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Political stability governance score

Compare 2024 political-stability governance scores across countries on the World Bank Worldwide Governance Indicators 0–100 scale.

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Key Insights

Global Average
65.3score (0–100)
Median: 66.0score (0–100)
Countries Covered
206
with available data
Highest
Liechtenstein
92.9score (0–100)
Lowest
Yemen
18.9score (0–100)
Top 5 Countries
1Liechtenstein92.9score (0–100)
2Micronesia, Federated States of91.5score (0–100)
3Tuvalu91.0score (0–100)
4Cayman Islands90.8score (0–100)
5San Marino89.3score (0–100)
By Region
Oceania82.5score (0–100)(2 countries)
Europe74.1score (0–100)(32 countries)
Other65.7score (0–100)(126 countries)
North America64.1score (0–100)(4 countries)
South America61.9score (0–100)(7 countries)
Key Findings
  • Coverage: 206 ISO countries in 2024.
  • Published range: 18.9103565 to 92.9235285 score (0–100).
  • X worldwide: Iceland, Venezuela and Nicolás Maduro political topics.

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (18.9score (0–100))High (92.9score (0–100))

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 65.3score (0–100))

Oceania (2)
Europe (32)
Other (126)
North America (4)
South America (7)
Asia (26)
Africa (9)

About This Statistic

Political Stability captures perceptions of whether political power and governance are secure from destabilization and whether authority may be challenged or changed through violent, coercive or unconstitutional means.

The published 0–100 score is a linear transformation of the WGI governance estimate. Higher values indicate better assessed political stability, but the measure is perception-based and carries statistical uncertainty.

Methodology

World Bank indicator GOV_WGI_PV_SC, 2024. WGI combines multiple perception-based sources in an unobserved-components model, then linearly transforms the estimate to an absolute 0–100 score using hypothetical worst- and base-case countries. Only published 2024 ISO-country scores are retained.

Full Data

Rank Country Value
1Liechtenstein92.9score (0–100)
2Micronesia, Federated States of91.5score (0–100)
3Tuvalu91.0score (0–100)
4Cayman Islands90.8score (0–100)
5San Marino89.3score (0–100)
6Bhutan89.0score (0–100)
7Aruba88.6score (0–100)
8Uruguay87.7score (0–100)
9Marshall Islands87.7score (0–100)
10Barbados87.6score (0–100)
11Tonga87.3score (0–100)
12American Samoa87.3score (0–100)
13Greenland87.1score (0–100)
14Monaco87.1score (0–100)
15Palau87.1score (0–100)
16Samoa87.0score (0–100)
17Kiribati87.0score (0–100)
18Dominica87.0score (0–100)
19Singapore86.9score (0–100)
20Iceland86.5score (0–100)
21Brunei Darussalam86.4score (0–100)
22Grenada86.4score (0–100)
23Costa Rica86.0score (0–100)
24New Zealand85.5score (0–100)
25Japan85.3score (0–100)
26Nauru84.8score (0–100)
27New Caledonia84.6score (0–100)
28Antigua and Barbuda84.2score (0–100)
29Luxembourg84.2score (0–100)
30Macao83.9score (0–100)
31Bahamas83.8score (0–100)
32Saint Lucia83.6score (0–100)
33Saint Vincent and the Grenadines83.6score (0–100)
34Botswana83.5score (0–100)
35French Polynesia83.5score (0–100)
36Guam82.9score (0–100)
37Switzerland82.6score (0–100)
38Czech Republic82.5score (0–100)
39Virgin Islands, U.S.82.5score (0–100)
40Bermuda82.5score (0–100)
41Vanuatu82.3score (0–100)
42Qatar82.1score (0–100)
43Lithuania81.9score (0–100)
44Seychelles81.5score (0–100)
45Saint Kitts and Nevis81.5score (0–100)
46Norway81.3score (0–100)
47Finland80.1score (0–100)
48Malta79.6score (0–100)
49Australia79.4score (0–100)
50Mauritius79.4score (0–100)
51United Arab Emirates79.4score (0–100)
52Belize79.3score (0–100)
53Cape Verde79.0score (0–100)
54Denmark79.0score (0–100)
55Solomon Islands78.7score (0–100)
56Slovenia78.2score (0–100)
57Ireland78.0score (0–100)
58Estonia77.8score (0–100)
59Fiji77.8score (0–100)
60South Korea76.8score (0–100)
61Slovakia76.7score (0–100)
62Hong Kong76.7score (0–100)
63Oman76.6score (0–100)
64Latvia76.5score (0–100)
65Sweden76.2score (0–100)
66Canada76.1score (0–100)
67Dominican Republic76.0score (0–100)
68Croatia75.8score (0–100)
69Lao People's Democratic Republic75.4score (0–100)
70Namibia75.2score (0–100)
71Portugal75.1score (0–100)
72Timor-Leste74.9score (0–100)
73Poland74.4score (0–100)
74Austria74.3score (0–100)
75Sao Tome and Principe74.2score (0–100)
76Suriname74.1score (0–100)
77Jamaica74.0score (0–100)
78Puerto Rico73.4score (0–100)
79Hungary73.3score (0–100)
80Netherlands73.2score (0–100)
81Mongolia73.1score (0–100)
82Cyprus72.5score (0–100)
83Malaysia72.5score (0–100)
84Trinidad and Tobago72.0score (0–100)
85Montenegro71.6score (0–100)
86North Korea71.4score (0–100)
87Cuba71.3score (0–100)
88Italy71.2score (0–100)
89Kuwait70.9score (0–100)
90Panama70.4score (0–100)
91United Kingdom70.3score (0–100)
92Turkmenistan70.1score (0–100)
93Guyana69.6score (0–100)
94Romania68.6score (0–100)
95The Republic of North Macedonia68.6score (0–100)
96Greece68.3score (0–100)
97Cambodia68.1score (0–100)
98Germany68.0score (0–100)
99Belgium68.0score (0–100)
100Chile68.0score (0–100)
101Bulgaria66.6score (0–100)
102Albania66.2score (0–100)
103Ghana66.1score (0–100)
104El Salvador66.0score (0–100)
105Vietnam66.0score (0–100)
106Spain65.8score (0–100)
107Republic of The Gambia65.6score (0–100)
108Uzbekistan65.4score (0–100)
109Rwanda65.1score (0–100)
110Saudi Arabia65.1score (0–100)
111Maldives65.0score (0–100)
112Nicaragua64.7score (0–100)
113Paraguay64.6score (0–100)
114United States of America64.3score (0–100)
115Zambia64.2score (0–100)
116Azerbaijan63.5score (0–100)
117Equatorial Guinea63.5score (0–100)
118People's Republic of China63.3score (0–100)
119Serbia63.0score (0–100)
120Argentina63.0score (0–100)
121Guatemala62.3score (0–100)
122Comoros62.1score (0–100)
123Liberia62.0score (0–100)
124Senegal62.0score (0–100)
125France61.8score (0–100)
126Republic of the Congo61.5score (0–100)
127Lesotho61.5score (0–100)
128Tajikistan61.2score (0–100)
129Bahrain61.2score (0–100)
130Gabon61.2score (0–100)
131Kazakhstan61.1score (0–100)
132Kosovo60.4score (0–100)
133Moldova, Republic of60.0score (0–100)
134Jordan59.9score (0–100)
135Sri Lanka59.9score (0–100)
136Belarus59.4score (0–100)
137Malawi59.4score (0–100)
138United Republic of Tanzania59.2score (0–100)
139Benin59.0score (0–100)
140Nepal58.8score (0–100)
141Ukraine58.5score (0–100)
142Morocco58.4score (0–100)
143Sierra Leone58.2score (0–100)
144Madagascar57.7score (0–100)
145Bosnia and Herzegovina57.3score (0–100)
146Kyrgyzstan57.3score (0–100)
147Brazil57.0score (0–100)
148Bolivia56.6score (0–100)
149Djibouti56.4score (0–100)
150Mauritania56.3score (0–100)
151Honduras56.2score (0–100)
152Angola56.1score (0–100)
153Indonesia55.5score (0–100)
154Georgia55.4score (0–100)
155South Africa55.4score (0–100)
156Guinea-Bissau55.3score (0–100)
157Papua New Guinea54.7score (0–100)
158Peru54.7score (0–100)
159Thailand54.2score (0–100)
160Algeria54.0score (0–100)
161Eritrea53.8score (0–100)
162Mexico53.7score (0–100)
163Ecuador53.6score (0–100)
164Armenia53.5score (0–100)
165Eswatini53.4score (0–100)
166Philippines52.7score (0–100)
167India52.5score (0–100)
168Togo52.1score (0–100)
169Cote d'Ivoire51.5score (0–100)
170Russian Federation50.5score (0–100)
171Tunisia50.1score (0–100)
172Türkiye49.3score (0–100)
173Colombia49.3score (0–100)
174Egypt49.2score (0–100)
175Zimbabwe48.5score (0–100)
176Uganda48.4score (0–100)
177Israel48.2score (0–100)
178Guinea48.2score (0–100)
179Haiti45.4score (0–100)
180Kenya42.7score (0–100)
181Burundi42.4score (0–100)
182Lebanon42.2score (0–100)
183Bangladesh40.9score (0–100)
184South Sudan40.4score (0–100)
185Cameroon39.3score (0–100)
186Islamic Republic of Iran38.9score (0–100)
187Venezuela36.2score (0–100)
188Mozambique35.9score (0–100)
189Niger35.8score (0–100)
190Chad35.5score (0–100)
191Central African Republic34.6score (0–100)
192State of Palestine33.8score (0–100)
193Ethiopia33.7score (0–100)
194Libya33.5score (0–100)
195Burkina Faso33.3score (0–100)
196Nigeria31.7score (0–100)
197Sudan31.3score (0–100)
198Pakistan30.6score (0–100)
199Iraq30.6score (0–100)
200Myanmar30.2score (0–100)
201Democratic Republic of the Congo29.7score (0–100)
202Afghanistan28.2score (0–100)
203Somalia27.2score (0–100)
204Syrian Arab Republic25.4score (0–100)
205Mali23.3score (0–100)
206Yemen18.9score (0–100)
Showing 206 of 206 countries

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Data Source

This data comes from World Bank Worldwide Governance Indicators (2024).

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