State Legitimacy Index

Europe Ranking

0 (high) - 10 (low)Source: IMF

Current Rank	Country	Value	Latest Reading	Previous Rank	Previous Value

1	Belarus	9.3	2022	1	9
2 ↑	Angola	8.3	2022	3	8.2
3 ↓	Georgia	8.2	2021	2	8.5
4	Armenia	6.6	2022	4	6.9
4	Spain	6.6	2022	4	6.9
6	Ukraine	6.5	2022	6	6.8
6 ↑	Hungary	6.5	2022	7	6.4
8	Bosnia and Herzegovina	6.3	2022	8	6.2
9 ↑	Greece	5.8	2022	11	5.5
9 ↑	Serbia	5.8	2022	11	5.5
11 ↓	Albania	5.5	2021	9	5.8
12 ↓	Moldova	5.2	2022	10	5.7
13	Romania	5	2021	13	5.3
14	Macedonia	4.8	2022	14	5.1
15 ↑	Czech Republic	4.2	2022	17	4.1
16 ↓	Poland	4	2022	15	4.3
17 ↓	Cyprus	3.9	2020	16	4.2
18 ↑	Montenegro	3.8	2022	20	3.6
19 ↓	Slovakia	3.5	2022	18	3.8
20 ↓	Bulgaria	3.4	2022	19	3.7
21	United Kingdom	3.3	2022	21	3.2
22	Malta	3.2	2022	22	3.1
23 ↑	Croatia	2.4	2022	24	2.3
24 ↓	Italy	2.3	2022	23	2.8
25	Latvia	2.1	2022	25	2.2
26	Slovenia	1.7	2022	26	1.9
27	Lithuania	1.3	2022	27	1.5
28 ↓	Estonia	1.2	2022	27	1.5
29	France	1.1	2022	29	0.9
30	Belgium	0.9	2022	30	0.8
31 ↓	Portugal	0.8	2022	30	0.8
32 ↑	Sweden	0.6	2022	36	0.5
32 ↓	Austria	0.6	2022	30	0.8
32 ↑	Ireland	0.6	2022	36	0.5
35 ↓	Denmark	0.5	2021	33	0.6
35 ↓	Norway	0.5	2020	33	0.6
35 ↓	Finland	0.5	2021	33	0.6
38 ↓	Iceland	0.4	2022	36	0.5
38 ↓	Germany	0.4	2022	36	0.5
40 ↓	Netherlands	0.3	2022	36	0.5
40 ↓	Luxembourg	0.3	2022	36	0.5
40 ↓	Switzerland	0.3	2022	36	0.5

Definition of State Legitimacy Index

The State legitimacy indicator considers the representativeness and openness of government and its relationship with its citizenry. The indicator looks at the population's level of confidence in state institutions and processes, and assesses the effects where that confidence is absent, manifested through mass public demonstrations, sustained civil disobedience, or the rise of armed insurgencies. The higher the value of the index, the lower the country's legitimacy.