Data for 2015
Political Stability and Absence of Violence, 2015
Figures for 2015, as World Bank Group published them · stored as published, never rewritten
Political Stability and Absence of Violence, 2015 covers 207 countries on 2 measures. Greenland is highest, at 1.75958; Yemen is lowest, at -2.54540. The middle country reads 0.04643. Against 2014, 207 values changed (77 up, 130 down), 2 left.
Political Stability and Absence of Violence · Data for 2015
HighestGreenland
1.75958LowestYemen
-2.54540Shaded 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, 2015, 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 207 countries · select a heading to sort
| derived | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GRLNorthern America | 1.75958 | 96.4404 |
| 2 | LIEWestern Europe | 1.51628 | 92.1771 |
| 3 | NZLAustralia and New Zealand | 1.45318 | 91.0715 |
| 4 | LUXWestern Europe | 1.40044 | 90.1472 |
| =5 | ANDSouthern Europe | 1.32691 | 88.8588 |
| =5 | SMRSouthern Europe | 1.32691 | 88.8588 |
| =5 | TUVPolynesia | 1.32691 | 88.8588 |
| 8 | CYMCaribbean | 1.29616 | 88.3201 |
| 9 | CHEWestern Europe | 1.26347 | 87.7473 |
| 10 | ASMPolynesia | 1.25357 | 87.5737 |
| =11 | AIACaribbean | 1.25090 | 87.5270 |
| =11 | VIRCaribbean | 1.25090 | 87.5270 |
| 13 | ISLNorthern Europe | 1.25045 | 87.5190 |
| 14 | ABWCaribbean | 1.22619 | 87.0939 |
| 15 | JPNEastern Asia | 1.19489 | 86.5456 |
| 16 | BRNSouth-eastern Asia | 1.19148 | 86.4857 |
| 17 | MCOWestern Europe | 1.19076 | 86.4732 |
| 18 | NORNorthern Europe | 1.17459 | 86.1899 |
| 19 | CANNorthern America | 1.16710 | 86.0585 |
| 20 | FINNorthern Europe | 1.14535 | 85.6774 |
| 21 | MHLMicronesia | 1.14528 | 85.6762 |
| 22 | AUTWestern Europe | 1.13915 | 85.5688 |
| 23 | DMACaribbean | 1.13913 | 85.5684 |
| 24 | BRBCaribbean | 1.13141 | 85.4333 |
| 25 | BWASouthern Africa | 1.12214 | 85.2708 |
| 26 | MACEastern Asia | 1.12174 | 85.2638 |
| 27 | SGPSouth-eastern Asia | 1.09758 | 84.8403 |
| 28 | CZEEastern Europe | 1.09277 | 84.7561 |
| 29 | URYSouth America | 1.09211 | 84.7445 |
| =30 | FSMMicronesia | 1.06369 | 84.2466 |
| =30 | WSMPolynesia | 1.06369 | 84.2466 |
| 32 | TWNEastern Asia | 1.06170 | 84.2117 |
| 33 | POLEastern Europe | 1.05364 | 84.0705 |
| 34 | DNKNorthern Europe | 1.01409 | 83.3774 |
| 35 | SVNSouthern Europe | 1.01270 | 83.3531 |
| 36 | PRTSouthern Europe | 1.01134 | 83.3293 |
| 37 | NRUMicronesia | 1.00701 | 83.2534 |
| 38 | MUSEastern Africa | 1.00446 | 83.2086 |
| 39 | BTNSouthern Asia | 0.97767 | 82.7392 |
| =40 | KIRMicronesia | 0.96365 | 82.4936 |
| =40 | PLWMicronesia | 0.96365 | 82.4936 |
| 42 | IRLNorthern Europe | 0.96331 | 82.4876 |
| 43 | QATWestern Asia | 0.95893 | 82.4109 |
| 44 | MLTSouthern Europe | 0.94245 | 82.1221 |
| 45 | SWENorthern Europe | 0.94042 | 82.0866 |
| 46 | TONPolynesia | 0.93662 | 82.0200 |
| 47 | SVKEastern Europe | 0.93086 | 81.9191 |
| 48 | LTUNorthern Europe | 0.93010 | 81.9058 |
| =49 | ATGCaribbean | 0.91464 | 81.6349 |
| =49 | VCTCaribbean | 0.91464 | 81.6349 |
| 51 | NLDWestern Europe | 0.91060 | 81.5641 |
| 52 | ESTNorthern Europe | 0.88484 | 81.1126 |
| 53 | HKGEastern Asia | 0.86530 | 80.7703 |
| 54 | HUNEastern Europe | 0.84009 | 80.3285 |
| 55 | CPVWestern Africa | 0.83089 | 80.1674 |
| 56 | DEUWestern Europe | 0.83023 | 80.1556 |
| 57 | AREWestern Asia | 0.82708 | 80.1006 |
| =58 | BMUNorthern America | 0.80826 | 79.7707 |
| =58 | GUMMicronesia | 0.80826 | 79.7707 |
| 60 | AUSAustralia and New Zealand | 0.79907 | 79.6098 |
| 61 | SYCEastern Africa | 0.75746 | 78.8806 |
| 62 | CRICentral America | 0.75367 | 78.8143 |
| 63 | MNGEastern Asia | 0.74878 | 78.7286 |
| 64 | BHSCaribbean | 0.73757 | 78.5320 |
| 65 | LCACaribbean | 0.73291 | 78.4505 |
| 66 | LVANorthern Europe | 0.71728 | 78.1766 |
| 67 | VUTMelanesia | 0.70628 | 77.9839 |
| 68 | NAMSouthern Africa | 0.70486 | 77.9589 |
| 69 | CHLSouth America | 0.68314 | 77.5783 |
| 70 | CYPWestern Asia | 0.68181 | 77.5551 |
| 71 | KNACaribbean | 0.67592 | 77.4518 |
| 72 | BELWestern Europe | 0.65909 | 77.1568 |
| 73 | USANorthern America | 0.65566 | 77.0968 |
| 74 | KOREastern Asia | 0.64364 | 76.8862 |
| 75 | PRICaribbean | 0.62543 | 76.5671 |
| 76 | SLBMelanesia | 0.60524 | 76.2133 |
| 77 | HRVSouthern Europe | 0.60523 | 76.2132 |
| 78 | OMNWestern Asia | 0.60169 | 76.1511 |
| 79 | GRDCaribbean | 0.57079 | 75.6097 |
| 80 | CUBCaribbean | 0.56676 | 75.5390 |
| 81 | GBRNorthern Europe | 0.54592 | 75.1739 |
| 82 | PANCentral America | 0.49217 | 74.2320 |
| 83 | ESPSouthern Europe | 0.45343 | 73.5532 |
| 84 | ITASouthern Europe | 0.39928 | 72.6043 |
| 85 | STPMiddle Africa | 0.38697 | 72.3886 |
| 86 | LAOSouth-eastern Asia | 0.36034 | 71.9220 |
| 87 | ROUEastern Europe | 0.34572 | 71.6659 |
| 88 | SURSouth America | 0.30821 | 71.0086 |
| 89 | FJIMelanesia | 0.30425 | 70.9392 |
| 90 | SRBSouthern Europe | 0.26826 | 70.3086 |
| 91 | MNESouthern Europe | 0.20805 | 69.2534 |
| 92 | FRAWestern Europe | 0.18375 | 68.8277 |
| 93 | BGREastern Europe | 0.16608 | 68.5180 |
| 94 | RWAEastern Africa | 0.11646 | 67.6486 |
| 95 | BENWestern Africa | 0.11606 | 67.6417 |
| 96 | ALBSouthern Europe | 0.10937 | 67.5243 |
| 97 | DOMCaribbean | 0.10490 | 67.4460 |
| 98 | ZMBEastern Africa | 0.09101 | 67.2026 |
| 99 | BLREastern Europe | 0.08956 | 67.1773 |
| 100 | JAMCaribbean | 0.06786 | 66.7971 |
| 101 | PRYSouth America | 0.06767 | 66.7937 |
| 102 | TTOCaribbean | 0.06717 | 66.7849 |
| 103 | MDVSouthern Asia | 0.04910 | 66.4683 |
| 104 | VNMSouth-eastern Asia | 0.04643 | 66.4215 |
| 105 | MYSSouth-eastern Asia | 0.03313 | 66.1885 |
| 106 | KAZCentral Asia | 0.03003 | 66.1341 |
| 107 | BLZCentral America | 0.01788 | 65.9213 |
| 108 | GHAWestern Africa | -0.01680 | 65.3136 |
| 109 | SLEWestern Africa | -0.02410 | 65.1855 |
| 110 | ARGSouth America | -0.03442 | 65.0047 |
| 111 | MWIEastern Africa | -0.06419 | 64.4832 |
| 112 | SENWestern Africa | -0.06911 | 64.3969 |
| 113 | GEOWestern Asia | -0.07299 | 64.3290 |
| 114 | LKASouthern Asia | -0.08511 | 64.1165 |
| 115 | COMEastern Africa | -0.08599 | 64.1011 |
| 116 | GABMiddle Africa | -0.10838 | 63.7089 |
| 117 | GRCSouthern Europe | -0.11525 | 63.5885 |
| 118 | KWTWestern Asia | -0.13590 | 63.2266 |
| 119 | ARMWestern Asia | -0.14075 | 63.1416 |
| 120 | TKMCentral Asia | -0.15429 | 62.9044 |
| 121 | BOLSouth America | -0.16549 | 62.7081 |
| 122 | NICCentral America | -0.16734 | 62.6757 |
| 123 | GUYSouth America | -0.16747 | 62.6733 |
| 124 | MDAEastern Europe | -0.17438 | 62.5524 |
| 125 | SLVCentral America | -0.17675 | 62.5108 |
| 126 | ECUSouth America | -0.17810 | 62.4871 |
| 127 | LSOSouthern Africa | -0.18349 | 62.3927 |
| 128 | KHMSouth-eastern Asia | -0.19970 | 62.1087 |
| 129 | MKDSouthern Europe | -0.21987 | 61.7553 |
| 130 | GMBWestern Africa | -0.22459 | 61.6725 |
| 131 | XKXSouthern Europe | -0.23074 | 61.5647 |
| 132 | BIHSouthern Europe | -0.25536 | 61.1333 |
| 133 | ZAFSouthern Africa | -0.31136 | 60.1520 |
| 134 | PERSouth America | -0.32609 | 59.8939 |
| 135 | UZBCentral Asia | -0.33134 | 59.8019 |
| 136 | TGOWestern Africa | -0.42477 | 58.1648 |
| 137 | SWZSouthern Africa | -0.44412 | 57.8257 |
| 138 | SAUWestern Asia | -0.45058 | 57.7126 |
| 139 | MARNorthern Africa | -0.45306 | 57.6691 |
| 140 | TLSSouth-eastern Asia | -0.45322 | 57.6663 |
| 141 | AZEWestern Asia | -0.47523 | 57.2807 |
| 142 | TZAEastern Africa | -0.47596 | 57.2679 |
| 143 | BRASouth America | -0.49376 | 56.9560 |
| 144 | DJIEastern Africa | -0.51314 | 56.6163 |
| 145 | MDGEastern Africa | -0.52740 | 56.3665 |
| 146 | IDNSouth-eastern Asia | -0.53874 | 56.1677 |
| 147 | GNQMiddle Africa | -0.53941 | 56.1560 |
| 148 | CHNEastern Asia | -0.55197 | 55.9359 |
| 149 | AGOMiddle Africa | -0.56384 | 55.7280 |
| 150 | LBRWestern Africa | -0.58704 | 55.3214 |
| 151 | GNBWestern Africa | -0.61061 | 54.9084 |
| 152 | ISRWestern Asia | -0.63131 | 54.5457 |
| 153 | JORWestern Asia | -0.64130 | 54.3706 |
| 154 | HNDCentral America | -0.66937 | 53.8787 |
| 155 | TUNNorthern Africa | -0.68797 | 53.5528 |
| 156 | BFAWestern Africa | -0.69418 | 53.4441 |
| 157 | MOZEastern Africa | -0.69897 | 53.3601 |
| 158 | GTMCentral America | -0.70888 | 53.1864 |
| 159 | PNGMelanesia | -0.72439 | 52.9146 |
| 160 | KGZCentral Asia | -0.74674 | 52.5230 |
| 161 | TJKCentral Asia | -0.75168 | 52.4366 |
| 162 | INDSouthern Asia | -0.75456 | 52.3861 |
| 163 | GINWestern Africa | -0.75835 | 52.3196 |
| 164 | CIVWestern Africa | -0.76071 | 52.2783 |
| 165 | RUSEastern Europe | -0.77697 | 51.9934 |
| 166 | COGMiddle Africa | -0.78408 | 51.8687 |
| 167 | MRTWestern Africa | -0.80542 | 51.4948 |
| 168 | UGAEastern Africa | -0.81218 | 51.3763 |
| 169 | IRNSouthern Asia | -0.81374 | 51.3491 |
| 170 | NERWestern Africa | -0.81736 | 51.2856 |
| 171 | ERIEastern Africa | -0.82654 | 51.1248 |
| 172 | ZWEEastern Africa | -0.84928 | 50.7262 |
| 173 | MEXCentral America | -0.89484 | 49.9280 |
| 174 | HTICaribbean | -0.91758 | 49.5295 |
| 175 | PHLSouth-eastern Asia | -0.93467 | 49.2301 |
| 176 | COLSouth America | -0.97443 | 48.5333 |
| 177 | BHRWestern Asia | -0.97594 | 48.5069 |
| 178 | NPLSouthern Asia | -1.01124 | 47.8884 |
| 179 | DZANorthern Africa | -1.04516 | 47.2940 |
| 180 | PRKEastern Asia | -1.05093 | 47.1929 |
| 181 | TURWestern Asia | -1.08784 | 46.5461 |
| 182 | CMRMiddle Africa | -1.08841 | 46.5361 |
| 183 | MMRSouth-eastern Asia | -1.13473 | 45.7244 |
| 184 | THASouth-eastern Asia | -1.15461 | 45.3762 |
| 185 | TCDMiddle Africa | -1.15897 | 45.2997 |
| 186 | VENSouth America | -1.20474 | 44.4977 |
| 187 | KENEastern Africa | -1.25843 | 43.5569 |
| 188 | ETHEastern Africa | -1.26516 | 43.4390 |
| 189 | BGDSouthern Asia | -1.34548 | 42.0315 |
| 190 | LBNWestern Asia | -1.41059 | 40.8907 |
| 191 | EGYNorthern Africa | -1.51437 | 39.0722 |
| 192 | MLIWestern Africa | -1.55329 | 38.3902 |
| 193 | NGAWestern Africa | -1.65842 | 36.5481 |
| 194 | PSEWestern Asia | -1.75721 | 34.8170 |
| 195 | UKREastern Europe | -1.81772 | 33.7566 |
| 196 | CAFMiddle Africa | -1.91576 | 32.0388 |
| 197 | BDIEastern Africa | -2.00615 | 30.4548 |
| 198 | CODMiddle Africa | -2.03346 | 29.9764 |
| 199 | SDNNorthern Africa | -2.05482 | 29.6021 |
| 200 | LBYNorthern Africa | -2.23533 | 26.4390 |
| 201 | IRQWestern Asia | -2.26236 | 25.9654 |
| 202 | SOMEastern Africa | -2.29727 | 25.3536 |
| 203 | SSDEastern Africa | -2.30297 | 25.2539 |
| 204 | SYRWestern Asia | -2.38296 | 23.8522 |
| 205 | PAKSouthern Asia | -2.43885 | 22.8729 |
| 206 | AFGSouthern Asia | -2.48870 | 21.9993 |
| 207 | YEMWestern Asia | -2.54540 | 21.0059 |
02In 2015
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline, then the highest and lowest on each other measure.
Highest
- 1
Greenland1.75958
- 2
Liechtenstein1.51628
- 3
New Zealand1.45318
- 4
Luxembourg1.40044
- 5
Andorrashared1.32691
Lowest
- 207
Yemen-2.54540
- 206
Afghanistan-2.48870
- 205
Pakistan-2.43885
- 204
Syria-2.38296
- 203
South Sudan-2.30297
A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 0.04643. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.
Each measure’s ends
032014 → 2015
Since 2014
What changed between 2014 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.
- +0 / −2countries joined / left
- 207values changed, of 207 in both
- 77 · 130rose · fell
- 0unchanged
Rose most
Central African Republic-2.48299 → -1.91576+0.56723
Nigeria-2.18949 → -1.65842+0.53107
Sri Lanka-0.54461 → -0.08511+0.45949
Guinea-1.15656 → -0.75835+0.39821
Seychelles0.44848 → 0.75746+0.30898
Fell most
Burundi-1.08445 → -2.00615−0.92170
Palau1.57619 → 0.96365−0.61254
Vanuatu1.20454 → 0.70628−0.49825
Marshall Islands1.57619 → 1.14528−0.43092
Maldives0.47371 → 0.04910−0.42460
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.
200 distinct values among 207
Values are stored exactly as published, to 18 decimals. 3 countries share 1.32691. Countries sharing a value share a position too.
The position is ours
World Bank Group publishes values only; the order is this site’s.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 207 countries has every column.
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07Questions
Political Stability and Absence of Violence, 2015: questions and answers
Which country has the highest political stability in Political Stability and Absence of Violence, 2015?
Greenland, at 1.75958, of the 207 countries in the file.
What year does Political Stability and Absence of Violence, 2015 describe?
2015.
How many countries does Political Stability and Absence of Violence, 2015 cover?
207.
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