Political stability by country

See the United States's strengths and weaknesses

United States: 60.3 in 2025, 34th of 38 OECD members (highest first). 136th of all 207 with data.

Highest: Andorra (93.0, 2025) · Lowest: Yemen (21.7, 2025) · 207 countries and territories with data.

Perceptions of the likelihood that the government will be destabilized or overthrown by unconstitutional or violent means, including terrorism (higher means more stable). From the World Bank's Worldwide Governance Indicators (WGI, 2025 revision): a 0–100 score that combines many surveys and expert assessments; higher is better.

Ranking

Latest value for each country (within 5 years).

Over time

United States: rank over time

Rank among the countries with data in each year (highest first).

World ranking (highest first)

RankCountryValueYear
1Andorra93.02025
2Liechtenstein92.32025
3Micronesia92.22025
4Marshall Islands92.22025
5Brunei91.92025
6Cayman Islands91.72025
7San Marino90.62025
8Tuvalu90.52025
9American Samoa90.12025
10Bhutan90.02025
11Samoa89.02025
12Singapore89.02025
13Iceland88.82025
14Tonga88.62025
15Uruguay88.42025
16Palau88.42025
17Barbados88.02025
18Aruba87.82025
19Japan87.72025
20Monaco87.62025
21Kiribati87.52025
22Grenada87.32025
23St. Vincent and the Grenadines87.02025
24Costa Rica87.02025
25Nauru86.92025
26Antigua and Barbuda86.82025
27Luxembourg86.52025
28Guam86.52025
29New Zealand86.32025
30Seychelles86.12025
31St. Lucia85.42025
32St. Kitts and Nevis85.32025
33Switzerland85.22025
34Bermuda84.52025
35Norway84.52025
36Botswana84.52025
37Macao84.32025
38Qatar83.92025
39Malta83.82025
40Czechia83.52025
41Bahamas83.52025
42Dominica82.82025
43Fiji82.82025
44U.S. Virgin Islands82.62025
45Finland82.32025
46Vanuatu82.32025
47Lithuania82.02025
48Mauritius81.92025
49South Korea81.72025
50Estonia81.22025
51Slovenia81.02025
52Cabo Verde80.72025
53Sweden80.52025
54United Arab Emirates80.12025
55Canada79.82025
56Belize79.82025
57Latvia79.82025
58Denmark79.52025
59Greenland79.52025
60Australia79.32025
61Hong Kong79.22025
62Ireland78.72025
63Solomon Islands78.72025
64Namibia78.62025
65Portugal77.92025
66Poland77.82025
67Croatia77.62025
68Slovakia77.32025
69Timor-Leste76.92025
70Dominican Republic76.22025
71Suriname76.12025
72Oman76.02025
73French Polynesia75.72025
74Mongolia75.52025
75Laos75.32025
76São Tomé and Príncipe75.22025
77Jamaica75.12025
78Netherlands75.02025
79Austria74.92025
80Hungary74.52025
81Trinidad and Tobago73.82025
82Italy73.62025
83Montenegro73.52025
84Cyprus73.32025
85Kuwait73.02025
86North Macedonia72.22025
87Puerto Rico72.02025
88Malaysia71.62025
89Cambodia71.52025
90Cuba71.02025
91New Caledonia70.72025
92United Kingdom70.72025
93Greece70.52025
94Bulgaria69.92025
95Panama69.92025
96Turkmenistan69.72025
97Germany69.32025
98Romania69.22025
99Guyana69.22025
100Spain68.72025
101Belgium68.62025
102Chile68.62025
103Argentina68.42025
104Paraguay68.02025
105Rwanda67.72025
106Vietnam67.72025
107Gabon67.72025
108El Salvador67.62025
109Uzbekistan67.42025
110Albania67.22025
111Ghana67.12025
112North Korea67.12025
113Maldives67.02025
114Gambia66.22025
115China66.02025
116Saudi Arabia65.92025
117Nicaragua65.42025
118Lesotho65.42025
119Kyrgyzstan65.32025
120Sri Lanka64.92025
121Zambia64.62025
122France64.02025
123Azerbaijan64.02025
124Moldova63.62025
125Liberia63.22025
126Equatorial Guinea62.92025
127Bolivia62.72025
128Malawi62.72025
129Senegal62.72025
130Belarus62.62025
131Kosovo62.52025
132Kazakhstan62.02025
133Guatemala61.92025
134Comoros61.62025
135Tajikistan60.42025
136United States60.32025
137Jordan60.12025
138Serbia59.92025
139Bahrain59.82025
140Ukraine59.82025
141Bosnia and Herzegovina59.62025
142South Africa58.92025
143Brazil58.92025
144Sierra Leone58.82025
145Benin58.62025
146Armenia58.02025
147Honduras58.02025
148Angola57.92025
149Nepal57.82025
150Tanzania57.32025
151Djibouti57.12025
152Republic of the Congo57.02025
153Georgia56.92025
154Peru56.92025
155Madagascar56.42025
156Guinea-Bissau56.32025
157Morocco56.12025
158Papua New Guinea56.02025
159Thailand55.82025
160Eswatini55.62025
161Eritrea55.12025
162India55.02025
163Mexico55.02025
164Ecuador54.42025
165Mauritania54.12025
166Algeria54.02025
167Tunisia53.42025
168Côte d'Ivoire53.12025
169Guinea52.82025
170Indonesia52.72025
171Philippines51.02025
172Togo50.72025
173Uganda50.42025
174Zimbabwe50.32025
175Türkiye50.22025
176Egypt50.02025
177Israel49.62025
178Bangladesh49.12025
179Russia49.02025
180Colombia48.92025
181Kenya46.02025
182Burundi44.02025
183Lebanon43.42025
184Haiti41.42025
185Venezuela39.22025
186South Sudan39.12025
187Chad38.02025
188Mozambique36.62025
189Iran36.02025
190Cameroon36.02025
191Central African Republic35.92025
192Nigeria35.12025
193Niger34.62025
194Burkina Faso34.12025
195Libya33.42025
196Ethiopia33.12025
197Iraq32.92025
198West Bank and Gaza32.12025
199Pakistan31.42025
200Afghanistan29.82025
201Sudan29.32025
202Myanmar28.52025
203DR Congo28.32025
204Somalia27.62025
205Syria25.02025
206Mali21.82025
207Yemen21.72025

Source: World Bank, Worldwide Governance Indicators (GOV_WGI_PV_SC). License: CC BY 4.0. Data retrieved: 2026-10-28.

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