Sri Lanka vs Zambia: Political Stability - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5)
Political Stability - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) over time
- Sri Lanka
- Zambia
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports -0.0428 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against -0.0598 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Zambia, a difference of 0.017 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Zambia ahead.
Sri Lanka ranks 120th and Zambia ranks 121st of 208 countries.
Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -1.8 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.0923 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.71 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Zambia |
| 2000s | -1.4 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.0275 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 1.43 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Zambia |
| 2010s | -0.4749 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.0334 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.5083 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Zambia |
| 2020s | -0.3961 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | -0.1017 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | 0.2944 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher political stability - governance estimate, Sri Lanka or Zambia?
- Sri Lanka, at -0.0428 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against -0.0598 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in Zambia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political stability - governance estimate between Sri Lanka and Zambia?
- 0.017 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Zambia?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2025.
- How do Sri Lanka and Zambia rank globally for political stability - governance estimate?
- Sri Lanka ranks 120th and Zambia ranks 121st 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.