Panama vs United Kingdom: Political Stability - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5)
Political Stability - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) over time
- Panama
- United Kingdom
How they compare
United Kingdom currently reports 0.2897 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against 0.2434 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Panama, a difference of 0.0463 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.
That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.2 times Panama's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1996 it was United Kingdom ahead.
Panama ranks 95th and United Kingdom ranks 92nd of 208 countries.
United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Panama | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.16 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.09 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.9272 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | United Kingdom |
| 2000s | 0.1049 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.5894 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.4844 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | United Kingdom |
| 2010s | 0.2239 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.4833 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.2594 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | United Kingdom |
| 2020s | 0.3457 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.3964 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.0507 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | United Kingdom |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher political stability - governance estimate, Panama or United Kingdom?
- United Kingdom, at 0.2897 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 Panama and United Kingdom?
- 0.0463 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, with United Kingdom ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and United Kingdom?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2025.
- How do Panama and United Kingdom rank globally for political stability - governance estimate?
- Panama ranks 95th and United Kingdom ranks 92nd 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.