Data for 2024

Political Stability and Absence of Violence, 2024

Name: Political Stability and Absence of Violence, 2024
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Political Stability and Absence of Violence, 2024 covers 211 countries on 2 measures. Liechtenstein is highest, at 1.5959; Yemen is lowest, at -2.6394. The middle country reads 0.1385. Against 2023, 211 values changed (127 up, 84 down), the same countries are covered.

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Political Stability and Absence of Violence · Data for 2024

HighestLiechtenstein

1.5959

LowestYemen

-2.6394

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

211countries
2measures per country
2024the year it describes
208distinct 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, 2024, 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, 2024: every country, as published by World Bank Group.
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1	Liechtenstein`LIE`Western Europe	1.5959	93.572
2	Andorra`AND`Southern Europe	1.5599	92.941
3	Micronesia`FSM`Micronesia	1.5216	92.270
4	Tuvalu`TUV`Polynesia	1.4954	91.812
5	Cayman Islands`CYM`Caribbean	1.4861	91.648
6	Niue`NIU`Polynesia	1.4544	91.094
7	Anguilla`AIA`Caribbean	1.4083	90.284
8	San Marino`SMR`Southern Europe	1.3768	89.734
9	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	1.3656	89.537
10	Aruba`ABW`Caribbean	1.3461	89.196
11	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	1.3306	88.923
12	Marshall Islands`MHL`Micronesia	1.3231	88.792
13	Uruguay`URY`South America	1.3053	88.480
14	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	1.2808	88.051
15	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	1.2739	87.930
16	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	1.2633	87.744
17	Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	1.2614	87.710
18	American Samoa`ASM`Polynesia	1.2594	87.676
19	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	1.2573	87.639
20	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	1.2564	87.624
21	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	1.2542	87.585
22	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	1.2506	87.521
23	Greenland`GRL`Northern America	1.2505	87.520
=24	Monaco`MCO`Western Europe	1.2498	87.507
=24	Palau`PLW`Micronesia	1.2498	87.507
26	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	1.2489	87.493
27	Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	1.2088	86.789
28	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	1.2067	86.752
29	Nauru`NRU`Micronesia	1.1227	85.281
30	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	1.1183	85.203
31	Cook Islands`COK`Polynesia	1.1161	85.165
32	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	1.0901	84.710
33	Antigua and Barbuda`ATG`Caribbean	1.0894	84.698
34	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	1.0862	84.641
35	Macau`MAC`Eastern Asia	1.0605	84.190
36	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	1.0499	84.005
=37	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	1.0369	83.777
=37	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	1.0369	83.777
39	French Polynesia`PYF`Polynesia	1.0344	83.733
40	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	1.0110	83.324
41	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	0.9948	83.039
42	Guam`GUM`Micronesia	0.9944	83.032
43	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	0.9851	82.869
44	Taiwan`TWN`Eastern Asia	0.9739	82.674
45	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	0.9711	82.624
=46	Bermuda`BMU`Northern America	0.9656	82.528
=46	United States Virgin Islands`VIR`Caribbean	0.9656	82.528
48	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	0.9559	82.357
49	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	0.9376	82.037
50	Saint Kitts and Nevis`KNA`Caribbean	0.9175	81.685
51	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	0.9128	81.602
52	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	0.9007	81.390
53	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	0.8830	81.080
54	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	0.8804	81.035
55	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	0.8728	80.901
56	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	0.8567	80.620
57	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	0.8245	80.055
58	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	0.8179	79.939
59	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	0.8150	79.888
60	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	0.8115	79.828
61	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	0.8058	79.727
62	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	0.7887	79.429
63	Belize`BLZ`Central America	0.7822	79.314
64	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	0.7559	78.853
65	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	0.7357	78.499
66	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	0.7125	78.094
67	Hong Kong`HKG`Eastern Asia	0.6907	77.710
68	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	0.6737	77.413
69	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	0.6619	77.207
70	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	0.6536	77.060
71	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	0.6430	76.876
72	Canada`CAN`Northern America	0.6401	76.824
73	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	0.6371	76.772
74	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	0.6228	76.522
75	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	0.6121	76.334
76	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	0.6033	76.180
77	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	0.5914	75.970
78	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	0.5804	75.778
79	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	0.5574	75.375
80	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	0.5479	75.209
81	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	0.5269	74.841
82	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	0.4930	74.246
83	Suriname`SUR`South America	0.4768	73.962
84	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	0.4741	73.915
85	Puerto Rico`PRI`Caribbean	0.4419	73.351
86	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	0.4131	72.847
87	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	0.3990	72.599
88	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	0.3725	72.136
89	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	0.3653	72.009
90	Panama`PAN`Central America	0.3557	71.841
91	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	0.3546	71.821
92	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	0.3541	71.812
93	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	0.3301	71.393
94	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	0.3060	70.969
95	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	0.2999	70.862
96	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	0.2886	70.665
97	New Caledonia`NCL`Melanesia	0.2805	70.523
98	Chile`CHL`South America	0.2785	70.489
99	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	0.2572	70.115
100	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	0.2344	69.716
101	Guyana`GUY`South America	0.2083	69.257
102	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	0.1951	69.027
103	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	0.1634	68.471
104	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	0.1614	68.437
105	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	0.1487	68.213
106	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	0.1385	68.035
107	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	0.1192	67.697
108	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	0.1043	67.436
109	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	0.0832	67.067
110	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	0.0805	67.018
111	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	0.0218	65.990
112	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	0.0190	65.941
113	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	0.0185	65.933
114	Argentina`ARG`South America	0.0127	65.831
115	Paraguay`PRY`South America	0.0019	65.640
116	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	-0.0169	65.311
117	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	-0.0206	65.246
118	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	-0.0506	64.721
119	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	-0.0640	64.487
120	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	-0.0668	64.437
121	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	-0.0708	64.368
122	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	-0.0713	64.358
123	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	-0.1067	63.739
124	United States`USA`Northern America	-0.1134	63.620
125	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	-0.1526	62.934
126	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	-0.1561	62.872
127	France`FRA`Western Europe	-0.1580	62.839
128	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	-0.1909	62.262
129	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	-0.2020	62.069
130	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	-0.2114	61.903
131	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	-0.2164	61.815
132	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	-0.2355	61.481
133	Kosovo`XKX`Southern Europe	-0.2417	61.372
134	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	-0.2635	60.990
135	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	-0.2841	60.630
136	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	-0.3020	60.316
137	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	-0.3033	60.293
138	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	-0.3154	60.081
139	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	-0.3176	60.042
140	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	-0.3213	59.978
141	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	-0.3247	59.918
142	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	-0.3337	59.761
143	Bolivia`BOL`South America	-0.3416	59.622
144	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	-0.3451	59.561
145	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	-0.3543	59.400
146	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	-0.3695	59.134
147	Brazil`BRA`South America	-0.3864	58.838
148	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	-0.3961	58.668
149	Honduras`HND`Central America	-0.4026	58.553
150	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	-0.4195	58.257
151	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	-0.4338	58.007
152	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	-0.4461	57.791
153	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	-0.4612	57.526
154	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	-0.4827	57.150
155	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	-0.4949	56.936
156	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	-0.5067	56.730
157	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	-0.5144	56.594
158	Peru`PER`South America	-0.5424	56.103
159	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	-0.5776	55.488
160	Mexico`MEX`Central America	-0.5801	55.443
161	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	-0.5867	55.327
162	Ecuador`ECU`South America	-0.5868	55.326
163	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	-0.5916	55.242
164	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	-0.6118	54.887
165	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	-0.6211	54.725
166	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	-0.6284	54.597
167	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	-0.6414	54.369
168	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	-0.6443	54.318
169	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	-0.6735	53.807
170	India`IND`Southern Asia	-0.7059	53.239
171	Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	-0.7273	52.864
172	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	-0.7699	52.117
173	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	-0.7767	51.998
174	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	-0.8131	51.360
175	Colombia`COL`South America	-0.8363	50.954
176	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	-0.8737	50.298
177	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	-0.8864	50.076
178	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	-0.9294	49.322
179	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	-0.9333	49.253
180	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	-0.9431	49.082
181	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	-1.0326	47.514
182	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	-1.0401	47.383
183	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	-1.0429	47.334
184	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	-1.1765	44.993
185	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	-1.2555	43.609
186	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	-1.3894	41.263
187	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	-1.4014	41.051
188	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	-1.4175	40.769
189	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	-1.4410	40.357
190	South Sudan`SSD`Eastern Africa	-1.4890	39.517
191	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	-1.5636	38.209
192	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	-1.6061	37.465
193	Venezuela`VEN`South America	-1.6299	37.048
194	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	-1.6924	35.952
195	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	-1.7494	34.954
196	Niger`NER`Western Africa	-1.7603	34.763
197	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	-1.8158	33.790
198	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	-1.8382	33.398
199	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	-1.8469	33.245
200	Palestine`PSE`Western Asia	-1.8775	32.709
201	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	-1.8830	32.612
202	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	-2.0007	30.550
203	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	-2.0266	30.097
204	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	-2.0345	29.958
205	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	-2.0580	29.546
206	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	-2.0814	29.136
207	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	-2.2158	26.782
208	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	-2.2605	25.997
209	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	-2.3736	24.016
210	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	-2.4673	22.374
211	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	-2.6394	19.359

02In 2024

At either end

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

Highest

1Liechtenstein1.5959
2Andorra1.5599
3Micronesia1.5216
4Tuvalu1.4954
5Cayman Islands1.4861

Lowest

211Yemen-2.6394
210Mali-2.4673
209Syria-2.3736
208Somalia-2.2605
207Afghanistan-2.2158

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 0.1385. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

Governance Score, Political Stability and Absence of Violence (0–100)
HighestLiechtenstein93.572
LowestYemen19.359
Middle country: 68.035

032023 → 2024

Since 2023

What changed between 2023 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
211values changed, of 211 in both
127 · 84rose · fell
0unchanged

Rose most

Sri Lanka-0.6752 → -0.2355+0.4397
Madagascar-0.8408 → -0.4949+0.3459
Burkina Faso-2.0390 → -1.7494+0.2896
Saudi Arabia-0.2642 → -0.0169+0.2473
Ukraine-0.5765 → -0.3543+0.2222

Fell most

New Caledonia0.9169 → 0.2805−0.6364
Venezuela-1.1231 → -1.6299−0.5067
Georgia-0.1202 → -0.5916−0.4714
Bangladesh-1.0770 → -1.4175−0.3406
Germany0.5343 → 0.1951−0.3392

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

208 distinct values among 211
Values are stored exactly as published, to 19 decimals. 2 countries share 1.2498. 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 211 countries has every column.

05The files

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World Bank Group (2024). Political Stability and Absence of Violence, 2024 [data set], describing 2024. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/political-stability/2024

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