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Political Stability by Country 2025

The World Bank’s Worldwide Governance Indicators estimate of political stability and absence of violence or terrorism, on a scale centred on zero (about -2.5 to 2.5), with the same estimate expressed as a score from 0 to 100.

Andorra has the highest political stability and absence of violence estimate: 1.56 in 2025. Next are Liechtenstein (1.53), the Marshall Islands (1.52), Micronesia (1.52) and Brunei (1.5). Yemen has the lowest political stability and absence of violence estimate: -2.51 in 2025. The median across the 207 countries is 0.14, counting each country once, so it is not a world average.

Source: World Bank Worldwide Governance Indicators. 207 of 217 countries and territories have a figure. Every figure is for 2025.

Highest
1.56
Andorra, 2025
Lowest
-2.51
Yemen, 2025
Median
0.14
Counting each country once, so it is not a world average
Coverage
207 of 217
Countries and territories with a figure; 2025
Political Stability by Country: 2025 Rankings: 207 countries and territories ranked by political stability and absence of violence estimate, with the year of each figure.
#CountryPolitical stability (estimate)YearScore (0 to 100)
1Andorra1.56202593
2Liechtenstein1.53202592.3
3Marshall Islands1.52202592.2
3Micronesia1.52202592.2
5Brunei1.5202591.9
6Cayman Islands1.49202591.7
7San Marino1.43202590.6
8Tuvalu1.42202590.5
9American Samoa1.4202590.1
10Bhutan1.39202590
11Samoa1.34202589
12Singapore1.33202589
13Iceland1.32202588.8
14Tonga1.31202588.6
15Uruguay1.3202588.4
15Palau1.3202588.4
17Barbados1.28202588
18Aruba1.27202587.8
19Japan1.26202587.7
20Monaco1.25202587.6
20Kiribati1.25202587.5
22Grenada1.24202587.3
23St. Vincent and the Grenadines1.22202587
23Costa Rica1.22202587
23Nauru1.22202586.9
26Antigua and Barbuda1.21202586.8
27Luxembourg1.19202586.5
27Guam1.19202586.5
29New Zealand1.18202586.3
30Seychelles1.17202586.1
31St. Lucia1.13202585.4
31St. Kitts and Nevis1.13202585.3
33Switzerland1.12202585.2
34Bermuda1.08202584.5
34Norway1.08202584.5
34Botswana1.08202584.5
37Macao1.06202584.3
38Qatar1.04202583.9
38Malta1.04202583.8
40Czechia1.02202583.5
40Bahamas1.02202583.5
42Dominica0.98202582.8
42Fiji0.98202582.8
44U.S. Virgin Islands0.97202582.6
45Finland0.96202582.3
46Vanuatu0.95202582.3
47Lithuania0.93202582
47Mauritius0.93202581.9
49South Korea0.92202581.7
50Estonia0.89202581.2
51Slovenia0.88202581
52Cabo Verde0.86202580.7
53Sweden0.85202580.5
54United Arab Emirates0.83202580.1
55Canada0.81202579.8
55Belize0.81202579.8
55Latvia0.81202579.8
58Denmark0.79202579.5
58Greenland0.79202579.5
60Australia0.78202579.3
61Hong Kong0.77202579.2
62Ireland0.75202578.7
62Solomon Islands0.75202578.7
64Namibia0.74202578.6
65Portugal0.7202577.9
66Poland0.69202577.8
67Croatia0.68202577.6
68Slovakia0.67202577.3
69Timor-Leste0.65202576.9
70Dominican Republic0.61202576.2
71Suriname0.6202576.1
71Oman0.6202576
73French Polynesia0.58202575.7
74Mongolia0.57202575.5
75Laos0.55202575.3
75Sao Tome and Principe0.55202575.2
77Jamaica0.54202575.1
78Netherlands0.53202575
78Austria0.53202574.9
80Hungary0.51202574.5
81Trinidad and Tobago0.47202573.8
82Italy0.46202573.6
83Montenegro0.45202573.5
84Cyprus0.44202573.3
85Kuwait0.42202573
86North Macedonia0.38202572.2
87Puerto Rico0.37202572
88Malaysia0.34202571.6
89Cambodia0.33202571.5
90Cuba0.31202571
91New Caledonia0.29202570.7
91United Kingdom0.29202570.7
93Greece0.28202570.5
94Bulgaria0.25202569.9
95Panama0.24202569.9
95Turkmenistan0.24202569.7
97Germany0.21202569.3
97Romania0.21202569.2
99Guyana0.2202569.2
100Spain0.18202568.7
101Belgium0.17202568.6
101Chile0.17202568.6
103Argentina0.16202568.4
104Paraguay0.14202568
105Rwanda0.12202567.7
105Vietnam0.12202567.7
105Gabon0.12202567.7
108El Salvador0.11202567.6
109Uzbekistan0.1202567.4
110Albania0.09202567.2
110Ghana0.09202567.1
112North Korea0.08202567.1
112Maldives0.08202567
114The Gambia0.04202566.2
115China0.02202566
115Saudi Arabia0.02202565.9
117Nicaragua-0.01202565.4
117Lesotho-0.01202565.4
119Kyrgyzstan-0.02202565.3
120Sri Lanka-0.04202564.9
121Zambia-0.06202564.6
122France-0.09202564
122Azerbaijan-0.09202564
124Moldova-0.11202563.6
125Liberia-0.14202563.2
126Equatorial Guinea-0.15202562.9
127Bolivia-0.16202562.7
127Malawi-0.16202562.7
129Senegal-0.17202562.7
129Belarus-0.17202562.6
131Kosovo-0.18202562.5
132Kazakhstan-0.2202562
133Guatemala-0.21202561.9
134Comoros-0.23202561.6
135Tajikistan-0.3202560.4
135United States-0.3202560.3
137Jordan-0.32202560.1
137Serbia-0.32202559.9
139Bahrain-0.33202559.8
139Ukraine-0.33202559.8
141Bosnia and Herzegovina-0.34202559.6
142South Africa-0.38202558.9
142Brazil-0.38202558.9
144Sierra Leone-0.39202558.8
145Benin-0.4202558.6
146Armenia-0.43202558
147Honduras-0.44202558
147Angola-0.44202557.9
147Nepal-0.44202557.8
150Tanzania-0.48202557.3
151Djibouti-0.49202557.1
151Republic of the Congo-0.49202557
153Georgia-0.5202556.9
153Peru-0.5202556.9
155Madagascar-0.52202556.4
156Guinea-Bissau-0.53202556.3
157Morocco-0.54202556.1
158Papua New Guinea-0.55202556
159Thailand-0.56202555.8
160Eswatini-0.57202555.6
161Eritrea-0.6202555.1
162India-0.61202555
162Mexico-0.61202555
164Ecuador-0.64202554.4
165Mauritania-0.65202554.1
166Algeria-0.66202554
167Tunisia-0.7202553.4
168Côte d'Ivoire-0.72202553.1
169Guinea-0.73202552.8
170Indonesia-0.74202552.7
171Philippines-0.84202551
172Togo-0.85202550.7
173Uganda-0.87202550.4
173Zimbabwe-0.87202550.3
175Türkiye-0.88202550.2
176Egypt-0.89202550
177Israel-0.91202549.6
178Bangladesh-0.94202549.1
178Russia-0.94202549
180Colombia-0.95202548.9
181Kenya-1.12202546
182Burundi-1.23202544
183Lebanon-1.27202543.4
184Haiti-1.38202541.4
185Venezuela-1.51202539.2
186South Sudan-1.52202539.1
187Chad-1.57202538
188Mozambique-1.66202536.6
189Iran-1.69202536
189Cameroon-1.69202536
189Central African Republic-1.69202535.9
192Nigeria-1.74202535.1
193Niger-1.77202534.6
194Burkina Faso-1.8202534.1
195Libya-1.84202533.4
196Ethiopia-1.85202533.1
197Iraq-1.87202532.9
198West Bank and Gaza-1.91202532.1
199Pakistan-1.95202531.4
200Afghanistan-2.04202529.8
201Sudan-2.07202529.3
202Myanmar-2.12202528.5
203DR Congo-2.13202528.3
204Somalia-2.17202527.6
205Syria-2.32202525
206Mali-2.5202521.8
207Yemen-2.51202521.7

Each figure in the Political stability (estimate) column is the latest available for that country, and every one is for 2025. Values are rounded for display; the CSV download has full precision.

No figure: British Virgin Islands, Channel Islands, Curaçao, Faroe Islands, Gibraltar, Isle of Man, Northern Mariana Islands, Saint Martin, Sint Maarten, Turks and Caicos Islands.

World map of political stability and absence of violence estimate, 2025. Source: World Bank Worldwide Governance Indicators.
Highest: Andorra 1.56 (2025), Liechtenstein 1.53 (2025), Marshall Islands 1.52 (2025). Source: World Bank Worldwide Governance Indicators. 37 ranked countries are too small for the map's outlines and drawn as a dot at the capital. Shapes show location only.
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By region

political stability and absence of violence estimate by World Bank region: countries with a figure, highest, lowest and median.
RegionCountriesHighestLowestMedian, each country counted once
East Asia & Pacific36Marshall Islands (1.52) and Micronesia (1.52)Myanmar (-2.12)0.85
Europe & Central Asia54Andorra (1.56)Russia (-0.94)0.44
Latin America & Caribbean37Cayman Islands (1.49)Venezuela (-1.51)0.37
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan23Qatar (1.04) and Malta (1.04)Yemen (-2.51)-0.7
North America3Bermuda (1.08)United States (-0.3)0.81
South Asia6Bhutan (1.39)Bangladesh (-0.94)-0.24
Sub-Saharan Africa48Seychelles (1.17)Mali (-2.5)-0.53

Where major economies rank

  • United States: -0.3 in 2025, rank 135 of 207.
  • China: 0.02 in 2025, rank 115 of 207.
  • India: -0.61 in 2025, rank 162 of 207.
  • Japan: 1.26 in 2025, rank 19 of 207.
  • Germany: 0.21 in 2025, rank 97 of 207.
  • United Kingdom: 0.29 in 2025, rank 91 of 207.
  • France: -0.09 in 2025, rank 122 of 207.
  • Brazil: -0.38 in 2025, rank 142 of 207.
  • Canada: 0.81 in 2025, rank 55 of 207.
  • Nigeria: -1.74 in 2025, rank 192 of 207.

Compare these economies side by side

The 10 highest: political stability and absence of violence estimate

  1. Andorra: 1.56 (2025)
  2. Liechtenstein: 1.53 (2025)
  3. Marshall Islands: 1.52 (2025)
  4. Micronesia: 1.52 (2025)
  5. Brunei: 1.5 (2025)
  6. Cayman Islands: 1.49 (2025)
  7. San Marino: 1.43 (2025)
  8. Tuvalu: 1.42 (2025)
  9. American Samoa: 1.4 (2025)
  10. Bhutan: 1.39 (2025)

The 10 lowest: political stability and absence of violence estimate

  1. Yemen: -2.51 (2025)
  2. Mali: -2.5 (2025)
  3. Syria: -2.32 (2025)
  4. Somalia: -2.17 (2025)
  5. DR Congo: -2.13 (2025)
  6. Myanmar: -2.12 (2025)
  7. Sudan: -2.07 (2025)
  8. Afghanistan: -2.04 (2025)
  9. Pakistan: -1.95 (2025)
  10. West Bank and Gaza: -1.91 (2025)

About political stability

The estimate measures perceptions of the likelihood that the government will be destabilized or overthrown by unconstitutional or violent means, including politically motivated violence and terrorism. It combines surveys of households and firms with assessments by risk-rating agencies, think tanks and international organizations.

Each estimate comes with a margin of error, and the margins of countries close together in the ranking overlap, so small differences are not meaningful. The scale is relative: it places countries against each other in a given year, so a change in a country’s estimate can reflect other countries moving.

The 0 to 100 score is the World Bank’s own rescaling of the same estimate and orders countries identically.

About these figures

Definition. Political Stability (PV) captures perceptions of the extent to which political power and governance are secure from destabilization, and of the likelihood that authority will be challenged or altered through violent, coercive, or unconstitutional means. Governance estimate from the aggregation model, in units of a standard normal distribution, i.e. ranging from approximately -2.5 to 2.5. Larger values correspond to better governance. (The publisher's definition of “Political Stability - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5)”, copied from the World Bank on 2026-10-11.)

Unit. standard-normal governance estimate (approximately −2.5 to 2.5)

Coverage. 207 of 217 countries and territories have a figure. Every figure is for 2025.

The median and any other summary on this page count each country once, so they are not world averages. Values are rounded for display; the CSV download has full precision.

The publisher revises past years when it updates the series, so a figure here can change after it first appears.

Questions about these figures

Which country has the highest political stability and absence of violence estimate?

Andorra has the highest political stability and absence of violence estimate: 1.56 in 2025. The figures come from the World Bank Worldwide Governance Indicators.

Which country has the lowest political stability and absence of violence estimate?

Yemen has the lowest political stability and absence of violence estimate: -2.51 in 2025.

How many countries are ranked, and for which years?

207 countries and territories have a figure in this ranking. Every figure is for 2025.

What is the median political stability and absence of violence estimate across countries?

The median is 0.14: half of the 207 countries are above it and half below. Every figure is for 2025. It counts each country once, so it is not a world average.

Where does the United States rank on political stability and absence of violence estimate?

The United States ranks 135 of 207, at -0.3 in 2025.

Which country has the highest political stability and absence of violence estimate in each region?

Europe & Central Asia: Andorra (1.56); Latin America & Caribbean: the Cayman Islands (1.49); North America: Bermuda (1.08); South Asia: Bhutan (1.39); Sub-Saharan Africa: Seychelles (1.17). Figures are for 2025 unless another year is shown. Regions follow the World Bank's groups.

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