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Political Stability and Absence of Violence, 2004

Figures for 2004, as World Bank Group published them · stored as published, never rewritten

Political Stability and Absence of Violence, 2004 covers 205 countries on 2 measures. Finland is highest, at 1.368912; Iraq is lowest, at -2.834078. The middle country reads -0.030675. Against 2003, 200 values changed (80 up, 120 down), 5 countries joined.

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Political Stability and Absence of Violence · Data for 2004

HighestFinland

1.368912

LowestIraq

-2.834078

Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the better end. A higher value is the better result.

01Position · derived

The table

Every country and every column of Political Stability and Absence of Violence, 2004, as published. World Bank Group ranks nobody on this measure; the position is derived here by ordering the published values. “=” marks a shared position.

Showing 25 of 205 countries · select a heading to sort

Political Stability and Absence of Violence, 2004: every country, as published by World Bank Group.
derived
1FinlandFINNorthern Europe1.36891289.59487
2New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand1.36828989.58394
3Saint Kitts and NevisKNACaribbean1.20187486.66791
4IcelandISLNorthern Europe1.18539686.37917
5SwedenSWENorthern Europe1.18248786.32820
6LiechtensteinLIEWestern Europe1.14980585.75553
7BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia1.10526284.97502
8Cayman IslandsCYMCaribbean1.10107484.90164
9Saint LuciaLCACaribbean1.09143284.73268
10LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe1.08856284.68238
11NorwayNORNorthern Europe1.08115684.55261
12SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe1.06969784.35182
13IrelandIRLNorthern Europe1.06820384.32564
14AndorraANDSouthern Europe1.05073684.01958
15SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia1.03671483.77388
16Hong KongHKGEastern Asia1.03035483.66243
17DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe1.02281783.53037
18Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean0.99203782.99103
19QatarQATWestern Asia0.98785482.91773
20BarbadosBRBCaribbean0.97831182.75051
21JapanJPNEastern Asia0.96242382.47210
=22Marshall IslandsMHLMicronesia0.95541282.34926
=22NauruNRUMicronesia0.95541282.34926
=22PalauPLWMicronesia0.95541282.34926
=22San MarinoSMRSouthern Europe0.95541282.34926

02In 2004

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline, then the highest and lowest on each other measure.

Highest

  1. 1Finland1.368912
  2. 2New Zealand1.368289
  3. 3Saint Kitts and Nevis1.201874
  4. 4Iceland1.185396
  5. 5Sweden1.182487

Lowest

  1. 205Iraq-2.834078
  2. 204Somalia-2.629798
  3. 203Burundi-2.429489
  4. 202Côte d’Ivoire-2.239201
  5. 201DR Congo-2.224687

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads -0.030675. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

  • Governance Score, Political Stability and Absence of Violence (0–100)

    HighestFinland89.59487

    LowestIraq15.94740

    Middle country: 65.07041

032003 → 2004

Since 2003

What changed between 2003 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

  • +5 / −0countries joined / left
  • 200values changed, of 200 in both
  • 80 · 120rose · fell
  • 0unchanged

Rose most

  • Georgia-1.600918 → -0.910408+0.690510
  • Sierra Leone-0.999769 → -0.390723+0.609046
  • Liberia-2.072132 → -1.479722+0.592410
  • Uganda-1.719555 → -1.164054+0.555501
  • Paraguay-0.910430 → -0.370494+0.539936

Fell most

  • Saudi Arabia0.070718 → -0.875708−0.946426
  • Belarus0.716828 → -0.006146−0.722974
  • Maldives0.861998 → 0.381330−0.480668
  • Thailand-0.139695 → -0.588616−0.448921
  • Haiti-1.421374 → -1.865789−0.444414
+ Aruba+ Anguilla+ American Samoa+ Guam+ United States Virgin Islands

Changes in value, not in places: a country’s place also moves when others do. Every country’s full history is charted on the statistic page.

04Caveats

Read before you use

What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.

The site’s method

  • 202 distinct values among 205

    Values are stored exactly as published, to 18 decimals. 4 countries share 0.955412. Countries sharing a value share a position too.

  • The position is ours

    World Bank Group publishes values only. The order here sorts the published values, and the page says so wherever it prints one.

  • Which end is better

    A higher value is the better result.

  • Nothing missing

    Every one of the 205 countries has every column.

05The files

Download and cite

The table as a file, digit for digit, what this site changed, and a citation for this edition.

Licence in full

What this site changed: Reshaped into one row per country: regional and income-group totals are left out, only the columns listed are kept, each row gets its ISO 3166 code, and some country names are brought to one spelling. No value is recalculated, rescaled or rounded.

Licence: CC BY 4.0. Share, adapt and use commercially. Credit the publisher and say if you changed anything.

Cite this edition

World Bank Group (2004). Political Stability and Absence of Violence, 2004 [data set], describing 2004. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/political-stability/2004

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07Questions

Political Stability and Absence of Violence, 2004: questions and answers

Which country has the highest political stability in Political Stability and Absence of Violence, 2004?

Finland, at 1.368912, of the 205 countries in the file.

What year does Political Stability and Absence of Violence, 2004 describe?

2004.

How many countries does Political Stability and Absence of Violence, 2004 cover?

205.

Where can I download Political Stability and Absence of Violence, 2004?

On this page, as a CSV file holding every value exactly as published, or from the publisher’s own site, linked below.

Is Political Stability and Absence of Violence, 2004 the newest?

No. The newest held here is Political Stability and Absence of Violence, 2025.

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