Data for 2014
Political Stability and Absence of Violence, 2014
Figures for 2014, as World Bank Group published them · stored as published, never rewritten
Political Stability and Absence of Violence, 2014 covers 209 countries on 2 measures. Greenland is highest, at 1.7627; Yemen is lowest, at -2.5297. The middle country reads 0.0366. Against 2013, 209 values changed (146 up, 63 down), the same countries are covered.
Political Stability and Absence of Violence · Data for 2014
HighestGreenland
1.7627LowestYemen
-2.5297Shaded 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, 2014, 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 209 countries · select a heading to sort
| derived | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GRLNorthern America | 1.7627 | 96.495 |
| 2 | LIEWestern Europe | 1.6554 | 94.615 |
| =3 | COKPolynesia | 1.5877 | 93.428 |
| =3 | NIUPolynesia | 1.5877 | 93.428 |
| =5 | MHLMicronesia | 1.5762 | 93.227 |
| =5 | PLWMicronesia | 1.5762 | 93.227 |
| =5 | SMRSouthern Europe | 1.5762 | 93.227 |
| 8 | TUVPolynesia | 1.5588 | 92.923 |
| 9 | NZLAustralia and New Zealand | 1.4861 | 91.649 |
| 10 | LUXWestern Europe | 1.4182 | 90.459 |
| 11 | CHEWestern Europe | 1.4074 | 90.268 |
| 12 | NRUMicronesia | 1.4056 | 90.237 |
| 13 | BRBCaribbean | 1.3448 | 89.172 |
| 14 | AUTWestern Europe | 1.3353 | 89.005 |
| 15 | ANDSouthern Europe | 1.3298 | 88.909 |
| 16 | FINNorthern Europe | 1.3168 | 88.683 |
| 17 | KIRMicronesia | 1.3047 | 88.470 |
| 18 | CYMCaribbean | 1.2980 | 88.353 |
| 19 | ISLNorthern Europe | 1.2631 | 87.741 |
| 20 | ASMPolynesia | 1.2574 | 87.641 |
| =21 | AIACaribbean | 1.2533 | 87.570 |
| =21 | VIRCaribbean | 1.2533 | 87.570 |
| 23 | BRNSouth-eastern Asia | 1.2409 | 87.352 |
| 24 | ABWCaribbean | 1.2280 | 87.127 |
| 25 | VUTMelanesia | 1.2045 | 86.715 |
| 26 | JPNEastern Asia | 1.1877 | 86.420 |
| 27 | NORNorthern Europe | 1.1858 | 86.386 |
| 28 | DMACaribbean | 1.1776 | 86.243 |
| 29 | IRLNorthern Europe | 1.1669 | 86.055 |
| 30 | CANNorthern America | 1.1519 | 85.792 |
| 31 | BTNSouthern Asia | 1.1464 | 85.696 |
| 32 | BWASouthern Africa | 1.1426 | 85.630 |
| 33 | MACEastern Asia | 1.1243 | 85.309 |
| 34 | SVKEastern Europe | 1.1201 | 85.234 |
| 35 | DNKNorthern Europe | 1.1165 | 85.173 |
| 36 | URYSouth America | 1.1028 | 84.933 |
| 37 | CZEEastern Europe | 1.1009 | 84.899 |
| 38 | QATWestern Asia | 1.0946 | 84.787 |
| =39 | FSMMicronesia | 1.0657 | 84.282 |
| =39 | WSMPolynesia | 1.0657 | 84.282 |
| 41 | DEUWestern Europe | 1.0566 | 84.123 |
| 42 | SGPSouth-eastern Asia | 1.0534 | 84.067 |
| 43 | NLDWestern Europe | 1.0530 | 84.059 |
| 44 | POLEastern Europe | 1.0512 | 84.028 |
| 45 | SVNSouthern Europe | 1.0423 | 83.871 |
| 46 | MLTSouthern Europe | 1.0345 | 83.735 |
| 47 | AUSAustralia and New Zealand | 1.0206 | 83.491 |
| 48 | SWENorthern Europe | 1.0177 | 83.442 |
| 49 | ESTNorthern Europe | 1.0051 | 83.219 |
| 50 | HKGEastern Asia | 1.0028 | 83.180 |
| 51 | PRTSouthern Europe | 0.9441 | 82.150 |
| =52 | ATGCaribbean | 0.9386 | 82.055 |
| =52 | TONPolynesia | 0.9386 | 82.055 |
| 54 | MCOWestern Europe | 0.9305 | 81.912 |
| 55 | TWNEastern Asia | 0.9237 | 81.793 |
| 56 | LTUNorthern Europe | 0.9095 | 81.545 |
| 57 | AREWestern Asia | 0.8901 | 81.204 |
| 58 | MNGEastern Asia | 0.8804 | 81.034 |
| 59 | MUSEastern Africa | 0.8220 | 80.011 |
| 60 | BHSCaribbean | 0.8194 | 79.967 |
| =61 | BMUNorthern America | 0.8107 | 79.813 |
| =61 | GUMMicronesia | 0.8107 | 79.813 |
| 63 | HUNEastern Europe | 0.8090 | 79.783 |
| 64 | BELWestern Europe | 0.7902 | 79.455 |
| =65 | LCACaribbean | 0.7452 | 78.665 |
| =65 | VCTCaribbean | 0.7452 | 78.665 |
| 67 | CHLSouth America | 0.7269 | 78.344 |
| 68 | LVANorthern Europe | 0.7168 | 78.168 |
| 69 | CYPWestern Asia | 0.7101 | 78.051 |
| 70 | CRICentral America | 0.6865 | 77.637 |
| 71 | KNACaribbean | 0.6845 | 77.602 |
| 72 | USANorthern America | 0.6596 | 77.166 |
| 73 | CPVWestern Africa | 0.6357 | 76.747 |
| 74 | HRVSouthern Europe | 0.6333 | 76.705 |
| 75 | NAMSouthern Africa | 0.6177 | 76.432 |
| 76 | PRICaribbean | 0.6170 | 76.419 |
| 77 | GRDCaribbean | 0.5726 | 75.641 |
| 78 | SLBMelanesia | 0.5647 | 75.502 |
| 79 | KOREastern Asia | 0.5601 | 75.422 |
| 80 | CUBCaribbean | 0.5590 | 75.403 |
| 81 | GBRNorthern Europe | 0.5563 | 75.357 |
| 82 | OMNWestern Asia | 0.5537 | 75.311 |
| 83 | ESPSouthern Europe | 0.4985 | 74.343 |
| 84 | ITASouthern Europe | 0.4912 | 74.214 |
| 85 | STPMiddle Africa | 0.4863 | 74.130 |
| 86 | MDVSouthern Asia | 0.4737 | 73.909 |
| 87 | SYCEastern Africa | 0.4485 | 73.467 |
| 88 | FRAWestern Europe | 0.3897 | 72.436 |
| 89 | LAOSouth-eastern Asia | 0.3267 | 71.332 |
| 90 | FJIMelanesia | 0.3061 | 70.972 |
| 91 | MNESouthern Europe | 0.2942 | 70.763 |
| 92 | PANCentral America | 0.2766 | 70.455 |
| 93 | ALBSouthern Europe | 0.2375 | 69.770 |
| 94 | SURSouth America | 0.2342 | 69.712 |
| 95 | BGREastern Europe | 0.2313 | 69.661 |
| 96 | MKDSouthern Europe | 0.2039 | 69.181 |
| 97 | ROUEastern Europe | 0.1803 | 68.768 |
| 98 | TTOCaribbean | 0.1693 | 68.575 |
| 99 | SRBSouthern Europe | 0.1603 | 68.417 |
| 100 | BENWestern Africa | 0.1329 | 67.936 |
| 101 | BLREastern Europe | 0.1030 | 67.413 |
| 102 | MYSSouth-eastern Asia | 0.0801 | 67.012 |
| 103 | KWTWestern Asia | 0.0700 | 66.835 |
| 104 | JAMCaribbean | 0.0390 | 66.291 |
| 105 | DOMCaribbean | 0.0366 | 66.250 |
| 106 | BLZCentral America | 0.0193 | 65.946 |
| 107 | KAZCentral Asia | 0.0133 | 65.841 |
| 108 | COMEastern Africa | -0.0025 | 65.564 |
| 109 | PRYSouth America | -0.0051 | 65.518 |
| 110 | GEOWestern Asia | -0.0112 | 65.412 |
| 111 | ARGSouth America | -0.0135 | 65.371 |
| 112 | TKMCentral Asia | -0.0179 | 65.294 |
| 113 | ECUSouth America | -0.0350 | 64.995 |
| 114 | MWIEastern Africa | -0.0416 | 64.879 |
| 115 | VNMSouth-eastern Asia | -0.0438 | 64.841 |
| 116 | ZMBEastern Africa | -0.0503 | 64.726 |
| 117 | GRCSouthern Europe | -0.0539 | 64.663 |
| 118 | BIHSouthern Europe | -0.0540 | 64.662 |
| 119 | GABMiddle Africa | -0.0764 | 64.270 |
| 120 | MDAEastern Europe | -0.0794 | 64.217 |
| 121 | SENWestern Africa | -0.0936 | 63.968 |
| 122 | RWAEastern Africa | -0.1077 | 63.720 |
| 123 | GHAWestern Africa | -0.1126 | 63.635 |
| 124 | SLVCentral America | -0.1333 | 63.272 |
| 125 | NICCentral America | -0.1432 | 63.098 |
| 126 | SLEWestern Africa | -0.1471 | 63.030 |
| 127 | LSOSouthern Africa | -0.1573 | 62.852 |
| 128 | ZAFSouthern Africa | -0.2243 | 61.678 |
| 129 | GUYSouth America | -0.2352 | 61.486 |
| 130 | ARMWestern Asia | -0.2394 | 61.414 |
| 131 | BRASouth America | -0.2485 | 61.253 |
| 132 | UZBCentral Asia | -0.2955 | 60.430 |
| 133 | SAUWestern Asia | -0.3094 | 60.186 |
| 134 | TGOWestern Africa | -0.3100 | 60.177 |
| 135 | KHMSouth-eastern Asia | -0.3104 | 60.169 |
| 136 | BOLSouth America | -0.3237 | 59.936 |
| 137 | XKXSouthern Europe | -0.3296 | 59.833 |
| 138 | GMBWestern Africa | -0.3515 | 59.449 |
| 139 | TLSSouth-eastern Asia | -0.3847 | 58.868 |
| 140 | IDNSouth-eastern Asia | -0.3854 | 58.854 |
| 141 | DJIEastern Africa | -0.3900 | 58.775 |
| 142 | MARNorthern Africa | -0.4003 | 58.594 |
| 143 | SWZSouthern Africa | -0.4017 | 58.569 |
| 144 | PERSouth America | -0.4099 | 58.425 |
| 145 | AZEWestern Asia | -0.4307 | 58.060 |
| 146 | COGMiddle Africa | -0.4886 | 57.047 |
| 147 | TZAEastern Africa | -0.4975 | 56.890 |
| 148 | LBRWestern Africa | -0.5032 | 56.790 |
| 149 | AGOMiddle Africa | -0.5197 | 56.501 |
| 150 | CHNEastern Asia | -0.5330 | 56.268 |
| 151 | LKASouthern Asia | -0.5446 | 56.065 |
| 152 | MDGEastern Africa | -0.5694 | 55.630 |
| 153 | GNQMiddle Africa | -0.5800 | 55.445 |
| 154 | JORWestern Asia | -0.6115 | 54.893 |
| 155 | TUNNorthern Africa | -0.6140 | 54.849 |
| 156 | ISRWestern Asia | -0.6146 | 54.838 |
| 157 | TJKCentral Asia | -0.6322 | 54.530 |
| 158 | MOZEastern Africa | -0.6508 | 54.204 |
| 159 | HNDCentral America | -0.6937 | 53.453 |
| 160 | ERIEastern Africa | -0.6943 | 53.441 |
| 161 | PNGMelanesia | -0.7076 | 53.210 |
| 162 | RUSEastern Europe | -0.7093 | 53.180 |
| 163 | BFAWestern Africa | -0.7116 | 53.138 |
| 164 | KGZCentral Asia | -0.7170 | 53.045 |
| 165 | GTMCentral America | -0.7369 | 52.695 |
| 166 | IRNSouthern Asia | -0.7624 | 52.249 |
| 167 | MRTWestern Africa | -0.7864 | 51.829 |
| 168 | TURWestern Asia | -0.7975 | 51.634 |
| 169 | PHLSouth-eastern Asia | -0.8039 | 51.522 |
| 170 | INDSouthern Asia | -0.8131 | 51.361 |
| 171 | NPLSouthern Asia | -0.8454 | 50.794 |
| 172 | GNBWestern Africa | -0.8917 | 49.982 |
| 173 | CMRMiddle Africa | -0.9043 | 49.762 |
| 174 | HTICaribbean | -0.9127 | 49.615 |
| 175 | ZWEEastern Africa | -0.9522 | 48.924 |
| 176 | MEXCentral America | -0.9572 | 48.836 |
| 177 | NERWestern Africa | -0.9781 | 48.470 |
| 178 | UGAEastern Africa | -0.9817 | 48.405 |
| 179 | COLSouth America | -1.0180 | 47.770 |
| 180 | CIVWestern Africa | -1.0380 | 47.419 |
| 181 | PRKEastern Asia | -1.0496 | 47.216 |
| 182 | BHRWestern Asia | -1.0625 | 46.990 |
| 183 | BGDSouthern Asia | -1.0723 | 46.818 |
| 184 | BDIEastern Africa | -1.0845 | 46.605 |
| 185 | THASouth-eastern Asia | -1.1405 | 45.624 |
| 186 | GINWestern Africa | -1.1566 | 45.342 |
| 187 | DZANorthern Africa | -1.1705 | 45.098 |
| 188 | ETHEastern Africa | -1.1741 | 45.034 |
| 189 | MMRSouth-eastern Asia | -1.1756 | 45.008 |
| 190 | VENSouth America | -1.1812 | 44.909 |
| 191 | KENEastern Africa | -1.2808 | 43.165 |
| 192 | TCDMiddle Africa | -1.3244 | 42.401 |
| 193 | LBNWestern Asia | -1.5125 | 39.104 |
| 194 | EGYNorthern Africa | -1.5183 | 39.003 |
| 195 | MLIWestern Africa | -1.5979 | 37.609 |
| 196 | PSEWestern Asia | -1.6953 | 35.903 |
| 197 | UKREastern Europe | -1.9811 | 30.893 |
| 198 | NGAWestern Africa | -2.1895 | 27.242 |
| 199 | SDNNorthern Africa | -2.2304 | 26.525 |
| 200 | CODMiddle Africa | -2.2682 | 25.864 |
| 201 | IRQWestern Asia | -2.2701 | 25.829 |
| 202 | LBYNorthern Africa | -2.2797 | 25.662 |
| 203 | SYRWestern Asia | -2.3015 | 25.280 |
| 204 | AFGSouthern Asia | -2.3323 | 24.740 |
| 205 | SOMEastern Africa | -2.4555 | 22.581 |
| 206 | PAKSouthern Asia | -2.4644 | 22.426 |
| 207 | CAFMiddle Africa | -2.4830 | 22.099 |
| 208 | SSDEastern Africa | -2.5120 | 21.592 |
| 209 | YEMWestern Asia | -2.5297 | 21.281 |
02In 2014
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline, then the highest and lowest on each other measure.
Highest
- 1
Greenland1.7627
- 2
Liechtenstein1.6554
- 3
Cook Islandsshared1.5877
- 3
Niueshared1.5877
- 5
Marshall Islandsshared1.5762
Lowest
- 209
Yemen-2.5297
- 208
South Sudan-2.5120
- 207
Central African Republic-2.4830
- 206
Pakistan-2.4644
- 205
Somalia-2.4555
A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 0.0366. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.
Each measure’s ends
032013 → 2014
Since 2013
What changed between 2013 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.
- +0 / −0countries joined / left
- 209values changed, of 209 in both
- 146 · 63rose · fell
- 0unchanged
Rose most
Bangladesh-1.7642 → -1.0723+0.6919
North Macedonia-0.3806 → 0.2039+0.5845
Paraguay-0.5869 → -0.0051+0.5818
Burundi-1.6452 → -1.0845+0.5608
Puerto Rico0.0893 → 0.6170+0.5277
Fell most
Ukraine-0.9307 → -1.9811−1.0504
North Korea-0.5750 → -1.0496−0.4746
Lesotho0.3078 → -0.1573−0.4651
South Sudan-2.0832 → -2.5120−0.4287
Libya-1.8841 → -2.2797−0.3956
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.
201 distinct values among 209
Values are stored exactly as published, to 18 decimals. 3 countries share 1.5762. Countries sharing a value share a position too.
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Every one of the 209 countries has every column.
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07Questions
Political Stability and Absence of Violence, 2014: questions and answers
Which country has the highest political stability in Political Stability and Absence of Violence, 2014?
Greenland, at 1.7627, of the 209 countries in the file.
What year does Political Stability and Absence of Violence, 2014 describe?
2014.
How many countries does Political Stability and Absence of Violence, 2014 cover?
209.
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