The average for 2023 based on 193 countries was -0.07 points. The highest value was in Liechtenstein: 1.61 points and the lowest value was in Syria: -2.75 points. The indicator is available from 1996 to 2023. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

The British Crown Dependency of Jersey was ranked as the most politically stable country worldwide in 2023, ahead of the Cayman Islands and Liechtenstein. The Caribbean Islands are known for their favorable conditions for large international companies and wealthy individuals, with no income and fortune tax. Lowest stability in Syria On the other end of the scale, Syria had the lowest political stability. The Middle Eastern-country suffered from a civil war between 2012 and 2024, with the Syrian government battling a range of military groups, including the terrorist organization Islamic State. Fragile State Index Another way of measuring political stability is the Fragile States Index, compiled annually by the Fund for Peace. In 2024, Somalia was ranked as the most fragile state ahead of Sudan. The index measures state fragility on a range of economic, social, and political indicators.

Switzerland: Political stability index (-2.5 weak; 2.5 strong): The latest value from 2023 is 1.07 points, a decline from 1.16 points in 2022. In comparison, the world average is -0.06 points, based on data from 193 countries. Historically, the average for Switzerland from 1996 to 2023 is 1.3 points. The minimum value, 1.07 points, was reached in 2023 while the maximum of 1.58 points was recorded in 2000.

Political Stability and Absence of Violence/Terrorism: Estimate in United States was reported at 0.02942 in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. United States - Political Stability and Absence of Violence/Terrorism: Estimate - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on September of 2025.

Georgia: Political stability index (-2.5 weak; 2.5 strong): The latest value from 2023 is -0.34 points, an increase from -0.44 points in 2022. In comparison, the world average is -0.06 points, based on data from 193 countries. Historically, the average for Georgia from 1996 to 2023 is -0.73 points. The minimum value, -1.64 points, was reached in 1998 while the maximum of -0.32 points was recorded in 2014.

According to the 2023 Infrastructure Index, ********* had the best overall political stability of the 40 countries ranked in the index. The three Nordic countries *************************** followed behind. The index ranks the attractiveness in countries based on nine different criteria, including economic status, political stability, and private participation. Germany topped the index in 2023.

Syria, with a score of minus 2.75, was ranked as the politically least stable country worldwide in 2023 ahead of Iraq and Somalia. The country has been riddled by civil war since 2012, with the Syrian government battling a range of different factions. Syrian Civil War has resulted in large number of refugees The ongoing fighting and resulting instability in Syria has led to 6.2 million people fleeing the country, making it the largest source country of refugees worldwide. Over half of the Syrian refugees today live in neighboring Turkey. Fragile State Index Another way of measuring political stability is the Fragile States Index compiled annually by the Fund for Peace. In 2024, Somalia was ranked as the most fragile state ahead of Sudan. The index measures state fragility on a range of economic, social, and political indicators.

Political Stability and Absence of Violence/Terrorism: Estimate in Germany was reported at 0.58699 in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Germany - Political Stability and Absence of Violence/Terrorism: Estimate - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on September of 2025.

The average for 2023 based on 7 countries was 0.55 points. The highest value was in Japan: 0.95 points and the lowest value was in the USA: 0.03 points. The indicator is available from 1996 to 2023. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Egypt EG: Political Stability and Absence of Violence/Terrorism: Estimate data was reported at -1.415 NA in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of -1.438 NA for 2016. Egypt EG: Political Stability and Absence of Violence/Terrorism: Estimate data is updated yearly, averaging -0.822 NA from Dec 1996 (Median) to 2017, with 19 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 0.053 NA in 2000 and a record low of -1.639 NA in 2013. Egypt EG: Political Stability and Absence of Violence/Terrorism: Estimate data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Egypt – Table EG.World Bank.WGI: Country Governance Indicators. Political Stability and Absence of Violence/Terrorism measures perceptions of the likelihood of political instability and/or politically-motivated violence, including terrorism. Estimate gives the country's score on the aggregate indicator, in units of a standard normal distribution, i.e. ranging from approximately -2.5 to 2.5.

In 2024, ******* was considered the world's most fragile state with a Fragile Index score of ***** on a scale from zero to 120, where a higher score suggests the state is more fragile. The country has been ridden by terrorism and violence over the past three decades, with Al-Shabaab being an active terrorist organization in the country. The Fragile States Index assigns each country a score based on a range of social, economic, and political indicators.

This dataset contains key characteristics about the data described in the Data Descriptor Climate Stability Index maps, a global high resolution cartography of climate stability from Pliocene to 2100. Contents:

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    2. machine readable metadata file in JSON format

Kazakhstan KZ: Political Stability and Absence of Violence/Terrorism: Estimate data was reported at 0.016 NA in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 0.008 NA for 2016. Kazakhstan KZ: Political Stability and Absence of Violence/Terrorism: Estimate data is updated yearly, averaging 0.091 NA from Dec 1996 (Median) to 2017, with 19 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 0.777 NA in 2009 and a record low of -0.408 NA in 2012. Kazakhstan KZ: Political Stability and Absence of Violence/Terrorism: Estimate data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Kazakhstan – Table KZ.World Bank.WGI: Country Governance Indicators. Political Stability and Absence of Violence/Terrorism measures perceptions of the likelihood of political instability and/or politically-motivated violence, including terrorism. Estimate gives the country's score on the aggregate indicator, in units of a standard normal distribution, i.e. ranging from approximately -2.5 to 2.5.

Political Stability and Absence of Violence/Terrorism: Estimate in Indonesia was reported at --0.40438 in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Indonesia - Political Stability and Absence of Violence/Terrorism: Estimate - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on September of 2025.

Kenya KE: Political Stability and Absence of Violence/Terrorism: Estimate data was reported at -1.084 NA in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of -1.355 NA for 2016. Kenya KE: Political Stability and Absence of Violence/Terrorism: Estimate data is updated yearly, averaging -1.244 NA from Dec 1996 (Median) to 2017, with 19 observations. The data reached an all-time high of -0.654 NA in 1996 and a record low of -1.425 NA in 2009. Kenya KE: Political Stability and Absence of Violence/Terrorism: Estimate data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Kenya – Table KE.World Bank.WGI: Country Governance Indicators. Political Stability and Absence of Violence/Terrorism measures perceptions of the likelihood of political instability and/or politically-motivated violence, including terrorism. Estimate gives the country's score on the aggregate indicator, in units of a standard normal distribution, i.e. ranging from approximately -2.5 to 2.5.

The average for 2023 based on 38 countries was 0.53 points. The highest value was in New Zealand: 1.36 points and the lowest value was in Israel: -1.46 points. The indicator is available from 1996 to 2023. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Political Stability and Absence of Violence/Terrorism measures perceptions of the likelihood of political instability and/or politically motivated violence, including terrorism. This table lists the individual variables from each data source used to construct this measure in the Worldwide Governance Indicators Quality/Lineage: The data is downloaded from the above link http://info.worldbank.org/governance/wgi/#home and manipulated only table format keeping the value same for all the countries as the requirement of the Strive database. The map is created based on the values of the country using rworldmap package in R.

Political Stability and Absence of Violence/Terrorism: Estimate in Netherlands was reported at 0.65828 in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Netherlands - Political Stability and Absence of Violence/Terrorism: Estimate - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on September of 2025.

Ireland: Political stability index (-2.5 weak; 2.5 strong): The latest value from 2023 is 0.9 points, an increase from 0.88 points in 2022. In comparison, the world average is -0.06 points, based on data from 193 countries. Historically, the average for Ireland from 1996 to 2023 is 1.1 points. The minimum value, 0.83 points, was reached in 2016 while the maximum of 1.58 points was recorded in 2000.

Sri Lanka LK: Political Stability and Absence of Violence/Terrorism: Estimate data was reported at -0.061 NA in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of -0.004 NA for 2016. Sri Lanka LK: Political Stability and Absence of Violence/Terrorism: Estimate data is updated yearly, averaging -0.943 NA from Dec 1996 (Median) to 2017, with 19 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 0.090 NA in 2015 and a record low of -1.905 NA in 2000. Sri Lanka LK: Political Stability and Absence of Violence/Terrorism: Estimate data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Sri Lanka – Table LK.World Bank.WGI: Country Governance Indicators. Political Stability and Absence of Violence/Terrorism measures perceptions of the likelihood of political instability and/or politically-motivated violence, including terrorism. Estimate gives the country's score on the aggregate indicator, in units of a standard normal distribution, i.e. ranging from approximately -2.5 to 2.5.