Political Stability by Country
The Political Stability by Country ranking compares nations by year-over-year changes in stability metrics, ranking higher those with significant improvements in reducing violence, political unrest, and terrorism to foster a safer environment.
Ukraine ranks #1 in 2023, showing a positive change from -1.95 to -1.43. El Salvador takes #2 with a positive change from -0.35 to 0.00, and Sri Lanka is #3, showing a positive change from -0.80 to -0.51.
Meanwhile, Israel, Sudan, and Gabon are at the bottom of the ranking. Israel shows a negative change from -1.23 to -1.46, Sudan sees a negative change from -2.08 to -2.47, and Gabon has a negative change from 0.06 to -0.34.
Rank | Country | Most Recent Year | Previous Year | Change |
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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 | Algeria | -0.58 (2023) | -0.65 (2022) | +0.07 pts |
42 | Belarus | -0.73 (2023) | -0.80 (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 | South Africa | -0.67 (2023) | -0.68 (2022) | +0.01 pts |
88 | Tuvalu | 1.19 (2023) | 1.18 (2022) | +0.01 pts |
89 | Uganda | -0.70 (2023) | -0.71 (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 | Samoa | 1.10 (2023) | 1.10 (2022) | +0.00 pts |
101 | Seychelles | 0.76 (2023) | 0.76 (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 | Turkmenistan | -0.11 (2023) | -0.11 (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 | Luxembourg | 1.05 (2023) | 1.06 (2022) | -0.01 pts |
118 | Monaco | 1.18 (2023) | 1.19 (2022) | -0.01 pts |
119 | Morocco | -0.37 (2023) | -0.36 (2022) | -0.01 pts |
120 | San Marino | 1.18 (2023) | 1.19 (2022) | -0.01 pts |
121 | Saint Lucia | 1.02 (2023) | 1.03 (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 | Denmark | 0.85 (2023) | 0.87 (2022) | -0.02 pts |
128 | Dominica | 1.29 (2023) | 1.31 (2022) | -0.02 pts |
129 | India | -0.64 (2023) | -0.62 (2022) | -0.02 pts |
130 | Lesotho | -0.31 (2023) | -0.29 (2022) | -0.02 pts |
131 | Moldova | -0.68 (2023) | -0.66 (2022) | -0.02 pts |
132 | Namibia | 0.54 (2023) | 0.56 (2022) | -0.02 pts |
133 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.44 (2023) | 0.46 (2022) | -0.02 pts |
134 | Singapore | 1.42 (2023) | 1.44 (2022) | -0.02 pts |
135 | United Kingdom | 0.51 (2023) | 0.53 (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 | Peru | -0.52 (2023) | -0.49 (2022) | -0.03 pts |
143 | Spain | 0.29 (2023) | 0.32 (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 | Australia | 0.92 (2023) | 0.98 (2022) | -0.06 pts |
155 | United Arab Emirates | 0.68 (2023) | 0.74 (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 | Pakistan | -1.93 (2023) | -1.84 (2022) | -0.09 pts |
168 | Switzerland | 1.07 (2023) | 1.16 (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 | Chad | -1.56 (2023) | -1.47 (2022) | -0.09 pts |
172 | Portugal | 0.71 (2023) | 0.80 (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 | Eswatini | -0.36 (2023) | -0.21 (2022) | -0.15 pts |
182 | Sierra Leone | -0.24 (2023) | -0.09 (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 consecutive data in the past 10 years are shown.