Data for 2005
Political Stability and Absence of Violence, 2005
Figures for 2005, as World Bank Group published them · stored as published, never rewritten
Political Stability and Absence of Violence, 2005 covers 205 countries on 2 measures. Finland is highest, at 1.4975; Iraq is lowest, at -2.6229. The middle country reads 0.0308. Against 2004, 205 values changed (146 up, 59 down), the same countries are covered.
Political Stability and Absence of Violence · Data for 2005
HighestFinland
1.4975LowestIraq
-2.6229Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the better end.
01Position · derived
The table
Every country and every column of Political Stability and Absence of Violence, 2005, as published. World Bank Group ranks nobody on this measure; the position is derived here by ordering the published values. “=” marks a shared position.
Showing 25 of 205 countries · select a heading to sort
| derived | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FINNorthern Europe | 1.4975 | 91.849 |
| 2 | ABWCaribbean | 1.3825 | 89.834 |
| 3 | ISLNorthern Europe | 1.3488 | 89.242 |
| 4 | NZLAustralia and New Zealand | 1.3368 | 89.032 |
| =5 | ANDSouthern Europe | 1.3236 | 88.801 |
| =5 | KIRMicronesia | 1.3236 | 88.801 |
| =5 | LIEWestern Europe | 1.3236 | 88.801 |
| =5 | TUVPolynesia | 1.3236 | 88.801 |
| 9 | HKGEastern Asia | 1.3095 | 88.553 |
| 10 | SWENorthern Europe | 1.2747 | 87.943 |
| 11 | IRLNorthern Europe | 1.2712 | 87.883 |
| 12 | KNACaribbean | 1.2686 | 87.837 |
| 13 | NORNorthern Europe | 1.2623 | 87.726 |
| 14 | VUTMelanesia | 1.2603 | 87.692 |
| 15 | MACEastern Asia | 1.2492 | 87.496 |
| 16 | LUXWestern Europe | 1.2377 | 87.295 |
| =17 | AIACaribbean | 1.2097 | 86.805 |
| =17 | CYMCaribbean | 1.2097 | 86.805 |
| 19 | CHEWestern Europe | 1.2070 | 86.757 |
| 20 | BTNSouthern Asia | 1.1884 | 86.432 |
| 21 | VCTCaribbean | 1.1609 | 85.950 |
| 22 | JPNEastern Asia | 1.1570 | 85.881 |
| 23 | SGPSouth-eastern Asia | 1.1299 | 85.406 |
| 24 | DNKNorthern Europe | 1.1296 | 85.402 |
| 25 | BRNSouth-eastern Asia | 1.1209 | 85.249 |
| 26 | BWASouthern Africa | 1.1200 | 85.234 |
| 27 | MLTSouthern Europe | 1.1059 | 84.986 |
| 28 | BRBCaribbean | 1.0920 | 84.743 |
| 29 | SVNSouthern Europe | 1.0883 | 84.678 |
| 30 | PRTSouthern Europe | 1.0799 | 84.530 |
| 31 | AUTWestern Europe | 1.0733 | 84.415 |
| 32 | FSMMicronesia | 1.0595 | 84.172 |
| 33 | HUNEastern Europe | 1.0516 | 84.035 |
| 34 | QATWestern Asia | 1.0459 | 83.934 |
| 35 | WSMPolynesia | 1.0455 | 83.928 |
| 36 | CZEEastern Europe | 1.0287 | 83.634 |
| 37 | LCACaribbean | 1.0268 | 83.599 |
| 38 | MUSEastern Africa | 1.0148 | 83.389 |
| 39 | NLDWestern Europe | 0.9899 | 82.954 |
| 40 | DEUWestern Europe | 0.9885 | 82.929 |
| 41 | AUSAustralia and New Zealand | 0.9839 | 82.848 |
| =42 | MHLMicronesia | 0.9782 | 82.748 |
| =42 | NRUMicronesia | 0.9782 | 82.748 |
| =42 | PLWMicronesia | 0.9782 | 82.748 |
| =42 | SMRSouthern Europe | 0.9782 | 82.748 |
| 46 | OMNWestern Asia | 0.9318 | 81.936 |
| 47 | CHLSouth America | 0.9310 | 81.922 |
| 48 | CANNorthern America | 0.9253 | 81.822 |
| 49 | MCOWestern Europe | 0.9228 | 81.778 |
| 50 | SVKEastern Europe | 0.9142 | 81.627 |
| 51 | TWNEastern Asia | 0.9135 | 81.615 |
| 52 | DMACaribbean | 0.8677 | 80.812 |
| 53 | CPVWestern Africa | 0.8621 | 80.714 |
| 54 | BHSCaribbean | 0.8509 | 80.518 |
| 55 | MNGEastern Asia | 0.8431 | 80.382 |
| 56 | CRICentral America | 0.8404 | 80.334 |
| 57 | LVANorthern Europe | 0.8358 | 80.253 |
| 58 | BELWestern Europe | 0.8226 | 80.022 |
| 59 | URYSouth America | 0.8217 | 80.007 |
| 60 | LTUNorthern Europe | 0.7886 | 79.426 |
| 61 | AREWestern Asia | 0.7746 | 79.180 |
| 62 | ATGCaribbean | 0.7736 | 79.163 |
| 63 | SYCEastern Africa | 0.7716 | 79.129 |
| 64 | MNESouthern Europe | 0.7697 | 79.095 |
| 65 | BMUNorthern America | 0.7670 | 79.048 |
| =66 | ASMPolynesia | 0.7062 | 77.982 |
| =66 | GUMMicronesia | 0.7062 | 77.982 |
| 68 | ESTNorthern Europe | 0.6712 | 77.368 |
| 69 | MDVSouthern Asia | 0.6649 | 77.259 |
| 70 | KOREastern Asia | 0.6508 | 77.011 |
| 71 | TONPolynesia | 0.6166 | 76.413 |
| 72 | ITASouthern Europe | 0.6010 | 76.139 |
| 73 | GRCSouthern Europe | 0.5615 | 75.447 |
| 74 | NAMSouthern Africa | 0.5555 | 75.342 |
| 75 | HRVSouthern Europe | 0.5438 | 75.137 |
| 76 | CYPWestern Asia | 0.5336 | 74.957 |
| 77 | VIRCaribbean | 0.5182 | 74.688 |
| 78 | STPMiddle Africa | 0.5100 | 74.545 |
| 79 | POLEastern Europe | 0.4999 | 74.368 |
| 80 | FRAWestern Europe | 0.4714 | 73.868 |
| 81 | BENWestern Africa | 0.4283 | 73.113 |
| 82 | PRICaribbean | 0.4213 | 72.990 |
| 83 | CUBCaribbean | 0.4050 | 72.704 |
| 84 | GBRNorthern Europe | 0.4005 | 72.626 |
| 85 | MYSSouth-eastern Asia | 0.3861 | 72.374 |
| 86 | SURSouth America | 0.3659 | 72.020 |
| 87 | FJIMelanesia | 0.3353 | 71.483 |
| 88 | BLREastern Europe | 0.3080 | 71.005 |
| 89 | VNMSouth-eastern Asia | 0.3053 | 70.957 |
| 90 | GRDCaribbean | 0.2968 | 70.809 |
| 91 | BGREastern Europe | 0.2911 | 70.709 |
| 92 | ESPSouthern Europe | 0.2636 | 70.226 |
| 93 | KWTWestern Asia | 0.2190 | 69.446 |
| 94 | LBYNorthern Africa | 0.2132 | 69.344 |
| 95 | XKXSouthern Europe | 0.2011 | 69.131 |
| 96 | USANorthern America | 0.1911 | 68.956 |
| 97 | MLIWestern Africa | 0.1878 | 68.898 |
| 98 | ROUEastern Europe | 0.1395 | 68.053 |
| 99 | ARGSouth America | 0.0894 | 67.175 |
| 100 | GHAWestern Africa | 0.0470 | 66.432 |
| 101 | KAZCentral Asia | 0.0444 | 66.385 |
| 102 | GABMiddle Africa | 0.0383 | 66.279 |
| 103 | BLZCentral America | 0.0308 | 66.147 |
| 104 | BFAWestern Africa | 0.0250 | 66.046 |
| 105 | TKMCentral Asia | -0.0123 | 65.393 |
| 106 | ZAFSouthern Africa | -0.0151 | 65.343 |
| 107 | MWIEastern Africa | -0.0482 | 64.762 |
| 108 | GMBWestern Africa | -0.0504 | 64.726 |
| 109 | TTOCaribbean | -0.0636 | 64.493 |
| 110 | SLVCentral America | -0.0718 | 64.349 |
| 111 | ZMBEastern Africa | -0.0733 | 64.324 |
| 112 | PANCentral America | -0.0806 | 64.195 |
| 113 | MDGEastern Africa | -0.0865 | 64.093 |
| 114 | BHRWestern Asia | -0.0893 | 64.042 |
| 115 | LSOSouthern Africa | -0.0942 | 63.957 |
| 116 | TUNNorthern Africa | -0.1055 | 63.759 |
| 117 | MOZEastern Africa | -0.1100 | 63.681 |
| 118 | ARMWestern Asia | -0.1275 | 63.375 |
| 119 | SLBMelanesia | -0.1447 | 63.072 |
| 120 | BRASouth America | -0.1723 | 62.588 |
| 121 | PRKEastern Asia | -0.2022 | 62.065 |
| 122 | SENWestern Africa | -0.2720 | 60.842 |
| 123 | JORWestern Asia | -0.2847 | 60.619 |
| 124 | JAMCaribbean | -0.3292 | 59.839 |
| 125 | MEXCentral America | -0.3638 | 59.232 |
| 126 | TURWestern Asia | -0.3725 | 59.082 |
| 127 | NICCentral America | -0.3846 | 58.868 |
| 128 | CMRMiddle Africa | -0.3858 | 58.848 |
| 129 | MDAEastern Europe | -0.3863 | 58.839 |
| 130 | DOMCaribbean | -0.3899 | 58.775 |
| 131 | LAOSouth-eastern Asia | -0.3910 | 58.756 |
| 132 | UKREastern Europe | -0.3918 | 58.743 |
| 133 | SLEWestern Africa | -0.4140 | 58.354 |
| 134 | NERWestern Africa | -0.4152 | 58.332 |
| 135 | GUYSouth America | -0.4408 | 57.884 |
| 136 | SAUWestern Asia | -0.4626 | 57.502 |
| 137 | PRYSouth America | -0.4750 | 57.284 |
| 138 | SYRWestern Asia | -0.4800 | 57.196 |
| 139 | MRTWestern Africa | -0.4893 | 57.033 |
| 140 | SWZSouthern Africa | -0.4938 | 56.956 |
| 141 | GNBWestern Africa | -0.4960 | 56.917 |
| 142 | TZAEastern Africa | -0.5662 | 55.687 |
| 143 | MARNorthern Africa | -0.5704 | 55.613 |
| 144 | CHNEastern Asia | -0.5740 | 55.549 |
| 145 | BIHSouthern Europe | -0.5820 | 55.409 |
| 146 | ALBSouthern Europe | -0.6315 | 54.543 |
| 147 | COMEastern Africa | -0.6599 | 54.045 |
| 148 | IRNSouthern Asia | -0.6647 | 53.961 |
| 149 | HNDCentral America | -0.6695 | 53.877 |
| 150 | DJIEastern Africa | -0.6851 | 53.603 |
| 151 | KHMSouth-eastern Asia | -0.6897 | 53.523 |
| 152 | GNQMiddle Africa | -0.7148 | 53.083 |
| 153 | EGYNorthern Africa | -0.7199 | 52.993 |
| 154 | GEOWestern Asia | -0.7352 | 52.725 |
| 155 | SRBSouthern Europe | -0.7422 | 52.603 |
| 156 | THASouth-eastern Asia | -0.8133 | 51.356 |
| 157 | TLSSouth-eastern Asia | -0.8239 | 51.172 |
| 158 | INDSouthern Asia | -0.8353 | 50.972 |
| 159 | ECUSouth America | -0.8544 | 50.636 |
| 160 | BOLSouth America | -0.8742 | 50.289 |
| 161 | DZANorthern Africa | -0.8781 | 50.221 |
| 162 | PERSouth America | -0.8892 | 50.026 |
| 163 | GTMCentral America | -0.9190 | 49.505 |
| 164 | ISRWestern Asia | -0.9275 | 49.355 |
| 165 | ERIEastern Africa | -0.9334 | 49.253 |
| 166 | MKDSouthern Europe | -0.9670 | 48.663 |
| 167 | AGOMiddle Africa | -0.9805 | 48.427 |
| 168 | MMRSouth-eastern Asia | -0.9843 | 48.360 |
| 169 | LBNWestern Asia | -1.0064 | 47.973 |
| 170 | PNGMelanesia | -1.0820 | 46.648 |
| 171 | KENEastern Africa | -1.0862 | 46.574 |
| 172 | RUSEastern Europe | -1.1064 | 46.221 |
| 173 | RWAEastern Africa | -1.1139 | 46.090 |
| 174 | AZEWestern Asia | -1.1654 | 45.188 |
| 175 | VENSouth America | -1.1788 | 44.953 |
| 176 | TJKCentral Asia | -1.1950 | 44.668 |
| 177 | LKASouthern Asia | -1.2160 | 44.300 |
| 178 | KGZCentral Asia | -1.2198 | 44.234 |
| 179 | PHLSouth-eastern Asia | -1.2214 | 44.206 |
| 180 | GINWestern Africa | -1.2411 | 43.860 |
| 181 | COGMiddle Africa | -1.2760 | 43.248 |
| 182 | UGAEastern Africa | -1.3090 | 42.671 |
| 183 | LBRWestern Africa | -1.3382 | 42.160 |
| 184 | IDNSouth-eastern Asia | -1.3794 | 41.436 |
| 185 | CAFMiddle Africa | -1.4410 | 40.357 |
| 186 | PSEWestern Asia | -1.4752 | 39.758 |
| 187 | TCDMiddle Africa | -1.4785 | 39.700 |
| 188 | BDIEastern Africa | -1.4947 | 39.418 |
| 189 | YEMWestern Asia | -1.5347 | 38.716 |
| 190 | ZWEEastern Africa | -1.5675 | 38.141 |
| 191 | ETHEastern Africa | -1.6108 | 37.382 |
| 192 | NGAWestern Africa | -1.7243 | 35.394 |
| 193 | PAKSouthern Asia | -1.7409 | 35.102 |
| 194 | HTICaribbean | -1.7434 | 35.059 |
| 195 | BGDSouthern Asia | -1.7812 | 34.396 |
| 196 | UZBCentral Asia | -1.8113 | 33.869 |
| 197 | TGOWestern Africa | -1.9219 | 31.931 |
| 198 | COLSouth America | -1.9821 | 30.876 |
| 199 | CODMiddle Africa | -2.0911 | 28.967 |
| 200 | SDNNorthern Africa | -2.1342 | 28.211 |
| 201 | AFGSouthern Asia | -2.1448 | 28.025 |
| 202 | NPLSouthern Asia | -2.1527 | 27.887 |
| 203 | CIVWestern Africa | -2.3735 | 24.018 |
| 204 | SOMEastern Africa | -2.6020 | 20.015 |
| 205 | IRQWestern Asia | -2.6229 | 19.647 |
02In 2005
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline, then the highest and lowest on each other measure.
Highest
- 1
Finland1.4975
- 2
Aruba1.3825
- 3
Iceland1.3488
- 4
New Zealand1.3368
- 5
Andorrashared1.3236
Lowest
- 205
Iraq-2.6229
- 204
Somalia-2.6020
- 203
Côte d’Ivoire-2.3735
- 202
Nepal-2.1527
- 201
Afghanistan-2.1448
A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 0.0308. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.
Each measure’s ends
032004 → 2005
Since 2004
What changed between 2004 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.
- +0 / −0countries joined / left
- 205values changed, of 205 in both
- 146 · 59rose · fell
- 0unchanged
Rose most
Fell most
Togo-0.7016 → -1.9219−1.2203
Uzbekistan-1.2918 → -1.8113−0.5195
Djibouti-0.2483 → -0.6851−0.4368
Bangladesh-1.3516 → -1.7812−0.4297
Sudan-1.7083 → -2.1342−0.4259
Changes in value, not in places: a country’s place also moves when others do. Every country’s full history is charted on the statistic page.
04Caveats
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What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.
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Values are stored exactly as published, to 18 decimals. 4 countries share 1.3236. Countries sharing a value share a position too.
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Every one of the 205 countries has every column.
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Political Stability and Absence of Violence, 2005: questions and answers
Which country has the highest political stability in Political Stability and Absence of Violence, 2005?
Finland, at 1.4975, of the 205 countries in the file.
What year does Political Stability and Absence of Violence, 2005 describe?
2005.
How many countries does Political Stability and Absence of Violence, 2005 cover?
205.
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