Maldives vs United States of America: Political Stability - Governance estimate

Maldives
-0.0545 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2024
United States of America
-0.0951 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2024
Maldives rank
111th
United States of America rank
114th

Political Stability - Governance estimate over time

  • Maldives
  • United States of America
-0.500.51199620102024

How they compare

Maldives currently reports -0.0545 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against -0.0951 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in United States of America, a difference of 0.0406 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Maldives ahead.

Maldives ranks 111th and United States of America ranks 114th of 206 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 3 and United States of America in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Maldives United States of America Difference Ahead
1990s 1.12 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.9471 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.1769 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 Maldives
2000s 0.4949 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.453 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.0419 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 Maldives
2010s -0.0409 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.4558 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.4967 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 United States of America
2020s 0.1895 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.1448 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.3343 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 Maldives

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher political stability - governance estimate, Maldives or United States of America?
Maldives, at -0.0545 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against -0.0951 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in United States of America as of 2024.
What is the difference in political stability - governance estimate between Maldives and United States of America?
0.0406 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and United States of America?
26 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2024.
How do Maldives and United States of America rank globally for political stability - governance estimate?
Maldives ranks 111th and United States of America ranks 114th 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.