya	-2.17 (2023)	-2.19 (2022)	+0.02 pts
78	Mauritania	-0.50 (2023)	-0.52 (2022)	+0.02 pts
79	South Sudan	-2.19 (2023)	-2.21 (2022)	+0.02 pts
80	Türkiye	-1.01 (2023)	-1.03 (2022)	+0.02 pts
81	United States	0.03 (2023)	0.01 (2022)	+0.02 pts
82	Senegal	-0.14 (2023)	-0.16 (2022)	+0.02 pts
83	Chile	0.14 (2023)	0.13 (2022)	+0.01 pts
84	Kenya	-0.94 (2023)	-0.95 (2022)	+0.01 pts
85	Malaysia	0.17 (2023)	0.16 (2022)	+0.01 pts
86	Nigeria	-1.77 (2023)	-1.78 (2022)	+0.01 pts
87	Tuvalu	1.19 (2023)	1.18 (2022)	+0.01 pts
88	Uganda	-0.70 (2023)	-0.71 (2022)	+0.01 pts
89	South Africa	-0.67 (2023)	-0.68 (2022)	+0.01 pts
90	Vietnam	-0.04 (2023)	-0.05 (2022)	+0.01 pts
91	Nepal	-0.23 (2023)	-0.24 (2022)	+0.01 pts
92	Suriname	0.41 (2023)	0.40 (2022)	+0.01 pts
93	Central African Republic	-2.20 (2023)	-2.21 (2022)	+0.01 pts
94	Comoros	-0.23 (2023)	-0.23 (2022)	+0.00 pts
95	Equatorial Guinea	-0.24 (2023)	-0.24 (2022)	+0.00 pts
96	Iraq	-2.41 (2023)	-2.41 (2022)	+0.00 pts
97	Kiribati	1.10 (2023)	1.10 (2022)	+0.00 pts
98	Mozambique	-1.27 (2023)	-1.27 (2022)	+0.00 pts
99	Palau	1.08 (2023)	1.08 (2022)	+0.00 pts
100	Seychelles	0.76 (2023)	0.76 (2022)	+0.00 pts
101	Turkmenistan	-0.11 (2023)	-0.11 (2022)	+0.00 pts
102	Timor-Leste	0.26 (2023)	0.26 (2022)	+0.00 pts
103	Tonga	1.09 (2023)	1.09 (2022)	+0.00 pts
104	Samoa	1.10 (2023)	1.10 (2022)	+0.00 pts
105	Benin	-0.35 (2023)	-0.34 (2022)	-0.01 pts
106	Brazil	-0.41 (2023)	-0.40 (2022)	-0.01 pts
107	North Macedonia	0.17 (2023)	0.18 (2022)	-0.01 pts
108	Andorra	1.58 (2023)	1.59 (2022)	-0.01 pts
109	Bahrain	-0.37 (2023)	-0.36 (2022)	-0.01 pts
110	Cyprus	0.41 (2023)	0.42 (2022)	-0.01 pts
111	Djibouti	-0.52 (2023)	-0.51 (2022)	-0.01 pts
112	Dominican Republic	0.24 (2023)	0.25 (2022)	-0.01 pts
113	Fiji	0.74 (2023)	0.75 (2022)	-0.01 pts
114	Grenada	1.02 (2023)	1.03 (2022)	-0.01 pts
115	Haiti	-1.43 (2023)	-1.42 (2022)	-0.01 pts
116	Kyrgyzstan	-0.48 (2023)	-0.47 (2022)	-0.01 pts
117	Saint Lucia	1.02 (2023)	1.03 (2022)	-0.01 pts
118	Luxembourg	1.05 (2023)	1.06 (2022)	-0.01 pts
119	Morocco	-0.37 (2023)	-0.36 (2022)	-0.01 pts
120	Monaco	1.18 (2023)	1.19 (2022)	-0.01 pts
121	San Marino	1.18 (2023)	1.19 (2022)	-0.01 pts
122	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	1.02 (2023)	1.03 (2022)	-0.01 pts
123	Antigua and Barbuda	0.92 (2023)	0.94 (2022)	-0.02 pts
124	Saint Kitts and Nevis	0.92 (2023)	0.94 (2022)	-0.02 pts
125	Congo	0.02 (2023)	0.04 (2022)	-0.02 pts
126	Cameroon	-1.40 (2023)	-1.38 (2022)	-0.02 pts
127	Dominica	1.29 (2023)	1.31 (2022)	-0.02 pts
128	Denmark	0.85 (2023)	0.87 (2022)	-0.02 pts
129	United Kingdom	0.51 (2023)	0.53 (2022)	-0.02 pts
130	India	-0.64 (2023)	-0.62 (2022)	-0.02 pts
131	Lesotho	-0.31 (2023)	-0.29 (2022)	-0.02 pts
132	Moldova	-0.68 (2023)	-0.66 (2022)	-0.02 pts
133	Namibia	0.54 (2023)	0.56 (2022)	-0.02 pts
134	Singapore	1.42 (2023)	1.44 (2022)	-0.02 pts
135	Sao Tome and Principe	0.44 (2023)	0.46 (2022)	-0.02 pts
136	Liechtenstein	1.61 (2023)	1.64 (2022)	-0.03 pts
137	Vanuatu	0.93 (2023)	0.96 (2022)	-0.03 pts
138	Argentina	-0.13 (2023)	-0.10 (2022)	-0.03 pts
139	Bhutan	0.98 (2023)	1.01 (2022)	-0.03 pts
140	Botswana	1.04 (2023)	1.07 (2022)	-0.03 pts
141	Cabo Verde	0.90 (2023)	0.93 (2022)	-0.03 pts
142	Spain	0.29 (2023)	0.32 (2022)	-0.03 pts
143	Peru	-0.52 (2023)	-0.49 (2022)	-0.03 pts
144	Côte d'Ivoire	-0.63 (2023)	-0.59 (2022)	-0.04 pts
145	Germany	0.59 (2023)	0.63 (2022)	-0.04 pts
146	Guinea	-0.88 (2023)	-0.84 (2022)	-0.04 pts
147	Iceland	1.21 (2023)	1.25 (2022)	-0.04 pts
148	Tunisia	-0.63 (2023)	-0.59 (2022)	-0.04 pts
149	Zimbabwe	-0.93 (2023)	-0.89 (2022)	-0.04 pts
150	Mauritius	0.78 (2023)	0.83 (2022)	-0.05 pts
151	France	0.34 (2023)	0.39 (2022)	-0.05 pts
152	Gambia	-0.01 (2023)	0.04 (2022)	-0.05 pts
153	Malta	0.86 (2023)	0.91 (2022)	-0.05 pts
154	United Arab Emirates	0.68 (2023)	0.74 (2022)	-0.06 pts
155	Australia	0.92 (2023)	0.98 (2022)	-0.06 pts
156	China	-0.51 (2023)	-0.45 (2022)	-0.06 pts
157	Romania	0.37 (2023)	0.43 (2022)	-0.06 pts
158	Democratic Republic of the Congo	-2.04 (2023)	-1.98 (2022)	-0.06 pts
159	Iran	-1.69 (2023)	-1.63 (2022)	-0.06 pts
160	Estonia	0.66 (2023)	0.73 (2022)	-0.07 pts
161	Netherlands	0.66 (2023)	0.73 (2022)	-0.07 pts
162	Croatia	0.60 (2023)	0.67 (2022)	-0.07 pts
163	Malawi	-0.24 (2023)	-0.16 (2022)	-0.08 pts
164	Panama	0.21 (2023)	0.29 (2022)	-0.08 pts
165	Guyana	-0.06 (2023)	0.02 (2022)	-0.08 pts
166	Japan	0.95 (2023)	1.03 (2022)	-0.08 pts
167	Switzerland	1.07 (2023)	1.16 (2022)	-0.09 pts
168	Pakistan	-1.93 (2023)	-1.84 (2022)	-0.09 pts
169	Armenia	-0.83 (2023)	-0.74 (2022)	-0.09 pts
170	Colombia	-0.72 (2023)	-0.63 (2022)	-0.09 pts
171	Portugal	0.71 (2023)	0.80 (2022)	-0.09 pts
172	Chad	-1.56 (2023)	-1.47 (2022)	-0.09 pts
173	Lebanon	-1.52 (2023)	-1.42 (2022)	-0.10 pts
174	Yemen	-2.56 (2023)	-2.46 (2022)	-0.10 pts
175	Cuba	0.38 (2023)	0.49 (2022)	-0.11 pts
176	Russia	-1.13 (2023)	-1.01 (2022)	-0.12 pts
177	Bolivia	-0.31 (2023)	-0.19 (2022)	-0.12 pts
178	Maldives	0.53 (2023)	0.65 (2022)	-0.12 pts
179	Micronesia	1.08 (2023)	1.21 (2022)	-0.13 pts
180	Uruguay	0.96 (2023)	1.09 (2022)	-0.13 pts
181	Sierra Leone	-0.24 (2023)	-0.09 (2022)	-0.15 pts
182	Eswatini	-0.36 (2023)	-0.21 (2022)	-0.15 pts
183	Sweden	0.76 (2023)	0.91 (2022)	-0.15 pts
184	Togo	-0.95 (2023)	-0.79 (2022)	-0.16 pts
185	Mali	-2.73 (2023)	-2.56 (2022)	-0.17 pts
186	Belgium	0.40 (2023)	0.58 (2022)	-0.18 pts
187	Finland	0.71 (2023)	0.89 (2022)	-0.18 pts
188	Madagascar	-0.69 (2023)	-0.48 (2022)	-0.21 pts
189	Niger	-1.67 (2023)	-1.46 (2022)	-0.21 pts
190	Burkina Faso	-2.04 (2023)	-1.82 (2022)	-0.22 pts
191	Israel	-1.46 (2023)	-1.23 (2022)	-0.23 pts
192	Sudan	-2.47 (2023)	-2.08 (2022)	-0.39 pts
193	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.