Lesotho vs Nicaragua: Political Stability - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5)
Political Stability - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) over time
- Lesotho
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports -0.0102 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against -0.0109 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Lesotho, a difference of 0.0007 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Lesotho ahead.
Lesotho ranks 118th and Nicaragua ranks 117th of 208 countries.
Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.3011 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.6845 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.3834 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Lesotho |
| 2000s | -0.1125 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.3064 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.1939 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 0.0626 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.4563 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.519 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Lesotho |
| 2020s | -0.0984 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.2096 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.1112 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher political stability - governance estimate, Lesotho or Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at -0.0102 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against -0.0109 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Lesotho as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political stability - governance estimate between Lesotho and Nicaragua?
- 0.0007 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Nicaragua?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2025.
- How do Lesotho and Nicaragua rank globally for political stability - governance estimate?
- Lesotho ranks 118th and Nicaragua ranks 117th 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.