Least Politically Stable Countries

Which countries are the least politically stable? The list below ranks nations by Stability, computed only from sourced public indicators — see the methodology. Entries without a sourced score are excluded, never filled in.

1. 1
   Yemen
   19
2. 2
   Syria
   25
3. 3
   Somalia
   27
4. 4
   Afghanistan
   28
5. 5
   Myanmar
   30
6. 6
   DR Congo
   30
7. 7
   Iraq
   31
8. 8
   Pakistan
   31
9. 9
   Sudan
   31
10. 10
    Nigeria
    32
11. 11
    Burkina Faso
    33
12. 12
    Ethiopia
    34
13. 13
    Venezuela
    36
14. 14
    Mozambique
    36
15. 15
    Niger
    36
16. 16
    Iran
    39
17. 17
    Cameroon
    39
18. 18
    South Sudan
    40
19. 19
    Bangladesh
    41
20. 20
    Lebanon
    42
21. 21
    Kenya
    43
22. 22
    Haiti
    45
23. 23
    Israel
    48
24. 24
    Uganda
    48
25. 25
    Turkey
    49
26. 26
    Colombia
    49
27. 27
    Egypt
    49
28. 28
    Zimbabwe
    49
29. 29
    Russia
    50
30. 30
    Tunisia
    50

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