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Political Stability by African country

2025

World Bank Worldwide Governance Indicator for political stability and absence of violence, from −2.5 (weak) to 2.5 (strong).

Africa, 202554 of 54 countries
−1.20population-weighted average
Highest in 2025Seychelles · 1.17Lowest in 2025Mali · −2.50Reported in 202554 of 54 countries surveyed
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Western Sahara — no separate recordTanzania — −0.48Democratic Republic of the Congo — −2.13Somalia — −2.17Kenya — −1.12Sudan — −2.07Chad — −1.57South Africa — −0.38Lesotho — −0.01Zimbabwe — −0.87Botswana — 1.08Namibia — 0.74Senegal — −0.17Mali — −2.50Mauritania — −0.65Benin — −0.40Niger — −1.77Nigeria — −1.74Cameroon — −1.69Togo — −0.85Ghana — 0.09Cote d'Ivoire — −0.72Guinea — −0.73Guinea-Bissau — −0.53Liberia — −0.14Sierra Leone — −0.39Burkina Faso — −1.80Central African Republic — −1.69Republic of the Congo — −0.49Gabon — 0.12Equatorial Guinea — −0.15Zambia — −0.06Malawi — −0.16Mozambique — −1.66Eswatini — −0.57Angola — −0.44Burundi — −1.23Madagascar — −0.52Gambia — 0.04Tunisia — −0.70Algeria — −0.66Eritrea — −0.60Morocco — −0.54Egypt — −0.89Libya — −1.84Ethiopia — −1.85Djibouti — −0.49Uganda — −0.87Rwanda — 0.12South Sudan — −1.52Nigeria −1.74Nigeria −1.74Ethiopia −1.85Ethiopia −1.85Kenya −1.12Kenya −1.12South Africa −0.38South Africa −0.382025HIGHEST IN 2025Seychellesnot drawn1.17Botswana1.08Mauritiusnot drawn0.93Cabo Verdenot drawn0.86Namibia0.74LOWEST IN 2025Mali−2.50Somalia−2.17Democratic Republic of the Congo−2.13Sudan−2.07Ethiopia−1.85PINNEDKenya−1.1239 of 54Nigeria−1.7446 of 54South Africa−0.3818 of 54OTHER ISLAND STATES · NOT DRAWNComorosnot drawn−0.23Sao Tome and Principenot drawn0.55estimate · quintiles of the observed range−2.5−1.7−0.7−0.5−0.11.2no record
20142025
World Bank · national statistics offices · the provider's own estimates where a country has not reportedCC BY 4.0
Countries

By region

Population-weighted, so a region’s figure is the share of its people, not the average of its countries.
Southern Africa5 of 5 countries−0.28
Northern Africa6 of 6 countries−1.04
Eastern Africa18 of 18 countries−1.11
Western Africa16 of 16 countries−1.34
Middle Africa9 of 9 countries−1.61
Africaall 54 countries · 54 with a 2025 figure−1.20

What to know before you quote this

Specific to this series. For how we treat data generally, see methods.
Certainty is judged year by yearA country can be Reported in one year and Modelled the next. The tag follows the year on the scrubber, so the 2025 assessment is not a verdict on the whole series.

About this data

Political StabilityWorld Bank Worldwide Governance Indicator for political stability and absence of violence, from −2.5 (weak) to 2.5 (strong).
SourceWorld Bank, with processing by Africa API
Unitestimate
Last updated15 Oct 2026
Next expected updateOct 2027
Date range1996–2025
Coverage54 of 54 countries · 54 reported, 0 modelled, 0 with no usable figure

How the figure is made

ReportedA national statistics office or the original provider published the figure for that year directly. 54 countries did so for 2025 — the certainty shown on this page is that 2025 assessment, not a per-series one.ModelledNo direct figure that year. The provider’s own estimate, interpolation or projection stands in, and is marked as such wherever it appears.No dataNo usable figure within the window. Drawn hatched on the map and left blank in the table — not zero, and not filled in.

These three states are used the same way across every indicator on the site — how we treat certainty explains the full set and what we never do to a number.

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How to cite this page
Africa API (2026) — "Political Stability". Data adapted from World Bank. Retrieved 18 Oct 2026 from africa-api.com/indicators/political-stability
The request behind this view
GET /v1/data?metric_key=political_stability_estimate&year=2025&limit=100

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Political Stability: most recent figure per country, highest to lowest

54 countries · each with its own period

The figures at the top of the page compare every country in the same year. This list takes each country’s newest figure instead, whatever its period, so the order can differ.

#CountryPolitical StabilityPeriod
1Seychelles1.172025
2Botswana1.082025
3Mauritius0.932025
4Cabo Verde0.862025
5Namibia0.742025
6Sao Tome and Principe0.552025
7Rwanda0.122025
8Gabon0.122025
9Ghana0.092025
10Gambia0.042025
11Lesotho-0.012025
12Zambia-0.062025
13Liberia-0.142025
14Equatorial Guinea-0.152025
15Malawi-0.162025
16Senegal-0.172025
17Comoros-0.232025
18South Africa-0.382025
19Sierra Leone-0.392025
20Benin-0.42025
21Angola-0.442025
22Tanzania-0.482025
23Djibouti-0.492025
24Republic of the Congo-0.492025
25Madagascar-0.522025
26Guinea-Bissau-0.532025
27Morocco-0.542025
28Eswatini-0.572025
29Eritrea-0.62025
30Mauritania-0.652025
31Algeria-0.662025
32Tunisia-0.72025
33Cote d'Ivoire-0.722025
34Guinea-0.732025
35Togo-0.852025
36Uganda-0.872025
37Zimbabwe-0.872025
38Egypt-0.892025
39Kenya-1.122025
40Burundi-1.232025
41South Sudan-1.522025
42Chad-1.572025
43Mozambique-1.662025
44Cameroon-1.692025
45Central African Republic-1.692025
46Nigeria-1.742025
47Niger-1.772025
48Burkina Faso-1.82025
49Libya-1.842025
50Ethiopia-1.852025
51Sudan-2.072025
52Democratic Republic of the Congo-2.132025
53Somalia-2.172025
54Mali-2.52025
Which observations are included?
The ranking includes 54 of 54 countries with available observations for 2023 or later and within 2 years of the freshest result. Each figure shows its reporting period. Countries without an eligible observation are omitted.
Does a higher value mean a better result?
The ranking is sorted by value, from highest to lowest. The order does not rate a country's performance. Interpretation depends on the indicator and its definition.

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