Peru vs South Africa: Political Stability - Governance estimate

Peru
-0.6544 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2024
South Africa
-0.6171 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2024
Peru rank
158th
South Africa rank
155th

Political Stability - Governance estimate over time

  • Peru
  • South Africa
-1.5-1-0.50199620102024

How they compare

South Africa currently reports -0.6171 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against -0.6544 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Peru, a difference of 0.0373 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1996 it was South Africa ahead.

Peru ranks 158th and South Africa ranks 155th of 206 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Peru averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Peru South Africa Difference Ahead
1990s -0.8991 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.5732 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.3259 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 South Africa
2000s -0.951 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.0957 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.8553 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 South Africa
2010s -0.4243 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.2375 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.1868 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 South Africa
2020s -0.5331 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.5928 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.0597 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 Peru

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher political stability - governance estimate, Peru or South Africa?
South Africa, at -0.6171 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against -0.6544 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Peru as of 2024.
What is the difference in political stability - governance estimate between Peru and South Africa?
0.0373 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and South Africa?
26 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2024.
How do Peru and South Africa rank globally for political stability - governance estimate?
Peru ranks 158th and South Africa ranks 155th 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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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.