Political Stability Index

Africa Ranking

(-2.5 weak; 2.5 strong)Source: IMF

Current Rank	Country	Value	Latest Reading	Previous Rank	Previous Value

1	Botswana	1.09	2020	1	1.11
2 ↑	Mauritius	1.01	2016	4	0.67
3	Cape Verde	0.85	2018	3	0.77
4 ↓	Seychelles	0.74	2012	2	0.94
5	Namibia	0.65	2020	5	0.53
6	Sao Tome and Principe	0.48	2020	6	0.51
7 ↑	Gambia	0.22	2019	14	-0.08
8 ↑	Ghana	0.13	2020	9	0.13
9 ↑	Senegal	0.05	2019	13	-0.06
10 ↑	Benin	0.03	2017	11	0
10	Rwanda	0.03	2020	10	0.06
12 ↑	Gabon	-0.08	2020	17	-0.25
13 ↓	Sierra Leone	-0.09	2018	12	-0.04
14 ↓	Zambia	-0.13	2020	8	0.15
15 ↑	Comoros	-0.15	2019	19	-0.35
16 ↓	Equatorial Guinea	-0.16	2019	15	-0.09
17 ↑	Malawi	-0.24	2020	23	-0.43
17 ↑	South Africa	-0.24	2020	18	-0.27
19	Djibouti	-0.32	2020	19	-0.35
20 ↑	Lesotho	-0.33	2020	22	-0.42
21 ↓	Morocco	-0.34	2019	19	-0.35
22 ↑	Tanzania	-0.37	2019	27	-0.57
22 ↓	Liberia	-0.37	2020	16	-0.21
24 ↑	Madagascar	-0.46	2020	28	-0.58
25 ↓	Swaziland	-0.5	2014	24	-0.48
26 ↓	Republic of the Congo	-0.53	2015	25	-0.49
27 ↓	Guinea-Bissau	-0.6	2020	26	-0.56
28 ↑	Guinea	-0.64	2020	33	-0.84
29	Eritrea	-0.7	2019	29	-0.61
30 ↑	Uganda	-0.78	2020	31	-0.69
31 ↑	Tunisia	-0.87	2019	34	-0.87
32 ↑	Togo	-0.92	2020	36	-0.92
33 ↑	Ivory Coast	-0.98	2020	35	-0.9
34 ↑	Kenya	-1	2020	40	-1.1
35 ↑	Burkina Faso	-1.06	2018	37	-0.93
36 ↑	Zimbabwe	-1.08	2020	38	-0.96
37 ↑	Algeria	-1.09	2015	39	-1.09
38 ↓	Mozambique	-1.16	2020	32	-0.75
39 ↓	Mauritania	-1.17	2011	30	-0.64
40 ↑	Egypt	-1.21	2020	41	-1.11
41 ↑	Chad	-1.26	2020	44	-1.34
42 ↑	Burundi	-1.41	2020	46	-1.57
43 ↑	Cameroon	-1.56	2019	45	-1.4
44 ↓	Libya	-1.59	2012	7	0.36
45 ↑	Democratic Republic of the Congo	-1.71	2020	47	-1.59
46 ↓	Ethiopia	-1.74	2020	43	-1.31
46 ↓	Niger	-1.74	2020	42	-1.16
48 ↑	Sudan	-1.82	2018	52	-2.34
49	Nigeria	-1.86	2020	49	-2.1
50 ↓	Mali	-1.91	2017	48	-1.69
51 ↓	Central African Republic	-2.18	2020	50	-2.14
52 ↓	Somalia	-2.39	2019	51	-2.26

Definition of Political Stability Index

The index of Political Stability and Absence of Violence/Terrorism measures perceptions of the likelihood that the government will be destabilized or overthrown by unconstitutional or violent means, including politically-motivated violence and terrorism. The index is an average of several other indexes from the Economist Intelligence Unit, the World Economic Forum, and the Political Risk Services, among others.