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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.

RankCountryMost Recent YearPrevious YearChange
1Ukraine-1.43 (2023)-1.95 (2022)+0.52 pts
2El Salvador0.00 (2023)-0.35 (2022)+0.35 pts
3Sri Lanka-0.51 (2023)-0.80 (2022)+0.29 pts
4Angola-0.34 (2023)-0.63 (2022)+0.29 pts
5Tajikistan-0.47 (2023)-0.74 (2022)+0.27 pts
6Nicaragua-0.13 (2023)-0.36 (2022)+0.23 pts
7Montenegro0.07 (2023)-0.14 (2022)+0.21 pts
8Tanzania-0.05 (2023)-0.26 (2022)+0.21 pts
9Kazakhstan-0.27 (2023)-0.47 (2022)+0.20 pts
10Azerbaijan-0.73 (2023)-0.92 (2022)+0.19 pts
11Papua New Guinea-0.48 (2023)-0.66 (2022)+0.18 pts
12Ghana-0.02 (2023)-0.20 (2022)+0.18 pts
13Eritrea-0.79 (2023)-0.96 (2022)+0.17 pts
14Czech Republic0.97 (2023)0.81 (2022)+0.16 pts
15Marshall Islands1.18 (2023)1.02 (2022)+0.16 pts
16Indonesia-0.40 (2023)-0.55 (2022)+0.15 pts
17Liberia-0.12 (2023)-0.27 (2022)+0.15 pts
18Saudi Arabia-0.21 (2023)-0.36 (2022)+0.15 pts
19Bangladesh-0.91 (2023)-1.05 (2022)+0.14 pts
20Cambodia0.04 (2023)-0.10 (2022)+0.14 pts
21Brunei1.37 (2023)1.24 (2022)+0.13 pts
22Bahamas1.01 (2023)0.88 (2022)+0.13 pts
23Bosnia and Herzegovina-0.35 (2023)-0.48 (2022)+0.13 pts
24Greece0.24 (2023)0.11 (2022)+0.13 pts
25Serbia-0.04 (2023)-0.17 (2022)+0.13 pts
26Kuwait0.41 (2023)0.29 (2022)+0.12 pts
27Slovakia0.57 (2023)0.45 (2022)+0.12 pts
28Egypt-0.87 (2023)-0.98 (2022)+0.11 pts
29Italy0.58 (2023)0.47 (2022)+0.11 pts
30Slovenia0.82 (2023)0.71 (2022)+0.11 pts
31Thailand-0.28 (2023)-0.39 (2022)+0.11 pts
32Honduras-0.46 (2023)-0.57 (2022)+0.11 pts
33Georgia-0.34 (2023)-0.44 (2022)+0.10 pts
34Latvia0.59 (2023)0.49 (2022)+0.10 pts
35Nauru0.98 (2023)0.88 (2022)+0.10 pts
36Ethiopia-1.97 (2023)-2.07 (2022)+0.10 pts
37Philippines-0.57 (2023)-0.66 (2022)+0.09 pts
38Lithuania0.74 (2023)0.65 (2022)+0.09 pts
39Austria0.73 (2023)0.65 (2022)+0.08 pts
40Myanmar-2.13 (2023)-2.20 (2022)+0.07 pts
41Algeria-0.58 (2023)-0.65 (2022)+0.07 pts
42Belarus-0.73 (2023)-0.80 (2022)+0.07 pts
43Albania0.18 (2023)0.11 (2022)+0.07 pts
44Afghanistan-2.48 (2023)-2.54 (2022)+0.06 pts
45Venezuela-1.19 (2023)-1.25 (2022)+0.06 pts
46Guinea-Bissau-0.33 (2023)-0.39 (2022)+0.06 pts
47North Korea-0.37 (2023)-0.43 (2022)+0.06 pts
48Mexico-0.63 (2023)-0.69 (2022)+0.06 pts
49Mongolia0.59 (2023)0.53 (2022)+0.06 pts
50Oman0.59 (2023)0.53 (2022)+0.06 pts
51Somalia-2.38 (2023)-2.43 (2022)+0.05 pts
52Barbados1.19 (2023)1.14 (2022)+0.05 pts
53Poland0.56 (2023)0.51 (2022)+0.05 pts
54Trinidad and Tobago0.40 (2023)0.35 (2022)+0.05 pts
55Uzbekistan-0.15 (2023)-0.20 (2022)+0.05 pts
56Hungary0.73 (2023)0.68 (2022)+0.05 pts
57New Zealand1.36 (2023)1.32 (2022)+0.04 pts
58Solomon Islands0.45 (2023)0.41 (2022)+0.04 pts
59Zambia0.20 (2023)0.16 (2022)+0.04 pts
60Paraguay0.08 (2023)0.04 (2022)+0.04 pts
61Canada0.82 (2023)0.78 (2022)+0.04 pts
62Bulgaria0.34 (2023)0.31 (2022)+0.03 pts
63South Korea0.61 (2023)0.58 (2022)+0.03 pts
64Norway0.89 (2023)0.86 (2022)+0.03 pts
65Qatar0.99 (2023)0.96 (2022)+0.03 pts
66Jordan-0.20 (2023)-0.23 (2022)+0.03 pts
67Rwanda0.11 (2023)0.08 (2022)+0.03 pts
68Ecuador-0.34 (2023)-0.37 (2022)+0.03 pts
69Belize0.59 (2023)0.56 (2022)+0.03 pts
70Syria-2.75 (2023)-2.78 (2022)+0.03 pts
71Burundi-1.17 (2023)-1.19 (2022)+0.02 pts
72Costa Rica0.98 (2023)0.96 (2022)+0.02 pts
73Guatemala-0.24 (2023)-0.26 (2022)+0.02 pts
74Ireland0.90 (2023)0.88 (2022)+0.02 pts
75Jamaica0.38 (2023)0.36 (2022)+0.02 pts
76Laos0.81 (2023)0.79 (2022)+0.02 pts
77Libya-2.17 (2023)-2.19 (2022)+0.02 pts
78Mauritania-0.50 (2023)-0.52 (2022)+0.02 pts
79South Sudan-2.19 (2023)-2.21 (2022)+0.02 pts
80Türkiye-1.01 (2023)-1.03 (2022)+0.02 pts
81United States0.03 (2023)0.01 (2022)+0.02 pts
82Senegal-0.14 (2023)-0.16 (2022)+0.02 pts
83Chile0.14 (2023)0.13 (2022)+0.01 pts
84Kenya-0.94 (2023)-0.95 (2022)+0.01 pts
85Malaysia0.17 (2023)0.16 (2022)+0.01 pts
86Nigeria-1.77 (2023)-1.78 (2022)+0.01 pts
87South Africa-0.67 (2023)-0.68 (2022)+0.01 pts
88Tuvalu1.19 (2023)1.18 (2022)+0.01 pts
89Uganda-0.70 (2023)-0.71 (2022)+0.01 pts
90Vietnam-0.04 (2023)-0.05 (2022)+0.01 pts
91Nepal-0.23 (2023)-0.24 (2022)+0.01 pts
92Suriname0.41 (2023)0.40 (2022)+0.01 pts
93Central African Republic-2.20 (2023)-2.21 (2022)+0.01 pts
94Comoros-0.23 (2023)-0.23 (2022)+0.00 pts
95Equatorial Guinea-0.24 (2023)-0.24 (2022)+0.00 pts
96Iraq-2.41 (2023)-2.41 (2022)+0.00 pts
97Kiribati1.10 (2023)1.10 (2022)+0.00 pts
98Mozambique-1.27 (2023)-1.27 (2022)+0.00 pts
99Palau1.08 (2023)1.08 (2022)+0.00 pts
100Samoa1.10 (2023)1.10 (2022)+0.00 pts
101Seychelles0.76 (2023)0.76 (2022)+0.00 pts
102Timor-Leste0.26 (2023)0.26 (2022)+0.00 pts
103Tonga1.09 (2023)1.09 (2022)+0.00 pts
104Turkmenistan-0.11 (2023)-0.11 (2022)+0.00 pts
105Benin-0.35 (2023)-0.34 (2022)-0.01 pts
106Brazil-0.41 (2023)-0.40 (2022)-0.01 pts
107North Macedonia0.17 (2023)0.18 (2022)-0.01 pts
108Andorra1.58 (2023)1.59 (2022)-0.01 pts
109Bahrain-0.37 (2023)-0.36 (2022)-0.01 pts
110Cyprus0.41 (2023)0.42 (2022)-0.01 pts
111Djibouti-0.52 (2023)-0.51 (2022)-0.01 pts
112Dominican Republic0.24 (2023)0.25 (2022)-0.01 pts
113Fiji0.74 (2023)0.75 (2022)-0.01 pts
114Grenada1.02 (2023)1.03 (2022)-0.01 pts
115Haiti-1.43 (2023)-1.42 (2022)-0.01 pts
116Kyrgyzstan-0.48 (2023)-0.47 (2022)-0.01 pts
117Luxembourg1.05 (2023)1.06 (2022)-0.01 pts
118Monaco1.18 (2023)1.19 (2022)-0.01 pts
119Morocco-0.37 (2023)-0.36 (2022)-0.01 pts
120San Marino1.18 (2023)1.19 (2022)-0.01 pts
121Saint Lucia1.02 (2023)1.03 (2022)-0.01 pts
122Saint Vincent and the Grenadines1.02 (2023)1.03 (2022)-0.01 pts
123Antigua and Barbuda0.92 (2023)0.94 (2022)-0.02 pts
124Saint Kitts and Nevis0.92 (2023)0.94 (2022)-0.02 pts
125Congo0.02 (2023)0.04 (2022)-0.02 pts
126Cameroon-1.40 (2023)-1.38 (2022)-0.02 pts
127Denmark0.85 (2023)0.87 (2022)-0.02 pts
128Dominica1.29 (2023)1.31 (2022)-0.02 pts
129India-0.64 (2023)-0.62 (2022)-0.02 pts
130Lesotho-0.31 (2023)-0.29 (2022)-0.02 pts
131Moldova-0.68 (2023)-0.66 (2022)-0.02 pts
132Namibia0.54 (2023)0.56 (2022)-0.02 pts
133Sao Tome and Principe0.44 (2023)0.46 (2022)-0.02 pts
134Singapore1.42 (2023)1.44 (2022)-0.02 pts
135United Kingdom0.51 (2023)0.53 (2022)-0.02 pts
136Liechtenstein1.61 (2023)1.64 (2022)-0.03 pts
137Vanuatu0.93 (2023)0.96 (2022)-0.03 pts
138Argentina-0.13 (2023)-0.10 (2022)-0.03 pts
139Bhutan0.98 (2023)1.01 (2022)-0.03 pts
140Botswana1.04 (2023)1.07 (2022)-0.03 pts
141Cabo Verde0.90 (2023)0.93 (2022)-0.03 pts
142Peru-0.52 (2023)-0.49 (2022)-0.03 pts
143Spain0.29 (2023)0.32 (2022)-0.03 pts
144Côte d'Ivoire-0.63 (2023)-0.59 (2022)-0.04 pts
145Germany0.59 (2023)0.63 (2022)-0.04 pts
146Guinea-0.88 (2023)-0.84 (2022)-0.04 pts
147Iceland1.21 (2023)1.25 (2022)-0.04 pts
148Tunisia-0.63 (2023)-0.59 (2022)-0.04 pts
149Zimbabwe-0.93 (2023)-0.89 (2022)-0.04 pts
150Mauritius0.78 (2023)0.83 (2022)-0.05 pts
151France0.34 (2023)0.39 (2022)-0.05 pts
152Gambia-0.01 (2023)0.04 (2022)-0.05 pts
153Malta0.86 (2023)0.91 (2022)-0.05 pts
154Australia0.92 (2023)0.98 (2022)-0.06 pts
155United Arab Emirates0.68 (2023)0.74 (2022)-0.06 pts
156China-0.51 (2023)-0.45 (2022)-0.06 pts
157Romania0.37 (2023)0.43 (2022)-0.06 pts
158Democratic Republic of the Congo-2.04 (2023)-1.98 (2022)-0.06 pts
159Iran-1.69 (2023)-1.63 (2022)-0.06 pts
160Estonia0.66 (2023)0.73 (2022)-0.07 pts
161Netherlands0.66 (2023)0.73 (2022)-0.07 pts
162Croatia0.60 (2023)0.67 (2022)-0.07 pts
163Malawi-0.24 (2023)-0.16 (2022)-0.08 pts
164Panama0.21 (2023)0.29 (2022)-0.08 pts
165Guyana-0.06 (2023)0.02 (2022)-0.08 pts
166Japan0.95 (2023)1.03 (2022)-0.08 pts
167Pakistan-1.93 (2023)-1.84 (2022)-0.09 pts
168Switzerland1.07 (2023)1.16 (2022)-0.09 pts
169Armenia-0.83 (2023)-0.74 (2022)-0.09 pts
170Colombia-0.72 (2023)-0.63 (2022)-0.09 pts
171Chad-1.56 (2023)-1.47 (2022)-0.09 pts
172Portugal0.71 (2023)0.80 (2022)-0.09 pts
173Lebanon-1.52 (2023)-1.42 (2022)-0.10 pts
174Yemen-2.56 (2023)-2.46 (2022)-0.10 pts
175Cuba0.38 (2023)0.49 (2022)-0.11 pts
176Russia-1.13 (2023)-1.01 (2022)-0.12 pts
177Bolivia-0.31 (2023)-0.19 (2022)-0.12 pts
178Maldives0.53 (2023)0.65 (2022)-0.12 pts
179Micronesia1.08 (2023)1.21 (2022)-0.13 pts
180Uruguay0.96 (2023)1.09 (2022)-0.13 pts
181Eswatini-0.36 (2023)-0.21 (2022)-0.15 pts
182Sierra Leone-0.24 (2023)-0.09 (2022)-0.15 pts
183Sweden0.76 (2023)0.91 (2022)-0.15 pts
184Togo-0.95 (2023)-0.79 (2022)-0.16 pts
185Mali-2.73 (2023)-2.56 (2022)-0.17 pts
186Belgium0.40 (2023)0.58 (2022)-0.18 pts
187Finland0.71 (2023)0.89 (2022)-0.18 pts
188Madagascar-0.69 (2023)-0.48 (2022)-0.21 pts
189Niger-1.67 (2023)-1.46 (2022)-0.21 pts
190Burkina Faso-2.04 (2023)-1.82 (2022)-0.22 pts
191Israel-1.46 (2023)-1.23 (2022)-0.23 pts
192Sudan-2.47 (2023)-2.08 (2022)-0.39 pts
193Gabon-0.34 (2023)0.06 (2022)-0.40 pts

Source: World Bank. Only countries with consecutive data in the past 10 years are shown.