# **Political Stability and Absence of Violence/Terrorism Index**
- The **Political Stability and Absence of Violence/Terrorism Index** is crucial for assessing the **political stability** and **security** of countries.
- The **graph** shows the rates of **political stability** and **absence of violence** in **six Arab countries** over a decade from **2012 to 2022**.
- Countries such as **Syria**, **Iraq**, and **Yemen** have lower scores, reflecting ongoing **conflicts**, **political instability**, and high rates of **violence and terrorism**.
- This **indicator** provides the country's score on the general index in **standard normal distribution units**, which range approximately between **-2.5 and 2.5**.
- For instance, in **2012** and **2013**, **Yemen's** scores were **-2.43** and **-2.37**, indicating very high levels of **political instability** and **violence**.