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Political stability and absence of violence (WGI)
What this indicator measures
World Bank indicator that summarizes perceptions of the likelihood that the government will be destabilized or overthrown by violent or unlawful means, including terrorism.
How to read this?
The higher (positive) the value, the more politically stable and safe the country is perceived to be; the lower (negative) it is, the less so.
Ranking : ranked from highest to lowest
In brief
The "Political stability and absence of violence (WGI)" ranking covers 205 countries and territories. Lowest value: Yemen (-2.51). Highest value: Andorra (1.56). Median: 0.17 (data: 2025). The top 10% of countries exceed 1.24, while the bottom 10% stay below -1.33. By continent, the median is highest in Oceania (1.2) and lowest in Africa (-0.57).
Median by continent
- Oceania 1.2 (18)
- North America 0.81 (29)
- Europe 0.6 (44)
- Asia 0 (48)
- South America -0.01 (12)
- Africa -0.57 (51)
Why this indicator matters
Political stability influences people's safety, the continuity of institutions and respect for rights. This indicator compares the perceived risk of violent destabilization of those in power.
What makes this indicator vary
Stability depends on internal tensions, conflicts, the strength of institutions, political history and the regional context. It can change quickly after a crisis, a conflict or a transition.
Reading precautions
The indicator relies on perceptions drawn from many surveys and expert opinions, with a margin of uncertainty. It is expressed relative to a world average fixed at zero, not as an absolute value.
Full ranking
ranked from highest to lowest
| Rank | Country | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1er | 🇦🇩 Andorra | 1.56 | 2025 |
| 2e | 🇱🇮 Liechtenstein | 1.53 | 2025 |
| 3e | 🇫🇲 Micronesia | 1.52 | 2025 |
| 3e | 🇲🇭 Marshall Islands | 1.52 | 2025 |
| 5e | 🇧🇳 Brunei | 1.5 | 2025 |
| 6e | 🇰🇾 Cayman Islands | 1.49 | 2025 |
| 7e | 🇸🇲 San Marino | 1.43 | 2025 |
| 8e | 🇹🇻 Tuvalu | 1.42 | 2025 |
| 9e | 🇦🇸 American Samoa | 1.4 | 2025 |
| 10e | 🇧🇹 Bhutan | 1.39 | 2025 |
| 11e | 🇼🇸 Samoa | 1.34 | 2025 |
| 12e | 🇸🇬 Singapore | 1.33 | 2025 |
| 13e | 🇮🇸 Iceland | 1.32 | 2025 |
| 14e | 🇹🇴 Tonga | 1.31 | 2025 |
| 15e | 🇺🇾 Uruguay | 1.3 | 2025 |
| 16e | 🇵🇼 Palau | 1.3 | 2025 |
| 17e | 🇧🇧 Barbados | 1.28 | 2025 |
| 18e | 🇦🇼 Aruba | 1.27 | 2025 |
| 19e | 🇯🇵 Japan | 1.26 | 2025 |
| 20e | 🇲🇨 Monaco | 1.25 | 2025 |
| 21e | 🇰🇮 Kiribati | 1.25 | 2025 |
| 22e | 🇬🇩 Grenada | 1.24 | 2025 |
| 23e | 🇻🇨 St. Vincent & Grenadines | 1.22 | 2025 |
| 24e | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | 1.22 | 2025 |
| 25e | 🇳🇷 Nauru | 1.22 | 2025 |
| 26e | 🇦🇬 Antigua & Barbuda | 1.21 | 2025 |
| 27e | 🇱🇺 Luxembourg | 1.19 | 2025 |
| 28e | 🇬🇺 Guam | 1.19 | 2025 |
| 29e | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | 1.18 | 2025 |
| 30e | 🇸🇨 Seychelles | 1.17 | 2025 |
| 31e | 🇱🇨 St. Lucia | 1.13 | 2025 |
| 32e | 🇰🇳 St. Kitts & Nevis | 1.13 | 2025 |
| 33e | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | 1.12 | 2025 |
| 34e | 🇧🇲 Bermuda | 1.08 | 2025 |
| 35e | 🇳🇴 Norway | 1.08 | 2025 |
| 36e | 🇧🇼 Botswana | 1.08 | 2025 |
| 37e | 🇲🇴 Macao SAR China | 1.07 | 2025 |
| 38e | 🇶🇦 Qatar | 1.04 | 2025 |
| 39e | 🇲🇹 Malta | 1.04 | 2025 |
| 40e | 🇨🇿 Czechia | 1.02 | 2025 |
| 41e | 🇧🇸 Bahamas | 1.02 | 2025 |
| 42e | 🇸🇾 Syria | 1 | 2025 |
| 43e | 🇩🇲 Dominica | 0.98 | 2025 |
| 44e | 🇫🇯 Fiji | 0.98 | 2025 |
| 45e | 🇻🇮 U.S. Virgin Islands | 0.97 | 2025 |
| 46e | 🇫🇮 Finland | 0.96 | 2025 |
| 47e | 🇻🇺 Vanuatu | 0.95 | 2025 |
| 48e | 🇱🇹 Lithuania | 0.93 | 2025 |
| 49e | 🇲🇺 Mauritius | 0.93 | 2025 |
| 50e | 🇰🇷 South Korea | 0.92 | 2025 |
| 51e | 🇪🇪 Estonia | 0.89 | 2025 |
| 52e | 🇸🇮 Slovenia | 0.88 | 2025 |
| 53e | 🇨🇻 Cape Verde | 0.86 | 2025 |
| 54e | 🇸🇪 Sweden | 0.85 | 2025 |
| 55e | 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates | 0.83 | 2025 |
| 56e | 🇨🇦 Canada | 0.81 | 2025 |
| 57e | 🇧🇿 Belize | 0.81 | 2025 |
| 58e | 🇱🇻 Latvia | 0.81 | 2025 |
| 59e | 🇩🇰 Denmark | 0.79 | 2025 |
| 60e | 🇬🇱 Greenland | 0.79 | 2025 |
| 61e | 🇦🇺 Australia | 0.78 | 2025 |
| 62e | 🇭🇰 Hong Kong SAR China | 0.78 | 2025 |
| 63e | 🇮🇪 Ireland | 0.75 | 2025 |
| 64e | 🇸🇧 Solomon Islands | 0.75 | 2025 |
| 65e | 🇳🇦 Namibia | 0.74 | 2025 |
| 66e | 🇵🇹 Portugal | 0.7 | 2025 |
| 67e | 🇵🇱 Poland | 0.69 | 2025 |
| 68e | 🇭🇷 Croatia | 0.68 | 2025 |
| 69e | 🇸🇰 Slovakia | 0.67 | 2025 |
| 70e | 🇹🇱 Timor-Leste | 0.65 | 2025 |
| 71e | 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic | 0.61 | 2025 |
| 72e | 🇸🇷 Suriname | 0.6 | 2025 |
| 73e | 🇴🇲 Oman | 0.6 | 2025 |
| 74e | 🇵🇫 French Polynesia | 0.58 | 2025 |
| 75e | 🇲🇳 Mongolia | 0.57 | 2025 |
| 76e | 🇱🇦 Laos | 0.55 | 2025 |
| 77e | 🇸🇹 São Tomé & Príncipe | 0.55 | 2025 |
| 78e | 🇯🇲 Jamaica | 0.54 | 2025 |
| 79e | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | 0.53 | 2025 |
| 80e | 🇦🇹 Austria | 0.53 | 2025 |
| 81e | 🇭🇺 Hungary | 0.51 | 2025 |
| 82e | 🇹🇹 Trinidad & Tobago | 0.47 | 2025 |
| 83e | 🇮🇹 Italy | 0.46 | 2025 |
| 84e | 🇲🇪 Montenegro | 0.45 | 2025 |
| 85e | 🇨🇾 Cyprus | 0.44 | 2025 |
| 86e | 🇰🇼 Kuwait | 0.42 | 2025 |
| 87e | 🇲🇰 North Macedonia | 0.38 | 2025 |
| 88e | 🇵🇷 Puerto Rico | 0.37 | 2025 |
| 89e | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | 0.34 | 2025 |
| 90e | 🇰🇭 Cambodia | 0.33 | 2025 |
| 91e | 🇨🇺 Cuba | 0.31 | 2025 |
| 92e | 🇳🇨 New Caledonia | 0.29 | 2025 |
| 93e | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 0.29 | 2025 |
| 94e | 🇬🇷 Greece | 0.28 | 2025 |
| 95e | 🇧🇬 Bulgaria | 0.25 | 2025 |
| 96e | 🇵🇦 Panama | 0.24 | 2025 |
| 97e | 🇹🇲 Turkmenistan | 0.24 | 2025 |
| 98e | 🇩🇪 Germany | 0.21 | 2025 |
| 99e | 🇷🇴 Romania | 0.21 | 2025 |
| 100e | 🇬🇾 Guyana | 0.2 | 2025 |
| 101e | 🇪🇸 Spain | 0.18 | 2025 |
| 102e | 🇧🇪 Belgium | 0.17 | 2025 |
| 103e | 🇨🇱 Chile | 0.17 | 2025 |
| 104e | 🇦🇷 Argentina | 0.16 | 2025 |
| 105e | 🇵🇾 Paraguay | 0.14 | 2025 |
| 106e | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | 0.12 | 2025 |
| 107e | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | 0.12 | 2025 |
| 108e | 🇬🇦 Gabon | 0.12 | 2025 |
| 109e | 🇸🇻 El Salvador | 0.11 | 2025 |
| 110e | 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan | 0.1 | 2025 |
| 111e | 🇦🇱 Albania | 0.09 | 2025 |
| 112e | 🇬🇭 Ghana | 0.09 | 2025 |
| 113e | 🇰🇵 North Korea | 0.08 | 2025 |
| 114e | 🇲🇻 Maldives | 0.08 | 2025 |
| 115e | 🇬🇲 Gambia | 0.04 | 2025 |
| 116e | 🇨🇳 China | 0.02 | 2025 |
| 117e | 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia | 0.02 | 2025 |
| 118e | 🇳🇮 Nicaragua | -0.01 | 2025 |
| 119e | 🇱🇸 Lesotho | -0.01 | 2025 |
| 120e | 🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan | -0.02 | 2025 |
| 121e | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | -0.04 | 2025 |
| 122e | 🇿🇲 Zambia | -0.06 | 2025 |
| 123e | 🇫🇷 France | -0.09 | 2025 |
| 124e | 🇦🇿 Azerbaijan | -0.09 | 2025 |
| 125e | 🇲🇩 Moldova | -0.11 | 2025 |
| 126e | 🇱🇷 Liberia | -0.14 | 2025 |
| 127e | 🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea | -0.15 | 2025 |
| 128e | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | -0.16 | 2025 |
| 128e | 🇲🇼 Malawi | -0.16 | 2025 |
| 130e | 🇸🇳 Senegal | -0.17 | 2025 |
| 131e | 🇧🇾 Belarus | -0.17 | 2025 |
| 132e | 🇽🇰 Kosovo | -0.18 | 2025 |
| 133e | 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan | -0.2 | 2025 |
| 134e | 🇬🇹 Guatemala | -0.21 | 2025 |
| 135e | 🇰🇲 Comoros | -0.23 | 2025 |
| 136e | 🇹🇯 Tajikistan | -0.3 | 2025 |
| 137e | 🇺🇸 United States | -0.3 | 2025 |
| 138e | 🇯🇴 Jordan | -0.32 | 2025 |
| 139e | 🇷🇸 Serbia | -0.32 | 2025 |
| 140e | 🇧🇭 Bahrain | -0.33 | 2025 |
| 141e | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | -0.33 | 2025 |
| 142e | 🇧🇦 Bosnia & Herzegovina | -0.34 | 2025 |
| 143e | 🇿🇦 South Africa | -0.38 | 2025 |
| 144e | 🇧🇷 Brazil | -0.38 | 2025 |
| 145e | 🇸🇱 Sierra Leone | -0.39 | 2025 |
| 146e | 🇧🇯 Benin | -0.4 | 2025 |
| 147e | 🇦🇲 Armenia | -0.43 | 2025 |
| 148e | 🇭🇳 Honduras | -0.44 | 2025 |
| 149e | 🇦🇴 Angola | -0.44 | 2025 |
| 150e | 🇳🇵 Nepal | -0.44 | 2025 |
| 151e | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | -0.48 | 2025 |
| 152e | 🇩🇯 Djibouti | -0.49 | 2025 |
| 153e | 🇨🇬 Congo - Brazzaville | -0.49 | 2025 |
| 154e | 🇬🇪 Georgia | -0.5 | 2025 |
| 155e | 🇵🇪 Peru | -0.5 | 2025 |
| 156e | 🇲🇬 Madagascar | -0.52 | 2025 |
| 157e | 🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau | -0.53 | 2025 |
| 158e | 🇲🇦 Morocco | -0.54 | 2025 |
| 159e | 🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea | -0.55 | 2025 |
| 160e | 🇹🇭 Thailand | -0.56 | 2025 |
| 161e | 🇸🇿 Eswatini | -0.57 | 2025 |
| 162e | 🇪🇷 Eritrea | -0.6 | 2025 |
| 163e | 🇮🇳 India | -0.61 | 2025 |
| 164e | 🇲🇽 Mexico | -0.61 | 2025 |
| 165e | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | -0.64 | 2025 |
| 166e | 🇲🇷 Mauritania | -0.65 | 2025 |
| 167e | 🇩🇿 Algeria | -0.66 | 2025 |
| 168e | 🇹🇳 Tunisia | -0.7 | 2025 |
| 169e | 🇨🇮 Côte d’Ivoire | -0.72 | 2025 |
| 170e | 🇬🇳 Guinea | -0.73 | 2025 |
| 171e | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | -0.74 | 2025 |
| 172e | 🇵🇭 Philippines | -0.84 | 2025 |
| 173e | 🇹🇬 Togo | -0.85 | 2025 |
| 174e | 🇺🇬 Uganda | -0.87 | 2025 |
| 175e | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | -0.87 | 2025 |
| 176e | 🇹🇷 Türkiye | -0.88 | 2025 |
| 177e | 🇪🇬 Egypt | -0.89 | 2025 |
| 178e | 🇮🇱 Israel | -0.91 | 2025 |
| 179e | 🇧🇩 Bangladesh | -0.94 | 2025 |
| 180e | 🇷🇺 Russia | -0.95 | 2025 |
| 181e | 🇨🇴 Colombia | -0.95 | 2025 |
| 182e | 🇰🇪 Kenya | -1.12 | 2025 |
| 183e | 🇧🇮 Burundi | -1.23 | 2025 |
| 184e | 🇱🇧 Lebanon | -1.27 | 2025 |
| 185e | 🇭🇹 Haiti | -1.38 | 2025 |
| 186e | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | -1.51 | 2025 |
| 187e | 🇹🇩 Chad | -1.57 | 2025 |
| 188e | 🇲🇿 Mozambique | -1.66 | 2025 |
| 189e | 🇮🇷 Iran | -1.69 | 2025 |
| 190e | 🇨🇲 Cameroon | -1.69 | 2025 |
| 191e | 🇨🇫 Central African Republic | -1.69 | 2025 |
| 192e | 🇳🇬 Nigeria | -1.74 | 2025 |
| 193e | 🇳🇪 Niger | -1.77 | 2025 |
| 194e | 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso | -1.8 | 2025 |
| 195e | 🇱🇾 Libya | -1.84 | 2025 |
| 196e | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | -1.85 | 2025 |
| 197e | 🇮🇶 Iraq | -1.87 | 2025 |
| 198e | 🇵🇰 Pakistan | -1.95 | 2025 |
| 199e | 🇦🇫 Afghanistan | -2.04 | 2025 |
| 200e | 🇸🇩 Sudan | -2.07 | 2025 |
| 201e | 🇲🇲 Myanmar (Burma) | -2.12 | 2025 |
| 202e | 🇨🇩 Congo - Kinshasa | -2.13 | 2025 |
| 203e | 🇸🇴 Somalia | -2.17 | 2025 |
| 204e | 🇲🇱 Mali | -2.5 | 2025 |
| 205e | 🇾🇪 Yemen | -2.51 | 2025 |
Frequently asked questions
Which country has the highest value for "Political stability and absence of violence (WGI)"?
The highest value is in Andorra, at 1.56 (2025).
Which country has the lowest value for "Political stability and absence of violence (WGI)"?
The lowest value is in Yemen, at -2.51 (2025).
What is the world median value of "Political stability and absence of violence (WGI)"?
The world median is 0.17, calculated across 205 countries: half of the countries are above it, the other half below.
What is the value of "Political stability and absence of violence (WGI)" for France?
France scores -0.09 (2025), ranking 123 out of 205 countries (ranked from highest to lowest).
Where does the "Political stability and absence of violence (WGI)" data come from?
It comes from Banque mondiale – Worldwide Governance Indicators (GOV_WGI_PV.EST). Site last updated: November 8, 2026. Each country is shown with the year of its most recent value.
How should the scale of this indicator be read?
Zero corresponds to the world average. A positive value signals a country perceived as more stable than that average, a negative value as less stable.
Does this indicator measure democracy?
No. It estimates the risk of those in power being destabilized by violent or unlawful means, including terrorism. A stable regime is not necessarily democratic, and vice versa.
Source and update
Source : Banque mondiale – Worldwide Governance Indicators (GOV_WGI_PV.EST). Site last updated: November 8, 2026.
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