Malawi vs Tanzania: Political Stability - Governance estimate

Malawi
-0.3802 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2024
Tanzania
-0.3896 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2024
Malawi rank
137th
Tanzania rank
138th

Political Stability - Governance estimate over time

  • Malawi
  • Tanzania
-1-0.75-0.5-0.250199620102024

How they compare

Malawi currently reports -0.3802 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against -0.3896 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Tanzania, a difference of 0.0094 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Malawi ahead.

Malawi ranks 137th and Tanzania ranks 138th of 206 countries.

Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Tanzania Difference Ahead
1990s -0.568 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.9211 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.3531 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 Malawi
2000s -0.1751 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.5397 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.3646 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 Malawi
2010s -0.184 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.4185 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.2345 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 Malawi
2020s -0.1938 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.4692 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.2754 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher political stability - governance estimate, Malawi or Tanzania?
Malawi, at -0.3802 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against -0.3896 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Tanzania as of 2024.
What is the difference in political stability - governance estimate between Malawi and Tanzania?
0.0094 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Tanzania?
26 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2024.
How do Malawi and Tanzania rank globally for political stability - governance estimate?
Malawi ranks 137th and Tanzania ranks 138th 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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About this data

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.