Belgium vs Bulgaria: Political Stability - Governance estimate

Belgium
0.1215 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2024
Bulgaria
0.0399 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2024
Belgium rank
99th
Bulgaria rank
101st

Political Stability - Governance estimate over time

  • Belgium
  • Bulgaria
00.511.5199620102024

How they compare

Belgium currently reports 0.1215 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 0.0399 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.0816 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.

That makes Belgium's figure about 3.0 times Bulgaria's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 99th and Bulgaria ranks 101st of 206 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 3 and Bulgaria in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Bulgaria Difference Ahead
1990s 1.19 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.2031 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.9872 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 Belgium
2000s 0.8923 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.3173 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.575 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 Belgium
2010s 0.6839 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.3453 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.3385 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 Belgium
2020s 0.2796 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.3018 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.0222 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher political stability - governance estimate, Belgium or Bulgaria?
Belgium, at 0.1215 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 0.0399 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Bulgaria as of 2024.
What is the difference in political stability - governance estimate between Belgium and Bulgaria?
0.0816 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Bulgaria?
26 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2024.
How do Belgium and Bulgaria rank globally for political stability - governance estimate?
Belgium ranks 99th and Bulgaria ranks 101st of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG), published as Political Stability - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Political Stability - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5)
Unit
approx. -2.5 to +2.5
Source
The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
206 places, 5,229 data points, 1996–2024
Last refreshed

Political Stability (PV) captures perceptions of the extent to which political power and governance are secure from destabilization, and of the likelihood that authority will be challenged or altered through violent, coercive, or unconstitutional means. Governance estimate from the aggregation model, in units of a standard normal distribution, i.e. ranging from approximately -2.5 to 2.5. Larger values correspond to better governance. The (country-series-time) metadata include the (a) number of sources, and (b) standard error. The number of sources indicates the number of underlying data sources on which the governance estimate is based. The standard error indicates the precision of the governance estimate. Larger values indicate less precise estimates. A 90% confidence interval for the governance estimate is given by the estimate +/- 1.64 times the standard error.