Which country in Africa has the highest political stability?

The Seychelles has the highest political stability in Africa: an estimate of +1.17 (2025). Next come Botswana (an estimate of +1.08) and Mauritius (an estimate of +0.93).

Which country in Africa has the lowest political stability?

Mali, with an estimate of −2.50 (2025).

What is the typical political stability of a country in Africa?

The median of the 54 countries in Africa is an estimate of −0.55: half are above it, half below. The median, not the average, because a few countries at the top would drag an average far above almost everyone.

Where do the figures come from?

How likely the government is to be overthrown or destabilised by violence, unrest or terrorism, as the World Bank’s Worldwide Governance Indicators estimate it from surveys and experts: about −2.5 (least stable) to +2.5. Source: World Bank, 2025. Only independent states are ranked; territories are listed separately. A country’s continent follows Natural Earth; the handful of island states it files under the open ocean are placed by their UN subregion.

Countries in Africa by political stability

How likely the government is to be overthrown or destabilised by violence, unrest or terrorism, as the World Bank’s Worldwide Governance Indicators estimate it from surveys and experts: about −2.5 (least stable) to +2.5. 54 countries in Africa, highest first. World Bank, 2025

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Highest

+1.17

Seychelles

Median country

−0.55

half above, half below

Lowest

−2.50

Mali

Countries in Africa by political stability, World Bank, 2025
#	Country	Estimate	Region
1	Seychelles	+1.17	Eastern Africa
2	Botswana	+1.08	Southern Africa
3	Mauritius	+0.93	Eastern Africa
4	Cabo Verde	+0.86	Western Africa
5	Namibia	+0.74	Southern Africa
6	São Tomé and Principe	+0.55	Middle Africa
=7	Gabon	+0.12	Middle Africa
=7	Rwanda	+0.12	Eastern Africa
9	Ghana	+0.09	Western Africa
10	Gambia	+0.04	Western Africa
11	Lesotho	−0.01	Southern Africa
12	Zambia	−0.06	Eastern Africa
13	Liberia	−0.14	Western Africa
14	Equatorial Guinea	−0.15	Middle Africa
15	Malawi	−0.16	Eastern Africa
16	Senegal	−0.17	Western Africa
17	Comoros	−0.23	Eastern Africa
18	South Africa	−0.38	Southern Africa
19	Sierra Leone	−0.39	Western Africa
20	Benin	−0.40	Western Africa
21	Angola	−0.44	Middle Africa
22	Tanzania	−0.48	Eastern Africa
=23	Congo	−0.49	Middle Africa
=23	Djibouti	−0.49	Eastern Africa
25	Madagascar	−0.52	Eastern Africa
26	Guinea-Bissau	−0.53	Western Africa
27	Morocco	−0.54	Northern Africa
28	Eswatini	−0.57	Southern Africa
29	Eritrea	−0.60	Eastern Africa
30	Mauritania	−0.65	Western Africa
31	Algeria	−0.66	Northern Africa
32	Tunisia	−0.70	Northern Africa
33	Côte d'Ivoire	−0.72	Western Africa
34	Guinea	−0.73	Western Africa
35	Togo	−0.85	Western Africa
=36	Uganda	−0.87	Eastern Africa
=36	Zimbabwe	−0.87	Eastern Africa
38	Egypt	−0.89	Northern Africa
39	Kenya	−1.12	Eastern Africa
40	Burundi	−1.23	Eastern Africa
41	South Sudan	−1.52	Eastern Africa
42	Chad	−1.57	Middle Africa
43	Mozambique	−1.66	Eastern Africa
=44	Cameroon	−1.69	Middle Africa
=44	Central African Republic	−1.69	Middle Africa
46	Nigeria	−1.74	Western Africa
47	Niger	−1.77	Western Africa
48	Burkina Faso	−1.80	Western Africa
49	Libya	−1.84	Northern Africa
50	Ethiopia	−1.85	Eastern Africa
51	Sudan	−2.07	Northern Africa
52	DR Congo	−2.13	Middle Africa
53	Somalia	−2.17	Eastern Africa
54	Mali	−2.50	Western Africa

Questions

Which country in Africa has the highest political stability?: The Seychelles has the highest political stability in Africa: an estimate of +1.17 (2025). Next come Botswana (an estimate of +1.08) and Mauritius (an estimate of +0.93).
Which country in Africa has the lowest political stability?: Mali, with an estimate of −2.50 (2025).
What is the typical political stability of a country in Africa?: The median of the 54 countries in Africa is an estimate of −0.55: half are above it, half below. The median, not the average, because a few countries at the top would drag an average far above almost everyone.
Where do the figures come from?: How likely the government is to be overthrown or destabilised by violence, unrest or terrorism, as the World Bank’s Worldwide Governance Indicators estimate it from surveys and experts: about −2.5 (least stable) to +2.5. Source: World Bank, 2025. Only independent states are ranked; territories are listed separately. A country’s continent follows Natural Earth; the handful of island states it files under the open ocean are placed by their UN subregion.

Source: World Bank (CC BY 4.0). Figures more than 5 years older than the newest are left out rather than shown beside current ones. Countries sharing a value share a rank. All sources.