Bhutan vs Iceland: Political Stability - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5)
Political Stability - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) over time
- Bhutan
- Iceland
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 1.39 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 1.32 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Iceland, a difference of 0.07 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.
That makes Bhutan's figure about 1.1 times Iceland's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 27 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Iceland ahead.
Bhutan ranks 10th and Iceland ranks 13th of 208 countries.
Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3983 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.49 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.09 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Iceland |
| 2000s | 0.7438 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.4 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.6528 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Iceland |
| 2010s | 0.9621 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.26 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.2967 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Iceland |
| 2020s | 1.24 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.27 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.033 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher political stability - governance estimate, Bhutan or Iceland?
- Bhutan, at 1.39 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 1.32 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Iceland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political stability - governance estimate between Bhutan and Iceland?
- 0.07 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Iceland?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2025.
- How do Bhutan and Iceland rank globally for political stability - governance estimate?
- Bhutan ranks 10th and Iceland ranks 13th of 208 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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About this data
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.