from the Economist Intelligence Unit
Vulnerability to political revolt
Economist Intelligence Unit
Democracy Index 2010, rank (out of 167)
Vulnerability score
(scale of 1 to 10)
High risk
Yemen
147
8.8
Egypt
138
8.8
Tunisia
145
8.2
Zimbabwe
146
7.6
Algeria
125
7.6
Madagascar
113
7.3
Jordan
117
7.3
Syria
153
7.3
Iran
159
7.3
Morocco
116
7.3
Saudi Arabia
161
7.3
Sudan
151
7.0
Eritrea
152
7.0
Chad
166
7.0
Libya
158
6.7
Bahrain
122
6.7
Afghanistan
150
6.7
Medium risk
Ethiopia
118
6.4
Burkina Faso
120
6.4
Nigeria
123
6.4
Congo (Brazzaville)
142
6.4
Guinea
144
6.4
Mauritania
115
6.1
Togo
124
6.1
Côte d'Ivoire
139
6.1
Democratic Republic of Congo
155
6.1
Guinea-Bissau
157
6.1
Cameroon
126
5.8
Comoros
127
5.8
Gambia
129
5.8
Angola
131
5.8
Gabon
133
5.8
Swaziland
141
5.8
Tajikistan
149
5.8
Djibouti
154
5.8
Equatorial Guinea
160
5.8
Kuwait
114
5.8
Myanmar
163
5.8
Lower risk
Fiji
119
5.5
Niger
128
5.5
Azerbaijan
135
5.5
Central African Republic
162
5.5
Oman
143
5.5
UAE
148
5.5
Belarus
130
5.2
Kazakhstan
132
5.2
Rwanda
134
5.2
Vietnam
140
5.2
Uzbekistan
164
5.2
North Korea
167
4.9
Turkmenistan
165
4.9
Qatar
137
4.6
Laos
156
4.3
Cuba
121
4.3
China
136
4.0