Political Instability Index
The Economist Intelligence Unit has predicted that the likelihood of political unrest has increased for most countries since 2007. A total of 95 countries are rated as being at “very high risk” or “high risk”, and Zimbabwe is considered to be the most vulnerable of all the 165 countries surveyed. Only 17 countries, led by Norway, are deemed to have “low risk” of political turmoil. See EIU’s Political Instability Index.With seven of the ten most vulnerable countries coming from Africa, that continent continues to be the most politically instable region in the world.But South Asia doesn’t fare much better.…