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What is the political stability score of the United States? ›

Political stability index (-2.5 weak; 2.5 strong)

The latest value from 2022 is -0.04 points, a decline from -0.01 points in 2021. In comparison, the world average is -0.07 points, based on data from 193 countries. Historically, the average for the USA from 1996 to 2022 is 0.4 points.

Scores in the Political Stability and Absence of Violence/Terrorism index range from a highest/most stable score of approximately 2.5 to the lowest/least stable score of approximately -2.5. The Percentile Rank indicates each country's level of stability compared to other countries.

Political Stability and Absence of Violence/Terrorism: Percentile Rank in United States was reported at 45.28 % in 2022, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources.

It is marked by consistent institutions and policies, as well as a commitment to upholding the rule of law. Societies with political stability experience a decreased probability of encountering major political upheavals, civil unrest, or sudden changes in leadership.

The United States has seen a particularly strong GDP recovery and is on track this year to reach the level that would have been predicted by the pre-pandemic trend. Global labor markets continue to strengthen, and the United States has been especially resilient.

Switzerland. Switzerland, officially called the Swiss Confederation, is a small country in Central Europe made up of 16,000 square miles of glacier-carved Alps, lakes and valleys. It is one of the world's wealthiest countries, and has been well-known for its neutrality.

Switzerland has been ranked as the number one country in the world by US News & World Report in its 'Best Countries Ranking 2024', a feat they have achieved for the third year in a row.

In 2024, severe conflicts and instability continue to plague several regions, marking Yemen, Sudan, South Sudan, Afghanistan, and Ukraine as some of the most dangerous countries. The Global Peace Index highlights these nations for their extreme violence, humanitarian crises, and infrastructure destruction.

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Perspectives on Terrorism has been ranked by Google Scholar as No. 3 in 'Terrorism Studies” (as well as No. 5 in “Military Studies”). It is archived by the JSTOR collection in security studies, and is indexed by SCOPUS along with several other scholarly information resources.

What is political stability and absence of violence? ›

Political Stability and Absence of Violence/Terrorism measures perceptions of the likelihood of political instability and/or politically- motivated violence, including terrorism. This table lists the individual variables from each data source used to construct this measure in the Worldwide Governance Indicators.

Description. This indicator measures the quality of public services, the quality of the civil service and its independence from political pressures, the quality of policy formulation and implementation, and the credibility of the government's commitment to its stated policies.

Syria was ranked as the politically least stable country worldwide in 2022 ahead of Afghanistan and Somalia. The country has been ridden by civil war since 2012, with the Syrian government battling a range of different factions.

The United States' economic freedom score is 70.1, making its economy the 25th freest in the 2024 Index of Economic Freedom. Its rating has decreased by 0.5 point from last year, and the U.S. is ranked 3rd out of 32 countries in the Americas region.

The PRI is the overall measure of risk for a given country, calculated by using all 17 risk components from the PRS Methodology including turmoil, financial transfer, direct investment, and export markets.

The System Stability Index is a number from 1 (least stable) to 10 (most stable) and is a weighted measurement derived from the number of specified failures seen over a rolling historical period. Reliability Events in the System Stability Report describe the specific failures.