Data for 2019

Political Stability and Absence of Violence, 2019

Name: Political Stability and Absence of Violence, 2019
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Political Stability and Absence of Violence, 2019 covers 211 countries on 2 measures. Greenland is highest, at 1.7622; Yemen is lowest, at -2.6208. The middle country reads 0.0678. Against 2018, 210 values changed (111 up, 99 down), 1 country joined.

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Political Stability and Absence of Violence · Data for 2019

HighestGreenland

1.7622

LowestYemen

-2.6208

Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the better end.

211countries
2measures per country
2019the year it describes
206distinct values19 decimals, as published
Sep 26, 2026read from the publisher
CC BY 4.0licence

01Position · derived

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Every country and every column of Political Stability and Absence of Violence, 2019, as published. World Bank Group ranks nobody on this measure; the position is derived here by ordering the published values. “=” marks a shared position.

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Political Stability and Absence of Violence, 2019: every country, as published by World Bank Group.
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1	Greenland`GRL`Northern America	1.7622	96.487
2	Liechtenstein`LIE`Western Europe	1.6552	94.611
3	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	1.5589	92.924
=4	Andorra`AND`Southern Europe	1.5585	92.918
=4	Monaco`MCO`Western Europe	1.5585	92.918
6	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	1.4049	90.225
7	Aruba`ABW`Caribbean	1.3449	89.174
8	Niue`NIU`Polynesia	1.3080	88.528
9	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	1.2980	88.352
10	Cayman Islands`CYM`Caribbean	1.2978	88.348
11	American Samoa`ASM`Polynesia	1.2586	87.661
12	Anguilla`AIA`Caribbean	1.2530	87.564
13	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	1.2483	87.481
14	San Marino`SMR`Southern Europe	1.1925	86.503
15	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	1.1856	86.383
16	Marshall Islands`MHL`Micronesia	1.1728	86.158
17	Macau`MAC`Eastern Asia	1.1555	85.856
18	Uruguay`URY`South America	1.1553	85.851
=19	Palau`PLW`Micronesia	1.1477	85.719
=19	Tuvalu`TUV`Polynesia	1.1477	85.719
21	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	1.1467	85.702
22	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	1.1406	85.593
23	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	1.1380	85.549
24	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	1.1008	84.897
25	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	1.0993	84.870
26	Cook Islands`COK`Polynesia	1.0772	84.484
27	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	1.0744	84.434
28	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	1.0682	84.325
29	New Caledonia`NCL`Melanesia	1.0456	83.930
30	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	1.0390	83.813
31	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	1.0258	83.583
32	Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	1.0214	83.505
33	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	1.0130	83.358
34	Micronesia`FSM`Micronesia	1.0023	83.171
35	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	1.0015	83.157
36	Taiwan`TWN`Eastern Asia	0.9983	83.101
37	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	0.9915	82.982
38	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	0.9686	82.580
=39	Bermuda`BMU`Northern America	0.9640	82.500
=39	United States Virgin Islands`VIR`Caribbean	0.9640	82.500
41	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	0.9615	82.455
42	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	0.9436	82.143
43	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	0.9351	81.993
44	Guam`GUM`Micronesia	0.9342	81.978
45	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	0.9284	81.876
46	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	0.9176	81.687
=47	Antigua and Barbuda`ATG`Caribbean	0.9163	81.663
=47	Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	0.9163	81.663
=47	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	0.9163	81.663
50	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	0.9144	81.631
51	Canada`CAN`Northern America	0.9022	81.418
52	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	0.8927	81.251
53	French Polynesia`PYF`Polynesia	0.8711	80.871
54	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	0.8668	80.797
55	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	0.8539	80.570
56	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	0.8437	80.392
57	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	0.8279	80.115
58	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	0.8231	80.030
59	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	0.8229	80.028
60	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	0.8111	79.821
61	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	0.7990	79.609
62	Nauru`NRU`Micronesia	0.7785	79.249
63	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	0.7504	78.757
64	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	0.7399	78.572
65	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	0.7360	78.504
66	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	0.7321	78.435
67	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	0.7172	78.175
68	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	0.7082	78.018
69	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	0.6976	77.832
70	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	0.6847	77.606
71	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	0.6842	77.598
72	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	0.6790	77.507
73	Saint Kitts and Nevis`KNA`Caribbean	0.6775	77.480
74	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	0.6642	77.246
75	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	0.6623	77.213
76	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	0.6431	76.876
77	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	0.6386	76.798
78	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	0.6363	76.758
79	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	0.5657	75.521
80	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	0.5631	75.475
81	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	0.5578	75.381
82	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	0.5233	74.777
83	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	0.5004	74.376
84	Panama`PAN`Central America	0.4008	72.631
85	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	0.3949	72.528
86	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	0.3944	72.518
87	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	0.3690	72.073
88	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	0.3267	71.332
89	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	0.3068	70.983
90	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	0.2816	70.543
91	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	0.2748	70.423
92	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	0.2464	69.926
93	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	0.2444	69.891
94	France`FRA`Western Europe	0.2072	69.239
95	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	0.1896	68.930
96	Chile`CHL`South America	0.1818	68.794
97	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	0.1669	68.532
98	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	0.1355	67.982
99	Suriname`SUR`South America	0.1344	67.962
100	Belize`BLZ`Central America	0.1164	67.648
101	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	0.1069	67.481
102	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	0.0986	67.335
103	Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	0.0849	67.096
104	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	0.0786	66.985
105	United States`USA`Northern America	0.0687	66.812
106	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	0.0678	66.795
107	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	0.0605	66.669
108	Argentina`ARG`South America	0.0577	66.619
109	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	0.0559	66.588
110	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	0.0552	66.575
111	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	0.0457	66.409
112	Paraguay`PRY`South America	0.0281	66.100
113	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	0.0152	65.875
114	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	0.0131	65.837
115	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	0.0045	65.686
116	Guyana`GUY`South America	-0.0656	64.458
117	Peru`PER`South America	-0.0935	63.970
118	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	-0.0971	63.906
119	Kosovo`XKX`Southern Europe	-0.1020	63.820
120	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	-0.1368	63.211
121	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	-0.1534	62.920
122	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	-0.1573	62.851
123	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	-0.1805	62.446
124	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	-0.1822	62.416
125	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	-0.1891	62.294
126	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	-0.1897	62.284
127	Ecuador`ECU`South America	-0.2068	61.985
128	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	-0.2271	61.629
129	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	-0.2282	61.610
130	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	-0.2288	61.599
131	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	-0.2397	61.408
132	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	-0.2508	61.213
133	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	-0.2537	61.162
134	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	-0.2550	61.140
135	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	-0.2618	61.020
136	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	-0.2625	61.007
137	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	-0.2856	60.603
138	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	-0.2929	60.476
139	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	-0.2977	60.392
140	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	-0.3109	60.161
141	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	-0.3162	60.067
142	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	-0.3394	59.660
143	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	-0.3452	59.559
144	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	-0.3692	59.138
145	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	-0.3697	59.129
146	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	-0.3930	58.722
147	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	-0.4107	58.412
148	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	-0.4190	58.266
149	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	-0.4342	57.999
150	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	-0.4400	57.899
151	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	-0.4445	57.819
152	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	-0.4509	57.707
153	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	-0.4610	57.530
154	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	-0.4705	57.363
155	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	-0.5240	56.426
156	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	-0.5538	55.903
157	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	-0.5590	55.812
158	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	-0.5623	55.755
159	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	-0.5852	55.354
160	India`IND`Southern Asia	-0.5876	55.311
161	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	-0.5943	55.193
162	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	-0.6236	54.681
163	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	-0.6249	54.659
164	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	-0.6619	54.009
165	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	-0.7074	53.213
166	Brazil`BRA`South America	-0.7214	52.968
167	Bolivia`BOL`South America	-0.7502	52.463
168	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	-0.7893	51.778
169	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	-0.8286	51.089
170	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	-0.8508	50.700
171	Honduras`HND`Central America	-0.8565	50.600
172	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	-0.8580	50.573
173	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	-0.8710	50.346
174	Mexico`MEX`Central America	-0.9020	49.803
175	Colombia`COL`South America	-0.9073	49.710
176	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	-0.9377	49.176
177	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	-0.9511	48.942
178	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	-0.9839	48.367
179	Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	-0.9989	48.104
180	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	-1.0179	47.771
181	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	-1.0201	47.734
182	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	-1.0217	47.705
183	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	-1.0342	47.486
184	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	-1.0482	47.242
185	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	-1.0969	46.387
186	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	-1.1842	44.858
187	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	-1.1990	44.598
188	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	-1.2012	44.561
189	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	-1.2030	44.529
190	Niger`NER`Western Africa	-1.2046	44.501
191	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	-1.2559	43.601
192	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	-1.3579	41.814
193	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	-1.3698	41.605
194	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	-1.4765	39.736
195	Venezuela`VEN`South America	-1.5417	38.594
196	Palestine`PSE`Western Asia	-1.5523	38.407
197	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	-1.6151	37.307
198	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	-1.6587	36.543
199	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	-1.6765	36.232
200	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	-1.6827	36.122
201	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	-1.8563	33.080
202	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	-1.9534	31.379
203	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	-1.9641	31.192
204	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	-2.0477	29.727
205	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	-2.0771	29.211
206	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	-2.2326	26.487
207	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	-2.2657	25.907
208	South Sudan`SSD`Eastern Africa	-2.4067	23.436
209	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	-2.4747	22.244
210	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	-2.5978	20.088
211	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	-2.6208	19.685

02In 2019

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline, then the highest and lowest on each other measure.

Highest

1Greenland1.7622
2Liechtenstein1.6552
3Iceland1.5589
4Andorrashared1.5585
4Monacoshared1.5585

Lowest

211Yemen-2.6208
210Afghanistan-2.5978
209Syria-2.4747
208South Sudan-2.4067
207Libya-2.2657

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 0.0678. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

Governance Score, Political Stability and Absence of Violence (0–100)
HighestGreenland96.487
LowestYemen19.685
Middle country: 66.795

032018 → 2019

Since 2018

What changed between 2018 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+1 / −0countries joined / left
210values changed, of 210 in both
111 · 99rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Romania0.1448 → 0.6431+0.4983
Ukraine-1.4311 → -1.0342+0.3970
Thailand-0.9851 → -0.5943+0.3907
Kosovo-0.4237 → -0.1020+0.3217
Cayman Islands0.9926 → 1.2978+0.3052

Fell most

Hong Kong0.7544 → -0.1805−0.9349
Bolivia-0.1858 → -0.7502−0.5644
Chile0.6794 → 0.1818−0.4976
Algeria-0.6228 → -1.0482−0.4254
Benin0.1649 → -0.1891−0.3540

+ French Polynesia

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.

How values are stored

206 distinct values among 211
Values are stored exactly as published, to 19 decimals. 3 countries share 0.9163. Countries sharing a value share a position too.
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Every one of the 211 countries has every column.

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World Bank Group (2019). Political Stability and Absence of Violence, 2019 [data set], describing 2019. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/political-stability/2019

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