What is the difference in political stability/no violence between South Africa and Zimbabwe?

1 number of surveys/polls, with South Africa ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Zimbabwe?

13 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2011.

Where does this data come from?

World Bank Institute, published as Political Stability/No Violence (number of surveys/polls). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

South Africa vs Zimbabwe: Political Stability/No Violence

South Africa

8 number of surveys/polls

in 2011

Zimbabwe

7 number of surveys/polls

in 2011

South Africa rank

1st

Zimbabwe rank

2nd

Political Stability/No Violence over time

South Africa
Zimbabwe

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 8 number of surveys/polls against 7 number of surveys/polls in Zimbabwe, a difference of 1 number of surveys/polls.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Zimbabwe's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 13 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Zimbabwe ahead.

South Africa ranks 1st and Zimbabwe ranks 2nd of 53 countries.

South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	South Africa	Zimbabwe	Difference	Ahead
1990s	4 number of surveys/polls	4 number of surveys/polls	0 number of surveys/polls	—
2000s	7 number of surveys/polls	6 number of surveys/polls	1 number of surveys/polls	South Africa
2010s	8 number of surveys/polls	7 number of surveys/polls	1 number of surveys/polls	South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher political stability/no violence, South Africa or Zimbabwe?: South Africa, at 8 number of surveys/polls against 7 number of surveys/polls in Zimbabwe as of 2011.
What is the difference in political stability/no violence between South Africa and Zimbabwe?: 1 number of surveys/polls, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Zimbabwe?: 13 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2011.
How do South Africa and Zimbabwe rank globally for political stability/no violence?: South Africa ranks 1st and Zimbabwe ranks 2nd of 53 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Bank Institute, published as Political Stability/No Violence (number of surveys/polls). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Political Stability/No Violence (number of surveys/polls)
Unit: number of surveys/polls
Source: World Bank Institute
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 53 places, 689 data points, 1996–2011
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

See definition GV.POL.ST.ES. This is the number of surveys/polls used to derive the GV.POL.ST.ES.