Bulgaria vs Panama: Political Stability - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5)
Political Stability - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) over time
- Bulgaria
- Panama
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 0.2451 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 0.2434 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Panama, a difference of 0.0017 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Panama ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 94th and Panama ranks 95th of 208 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 3 and Panama in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1729 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.16 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.0129 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 0.3031 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.1049 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.1982 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 0.3287 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.2239 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.1048 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 0.3001 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.3457 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.0456 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher political stability - governance estimate, Bulgaria or Panama?
- Bulgaria, at 0.2451 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 0.2434 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Panama as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political stability - governance estimate between Bulgaria and Panama?
- 0.0017 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Panama?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Panama rank globally for political stability - governance estimate?
- Bulgaria ranks 94th and Panama ranks 95th 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.