Data for 2020

Political Stability and Absence of Violence, 2020

Name: Political Stability and Absence of Violence, 2020
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Political Stability and Absence of Violence, 2020 covers 211 countries on 2 measures. Greenland is highest, at 1.7612; Yemen is lowest, at -2.6672. The middle country reads 0.0582. Against 2019, 211 values changed (102 up, 109 down), the same countries are covered.

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Political Stability and Absence of Violence · Data for 2020

HighestGreenland

1.7612

LowestYemen

-2.6672

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

211countries
2measures per country
2020the year it describes
207distinct 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, 2020, 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, 2020: every country, as published by World Bank Group.
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1	Greenland`GRL`Northern America	1.7612	96.469
2	Liechtenstein`LIE`Western Europe	1.6547	94.602
3	Andorra`AND`Southern Europe	1.5579	92.906
4	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	1.4724	91.409
5	Anguilla`AIA`Caribbean	1.4059	90.242
6	Niue`NIU`Polynesia	1.3919	89.998
7	Aruba`ABW`Caribbean	1.3443	89.164
8	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	1.3195	88.730
9	Cayman Islands`CYM`Caribbean	1.2972	88.338
10	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	1.2748	87.945
11	Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	1.2595	87.678
12	American Samoa`ASM`Polynesia	1.2577	87.646
13	Tuvalu`TUV`Polynesia	1.2391	87.320
14	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	1.2112	86.831
15	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	1.1967	86.578
=16	Monaco`MCO`Western Europe	1.1918	86.492
=16	San Marino`SMR`Southern Europe	1.1918	86.492
18	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	1.1815	86.311
19	Cook Islands`COK`Polynesia	1.1754	86.205
20	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	1.1676	86.068
21	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	1.1650	86.022
22	Palau`PLW`Micronesia	1.1468	85.703
23	Uruguay`URY`South America	1.1399	85.581
24	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	1.1357	85.509
25	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	1.1309	85.424
26	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	1.1189	85.213
27	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	1.1127	85.106
28	Micronesia`FSM`Micronesia	1.1100	85.058
29	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	1.1055	84.980
30	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	1.0959	84.812
31	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	1.0683	84.327
32	Marshall Islands`MHL`Micronesia	1.0649	84.267
33	Macau`MAC`Eastern Asia	1.0579	84.146
34	Taiwan`TWN`Eastern Asia	1.0541	84.078
35	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	1.0455	83.927
=36	Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	1.0350	83.744
=36	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	1.0350	83.744
38	New Caledonia`NCL`Melanesia	1.0335	83.718
39	Guam`GUM`Micronesia	0.9925	82.998
40	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	0.9899	82.954
41	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	0.9811	82.799
=42	Bermuda`BMU`Northern America	0.9632	82.486
=42	United States Virgin Islands`VIR`Caribbean	0.9632	82.486
44	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	0.9572	82.381
45	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	0.9570	82.377
46	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	0.9372	82.031
47	Canada`CAN`Northern America	0.9329	81.955
48	French Polynesia`PYF`Polynesia	0.9270	81.851
=49	Antigua and Barbuda`ATG`Caribbean	0.9157	81.653
=49	Saint Kitts and Nevis`KNA`Caribbean	0.9157	81.653
51	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	0.9140	81.624
52	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	0.9083	81.523
53	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	0.9053	81.471
54	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	0.8780	80.992
55	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	0.8752	80.943
56	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	0.8730	80.905
57	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	0.8637	80.742
58	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	0.8533	80.560
59	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	0.8409	80.342
60	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	0.8299	80.150
61	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	0.8225	80.021
62	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	0.8203	79.982
63	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	0.7860	79.380
64	Nauru`NRU`Micronesia	0.7778	79.237
65	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	0.7477	78.709
66	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	0.7285	78.373
67	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	0.7246	78.305
68	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	0.7181	78.191
69	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	0.7167	78.166
70	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	0.7138	78.115
71	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	0.6997	77.869
72	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	0.6465	76.937
73	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	0.6450	76.911
74	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	0.6138	76.363
75	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	0.6065	76.235
76	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	0.5939	76.015
77	Belize`BLZ`Central America	0.5849	75.857
78	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	0.5487	75.222
79	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	0.5109	74.560
80	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	0.5090	74.527
81	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	0.5024	74.412
82	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	0.4988	74.348
83	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	0.4719	73.877
84	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	0.4605	73.677
85	Suriname`SUR`South America	0.4542	73.567
86	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	0.4516	73.522
87	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	0.3986	72.593
88	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	0.3606	71.926
89	Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	0.3564	71.854
90	Panama`PAN`Central America	0.3378	71.527
91	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	0.3360	71.496
92	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	0.3116	71.068
93	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	0.2960	70.795
94	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	0.2460	69.918
95	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	0.2194	69.452
96	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	0.2072	69.239
97	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	0.1542	68.309
98	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	0.1456	68.160
99	Chile`CHL`South America	0.1429	68.113
100	France`FRA`Western Europe	0.1380	68.026
101	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	0.1374	68.016
102	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	0.1331	67.941
103	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	0.1128	67.584
104	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	0.1021	67.397
105	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	0.0670	66.782
106	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	0.0582	66.628
107	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	0.0569	66.605
108	Argentina`ARG`South America	0.0407	66.320
109	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	0.0211	65.978
110	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	0.0137	65.849
111	Paraguay`PRY`South America	-0.0030	65.555
112	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	-0.0042	65.534
113	Guyana`GUY`South America	-0.0189	65.277
114	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	-0.0475	64.775
115	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	-0.0797	64.211
116	Kosovo`XKX`Southern Europe	-0.0798	64.210
117	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	-0.0806	64.195
118	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	-0.1263	63.395
119	United States`USA`Northern America	-0.1281	63.363
120	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	-0.1288	63.350
121	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	-0.1294	63.340
122	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	-0.1430	63.102
123	Ecuador`ECU`South America	-0.1455	63.058
124	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	-0.1561	62.873
125	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	-0.2003	62.098
126	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	-0.2043	62.028
127	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	-0.2258	61.652
128	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	-0.2326	61.532
129	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	-0.2542	61.154
130	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	-0.2549	61.141
131	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	-0.2667	60.935
132	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	-0.2703	60.872
133	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	-0.2798	60.705
134	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	-0.2833	60.643
135	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	-0.2853	60.609
136	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	-0.2884	60.555
137	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	-0.2932	60.470
138	Peru`PER`South America	-0.3104	60.168
139	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	-0.3106	60.165
140	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	-0.3444	59.573
141	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	-0.3483	59.505
142	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	-0.3696	59.132
143	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	-0.3757	59.024
144	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	-0.3807	58.938
145	Bolivia`BOL`South America	-0.3899	58.775
146	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	-0.4115	58.397
147	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	-0.4141	58.351
148	Brazil`BRA`South America	-0.4218	58.217
149	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	-0.4327	58.025
150	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	-0.4607	57.536
151	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	-0.4948	56.937
152	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	-0.5178	56.535
153	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	-0.5230	56.444
154	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	-0.5281	56.354
155	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	-0.5295	56.330
156	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	-0.5367	56.204
157	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	-0.5413	56.123
158	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	-0.5684	55.648
159	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	-0.5800	55.445
160	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	-0.6007	55.083
161	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	-0.6050	55.007
162	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	-0.6216	54.716
163	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	-0.6392	54.408
164	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	-0.6427	54.346
165	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	-0.6745	53.789
166	Colombia`COL`South America	-0.6852	53.602
167	Honduras`HND`Central America	-0.7016	53.314
168	India`IND`Southern Asia	-0.7238	52.924
169	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	-0.7426	52.595
170	Mexico`MEX`Central America	-0.7923	51.725
171	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	-0.8232	51.183
172	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	-0.8385	50.916
173	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	-0.8434	50.830
174	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	-0.8605	50.530
175	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	-0.8853	50.096
176	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	-0.9480	48.997
177	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	-0.9568	48.842
178	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	-1.0317	47.530
179	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	-1.0370	47.437
180	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	-1.0400	47.384
181	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	-1.0649	46.949
182	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	-1.0744	46.782
183	Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	-1.0861	46.576
184	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	-1.1135	46.096
185	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	-1.1208	45.968
186	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	-1.1862	44.823
187	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	-1.2280	44.090
188	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	-1.3560	41.848
189	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	-1.3666	41.662
190	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	-1.4072	40.950
191	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	-1.4170	40.778
192	Venezuela`VEN`South America	-1.4603	40.019
193	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	-1.4769	39.729
194	Niger`NER`Western Africa	-1.5001	39.323
195	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	-1.5032	39.268
196	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	-1.5453	38.531
197	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	-1.5887	37.770
198	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	-1.6007	37.560
199	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	-1.6216	37.193
200	Palestine`PSE`Western Asia	-1.7548	34.859
201	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	-1.8306	33.532
202	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	-2.0005	30.554
203	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	-2.0591	29.527
204	South Sudan`SSD`Eastern Africa	-2.1447	28.027
205	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	-2.1899	27.234
206	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	-2.2327	26.486
207	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	-2.3354	24.686
208	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	-2.3577	24.295
209	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	-2.3810	23.886
210	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	-2.5982	20.080
211	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	-2.6672	18.872

02In 2020

At either end

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

Highest

1Greenland1.7612
2Liechtenstein1.6547
3Andorra1.5579
4New Zealand1.4724
5Anguilla1.4059

Lowest

211Yemen-2.6672
210Afghanistan-2.5982
209Syria-2.3810
208Somalia-2.3577
207Central African Republic-2.3354

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 0.0582. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

Governance Score, Political Stability and Absence of Violence (0–100)
HighestGreenland96.469
LowestYemen18.872
Middle country: 66.628

032019 → 2020

Since 2019

What changed between 2019 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
211values changed, of 211 in both
102 · 109rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Belize0.1164 → 0.5849+0.4684
Nicaragua-0.9377 → -0.5230+0.4148
Bolivia-0.7502 → -0.3899+0.3602
Pakistan-1.9534 → -1.6007+0.3527
Suriname0.1344 → 0.4542+0.3199

Fell most

Belarus0.3944 → -0.8434−1.2377
Mozambique-0.8286 → -1.3560−0.5274
Central African Republic-1.8563 → -2.3354−0.4790
Ethiopia-1.1842 → -1.5887−0.4045
Monaco1.5585 → 1.1918−0.3667

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

207 distinct values among 211
Values are stored exactly as published, to 19 decimals. 2 countries share 1.1918. Countries sharing a value share a position too.
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Every one of the 211 countries has every column.

05The files

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World Bank Group (2020). Political Stability and Absence of Violence, 2020 [data set], describing 2020. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/political-stability/2020

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