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Political Stability by African country
Seychelles has the highest reported political stability score among the 54 countries shown, at 1.17 (2025).
World Bank Worldwide Governance Indicator for political stability and absence of violence, from −2.5 (weak) to 2.5 (strong). 54 of 54 countries are shown. Open a country to see its source details and available history.
Seychelles
Botswana
MauritiusBy region
Full ranking
| # | Country | Political Stability | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seychelles | 1.17 | |
| 2 | Botswana | 1.08 | |
| 3 | Mauritius | 0.93 | |
| 4 | Cabo Verde | 0.86 | |
| 5 | Namibia | 0.74 | |
| 6 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.55 | |
| 7 | Rwanda | 0.12 | |
| 8 | Gabon | 0.12 | |
| 9 | Ghana | 0.09 | |
| 10 | Gambia | 0.04 | |
| 11 | Lesotho | -0.01 | |
| 12 | Zambia | -0.06 | |
| 13 | Liberia | -0.14 | |
| 14 | Equatorial Guinea | -0.15 | |
| 15 | Malawi | -0.16 | |
| 16 | Senegal | -0.17 | |
| 17 | Comoros | -0.23 | |
| 18 | South Africa | -0.38 | |
| 19 | Sierra Leone | -0.39 | |
| 20 | Benin | -0.4 | |
| 21 | Angola | -0.44 | |
| 22 | Tanzania | -0.48 | |
| 23 | Djibouti | -0.49 | |
| 24 | Republic of the Congo | -0.49 | |
| 25 | Madagascar | -0.52 | |
| 26 | Guinea-Bissau | -0.53 | |
| 27 | Morocco | -0.54 | |
| 28 | Eswatini | -0.57 | |
| 29 | Eritrea | -0.6 | |
| 30 | Mauritania | -0.65 | |
| 31 | Algeria | -0.66 | |
| 32 | Tunisia | -0.7 | |
| 33 | Cote d'Ivoire | -0.72 | |
| 34 | Guinea | -0.73 | |
| 35 | Togo | -0.85 | |
| 36 | Uganda | -0.87 | |
| 37 | Zimbabwe | -0.87 | |
| 38 | Egypt | -0.89 | |
| 39 | Kenya | -1.12 | |
| 40 | Burundi | -1.23 | |
| 41 | South Sudan | -1.52 | |
| 42 | Chad | -1.57 | |
| 43 | Mozambique | -1.66 | |
| 44 | Cameroon | -1.69 | |
| 45 | Central African Republic | -1.69 | |
| 46 | Nigeria | -1.74 | |
| 47 | Niger | -1.77 | |
| 48 | Burkina Faso | -1.8 | |
| 49 | Libya | -1.84 | |
| 50 | Ethiopia | -1.85 | |
| 51 | Sudan | -2.07 | |
| 52 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | -2.13 | |
| 53 | Somalia | -2.17 | |
| 54 | Mali | -2.5 |
Cabo Verde
Namibia
Sao Tome and Principe
Rwanda
Gabon
Ghana
Gambia
Lesotho
Zambia
Liberia
Equatorial Guinea
Malawi
Senegal
Comoros
South Africa
Sierra Leone
Benin
Angola
Tanzania
Djibouti
Republic of the Congo
Madagascar
Guinea-Bissau
Morocco
Eswatini
Eritrea
Mauritania
Algeria
Tunisia
Cote d'Ivoire
Guinea
Togo
Uganda
Zimbabwe
Egypt
Kenya
Burundi
South Sudan
Chad
Mozambique
Cameroon
Central African Republic
Nigeria
Niger
Burkina Faso
Libya
Ethiopia
Sudan
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Somalia
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The table includes 54 of 54 countries with available observations for 2023 or later and within 2 years of the freshest result. Each row shows its reporting period. Countries without an eligible observation are omitted.
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