Which country in Oceania has the highest political stability?

The Marshall Islands has the highest political stability in Oceania: an estimate of +1.52 (2025). Next come Micronesia (an estimate of +1.52) and Samoa (an estimate of +1.34).

Which country in Oceania has the lowest political stability?

Papua New Guinea, with an estimate of −0.55 (2025).

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

The median of the 13 countries in Oceania is an estimate of +1.22: 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 Oceania 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. 13 countries in Oceania, highest first. World Bank, 2025

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Highest

+1.52

Marshall Islands

Median country

+1.22

half above, half below

Lowest

−0.55

Papua New Guinea

Countries in Oceania by political stability, World Bank, 2025
#	Country	Estimate	Region
=1	Marshall Islands	+1.52	Micronesia
=1	Micronesia	+1.52	Micronesia
3	Samoa	+1.34	Polynesia
4	Tonga	+1.31	Polynesia
5	Palau	+1.30	Micronesia
6	Kiribati	+1.25	Micronesia
7	Nauru	+1.22	Micronesia
8	New Zealand	+1.18	Australia and New Zealand
9	Fiji	+0.98	Melanesia
10	Vanuatu	+0.95	Melanesia
11	Australia	+0.78	Australia and New Zealand
12	Solomon Islands	+0.75	Melanesia
13	Papua New Guinea	−0.55	Melanesia

Territories and other places

Not ranked: dependencies of the states above, places whose status is disputed. Highest first.

Place	Estimate	Status
American Samoa	+1.40	Territory of United States of America
Guam	+1.19	Territory of United States of America
French Polynesia	+0.58	Territory of France
New Caledonia	+0.29	Territory of France

Questions

Which country in Oceania has the highest political stability?: The Marshall Islands has the highest political stability in Oceania: an estimate of +1.52 (2025). Next come Micronesia (an estimate of +1.52) and Samoa (an estimate of +1.34).
Which country in Oceania has the lowest political stability?: Papua New Guinea, with an estimate of −0.55 (2025).
What is the typical political stability of a country in Oceania?: The median of the 13 countries in Oceania is an estimate of +1.22: 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.