North Africa: political stability index 2005-2021

In 2021, Libya had the lowest score in the political stability and absence of violence or terrorism index in North Africa, at minus 2.37 points. Thus, the country was considered completely politically unstable. In that year, all the North African countries recorded negative index values. After the Arab Spring in 2010 and 2011, the political situation and violence/terrorism risk worsened the most for Tunisia, Libya, and Egypt.

Political stability and absence of violence or terrorism index in North Africa from 2005 to 2021, by country

Characteristic	Algeria	Egypt	Morocco	Tunisia	Libya
2021	-0.88	-1.02	-0.4	-0.7	-2.37
2020	-0.84	-1.17	-0.35	-0.58	-2.46
2019	-1.04	-1.11	-0.34	-0.87	-2.57
2018	-0.84	-1.18	-0.35	-0.87	-2.44
2017	-0.92	-1.42	-0.37	-1.02	-2.36
2016	-1.1	-1.44	-0.31	-1.14	-2.28
2015	-1.09	-1.5	-0.34	-0.96	-2.2
2014	-1.19	-1.63	-0.45	-0.85	-2.35
2013	-1.2	-1.64	-0.49	-0.9	-1.84
2012	-1.33	-1.44	-0.47	-0.72	-1.59
2011	-1.36	-1.44	-0.39	-0.35	-1.29
2010	-1.26	-0.9	-0.38	-0.06	0.03
2009	-1.2	-0.61	-0.4	0.06	0.83
2008	-1.1	-0.51	-0.57	0.1	0.81
2007	-1.15	-0.55	-0.5	0.16	0.75
2006	-1.13	-0.84	-0.46	0.21	0.36
2005	-0.91	-0.63	-0.56	0.02	0.45

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Release date

September 2022

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Region

Algeria, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia, Egypt

Survey time period

2005 to 2021

Supplementary notes

Figures have been rounded.

The source defines the indicator as: "Political Stability and Absence of Violence/Terrorism measures perceptions of the likelihood of political instability and/or politically-motivated violence, including terrorism. Estimate gives the country's score on the aggregate indicator, in units of a standard normal distribution, i.e. ranging from approximately -2.5 to 2.5."

Score of 2.5 = political stability and absence of violence.

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