It also includes the website Freedom in the Territories which shows the same ranking for the related territories and non-independent regions.
The site also includes a link to World Rank in the Territories which includes the same statistics of living standard in the related non-independent territories.
It also includes another list which shows the statistics of some independent countries to be annexed into another country in the future.
INTRODUCTIONThe site A World in Trouble ranks all the independent countries according to the perception of the risk of a coup or a conflict. This site doesn't consider if a country is democratic or not does it consider any economic situation,just the risk of overthrowing the chief of the state or entering into a conflict such as civil war,guerrilla action or war with other country. The site considers a risk within the immediate future, for example 2-3 years. In some countries there is a current risk of a coup or an outbreak of a conflict. In others there are particular situations which can lead toward this situation in the near future. Since it is not realistic to make a forecast of a very long term situation, I think it is logical and appropriate to consider a short period of 2-3 years. Categories of risk:NONE,VERY LOW,LOW,MEDIUM,HIGHLast update: 11/09/25
- Nepal from 4-3 to 5-5: The "people revolution" overthrew the government and open a period of uncertainty
COUNTRY RISK OF COUP RISK OF CONFLICTS AFGHANISTAN MEDIUM HIGH ALBANIA LOW MEDIUM ALGERIA MEDIUM MEDIUM ANDORRA NONE NONE ANGOLA LOW LOW ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA VERY LOW VERY LOW ARGENTINA LOW LOW ARMENIA MEDIUM MEDIUM AUSTRALIA NONE NONE AUSTRIA NONE NONE AZERBAIJAN LOW MEDIUM BAHAMAS NONE NONE BAHRAIN MEDIUM MEDIUM BANGLADESH MEDIUM MEDIUM BARBADOS NONE NONE BELARUS HIGH HIGH BELGIUM NONE NONE BELIZE VERY LOW LOW BENIN MEDIUM MEDIUM BHUTAN VERY LOW LOW BOLIVIA HIGH MEDIUM BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA VERY LOW MEDIUM BOTSWANA VERY LOW VERY LOW BRAZIL LOW LOW BRUNEI VERY LOW VERY LOW BULGARIA VERY LOW LOW BURKINA FASO HIGH HIGH BURUNDI HIGH HIGH CAMBODIA MEDIUM LOW CAMEROON HIGH HIGH CANADA NONE NONE CAPE VERDE VERY LOW NONE CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC HIGH CIVIL WAR CHAD HIGH HIGH CHILE LOW LOW CHINA NONE LOW COLOMBIA VERY LOW GUERRILLA COMOROS MEDIUM MEDIUM CONGO BRAZZAVILLE MEDIUM MEDIUM CONGO KINSHASA HIGH GUERRILLA COSTA RICA NONE LOW COTE D'IVOIRE MEDIUM MEDIUM CROATIA VERY LOW VERY LOW CUBA MEDIUM MEDIUM CYPRUS NONE VERY LOW CZECH REPUBLIC NONE NONE DENMARK NONE NONE DJIBOUTI LOW LOW DOMINICA VERY LOW VERY LOW DOMINICAN REPUBLIC VERY LOW VERY LOW ECUADOR LOW LOW EGYPT MEDIUM MEDIUM EL SALVADOR LOW LOW EQUATORIAL GUINEA LOW LOW ERITREA MEDIUM MEDIUM ESTONIA NONE LOW ESWATINI LOW MEDIUM ETHIOPIA HIGH CIVIL WAR FIJI LOW LOW FINLAND NONE VERY LOW FRANCE NONE VERY LOW GABON HIGH MEDIUM GAMBIA MEDIUM LOW GEORGIA MEDIUM MEDIUM GERMANY NONE NONE GHANA LOW LOW GREECE VERY LOW VERY LOW GRENADA VERY LOW VERY LOW GUATEMALA LOW LOW GUINEA HIGH HIGH GUINEA BISSAU HIGH MEDIUM GUYANA LOW MEDIUM HAITI HIGH HIGH HONDURAS LOW LOW HUNGARY VERY LOW VERY LOW ICELAND NONE NONE INDIA VERY LOW GUERRILLA INDONESIA LOW GUERRILLA IRAN HIGH HIGH IRAQ HIGH CIVIL WAR IRELAND NONE NONE ISRAEL NONE TERRORISM ITALY NONE VERY LOW JAMAICA NONE LOW JAPAN NONE LOW JORDAN LOW MEDIUM KAZAKHSTAN LOW MEDIUM KENYA LOW MEDIUM KIRIBATI VERY LOW VERY LOW KUWAIT LOW LOW KYRGYZSTAN MEDIUM HIGH LAOS VERY LOW GUERRILLA LATVIA VERY LOW VERY LOW LEBANON MEDIUM GUERRILLA LESOTHO MEDIUM MEDIUM LIBERIA MEDIUM MEDIUM LIBYA HIGH CIVIL WAR LIECHTENSTEIN NONE NONE LITHUANIA VERY LOW VERY LOW LUXEMBOURG NONE NONE MADAGASCAR HIGH HIGH MALAWI LOW LOW MALAYSIA LOW LOW MALDIVES MEDIUM MEDIUM MALI HIGH CIVIL WAR MALTA NONE NONE MARSHALL ISLANDS VERY LOW VERY LOW MAURITANIA MEDIUM HIGH MAURITIUS VERY LOW VERY LOW MEXICO LOW LOW MICRONESIA VERY LOW VERY LOW MOLDOVA MEDIUM MEDIUM MONACO NONE NONE MONGOLIA LOW LOW MONTENEGRO MEDIUM LOW MOROCCO VERY LOW MEDIUM MOZAMBIQUE MEDIUM GUERRILLA MYANMAR HIGH CIVIL WAR NAMIBIA LOW LOW NAURU VERY LOW VERY LOW NEPAL HIGH HIGH NETHERLANDS NONE NONE NEW ZEALAND NONE NONE NICARAGUA MEDIUM HIGH NIGER HIGH GUERRILLA NIGERIA MEDIUM GUERRILLA NORTH KOREA MEDIUM LOW NORTH MACEDONIA LOW MEDIUM NORWAY NONE NONE OMAN LOW LOW PAKISTAN HIGH GUERRILLA PALAU VERY LOW NONE PANAMA VERY LOW NONE PAPUA NEW GUINEA MEDIUM MEDIUM PARAGUAY LOW GUERRILLA PERU MEDIUM GUERRILLA PHILIPPINES LOW GUERRILLA POLAND LOW LOW PORTUGAL NONE NONE QATAR LOW LOW ROMANIA VERY LOW LOW RUSSIA MEDIUM WAR WITH UKRAINE RWANDA MEDIUM MEDIUM SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS NONE VERY LOW SAINT LUCIA NONE VERY LOW SAINT VINCENT /GRENAD. VERY LOW VERY LOW SAMOA VERY LOW LOW SAN MARINO NONE NONE SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE LOW VERY LOW SAUDI ARABIA MEDIUM MEDIUM SENEGAL LOW GUERRILLA SERBIA LOW MEDIUM SEYCHELLES LOW VERY LOW SIERRA LEONE MEDIUM MEDIUM SINGAPORE NONE VERY LOW SLOVAKIA VERY LOW VERY LOW SLOVENIA NONE NONE SOLOMON ISLANDS LOW MEDIUM SOMALIA HIGH CIVIL WAR SOUTH AFRICA VERY LOW LOW SOUTH KOREA VERY LOW LOW SOUTH SUDAN HIGH CIVIL WAR SPAIN NONE LOW SRI LANKA MEDIUM MEDIUM SUDAN HIGH CIVIL WAR SURINAME LOW LOW SWEDEN NONE NONE SWITZERLAND NONE NONE SYRIA HIGH CIVIL WAR TAIWAN VERY LOW LOW TAJIKISTAN MEDIUM HIGH TANZANIA MEDIUM LOW THAILAND HIGH GUERRILLA TIMOR LESTE LOW LOW TOGO MEDIUM MEDIUM TONGA LOW LOW TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO LOW LOW TUNISIA HIGH HIGH TURKEY MEDIUM TERRORISM TURKMENISTAN MEDIUM MEDIUM TUVALU VERY LOW VERY LOW UGANDA MEDIUM GUERRILLA UKRAINE MEDIUM WAR WITH RUSSIA UNITED ARAB EMIRATES LOW LOW UNITED KINGDOM NONE LOW UNITED STATES NONE LOW URUGUAY NONE NONE UZBEKISTAN MEDIUM MEDIUM VANUATU LOW LOW VATICAN CITY NONE NONE VENEZUELA HIGH HIGH VIETNAM NONE VERY LOW YEMEN HIGH CIVIL WAR ZAMBIA MEDIUM MEDIUM ZIMBABWE MEDIUM MEDIUMContact the editor