Canada vs Sweden: Political Stability - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5)
Political Stability - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) over time
- Canada
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 0.8525 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 0.8096 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Canada, a difference of 0.0429 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Sweden ahead.
Canada ranks 55th and Sweden ranks 53rd of 208 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.24 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.55 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.3121 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Sweden |
| 2000s | 1.07 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.28 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.212 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Sweden |
| 2010s | 1.04 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.01 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.0333 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Canada |
| 2020s | 0.7144 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.8608 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.1463 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher political stability - governance estimate, Canada or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 0.8525 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 0.8096 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Canada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political stability - governance estimate between Canada and Sweden?
- 0.0429 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Sweden?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Sweden rank globally for political stability - governance estimate?
- Canada ranks 55th and Sweden ranks 53rd 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.