Political Stability - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5), annual growth rate by country
The year-on-year percentage change in Political Stability - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Countries reporting
207
Highest
116.66 % change on previous year
Ghana
Lowest
-804.19 % change on previous year
Zambia
Median
-1.96 % change on previous year
Years covered
22
2003–2024
Data points
4,449
What the numbers show
Political Stability - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5), annual growth rate is currently reported for 207 countries. The highest value is 116.66 % change on previous year in Ghana; the lowest is -804.19 % change on previous year in Zambia.
The median across all reporting countries is -1.96 % change on previous year, and the mean is -22.67 % change on previous year.
Over the past decade 58 countries rose and 148 fell. The largest increase was in Paraguay (up 1,459.3%), and the largest decrease in Haiti (down 3,062.0%).
Political Stability - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ghana | 116.66 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 128.7% | volatile |
| 2 | Paraguay | 103.62 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 1,459.3% | volatile |
| 3 | Uzbekistan | 89.33 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 66.4% | volatile |
| 4 | Saudi Arabia | 80.36 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 50.9% | volatile |
| 5 | Malaysia | 68.63 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 77.5% | volatile |
| 6 | Azerbaijan | 64.93 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 525.8% | volatile |
| 7 | Suriname | 59.16 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 79.9% | volatile |
| 8 | Hong Kong | 54.52 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 174.5% | volatile |
| 9 | Puerto Rico | 51 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 90.6% | volatile |
| 10 | Equatorial Guinea | 50.97 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 127.9% | volatile |
| 11 | United States | 50.75 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 232.0% | volatile |
| 12 | Sri Lanka | 47.72 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 34.3% | volatile |
| 13 | Bahrain | 44.91 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 134.1% | volatile |
| 14 | Madagascar | 42.85 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 550.6% | volatile |
| 15 | Comoros | 40.89 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 56.3% | volatile |
| 16 | Chile | 38.43 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 53.1% | volatile |
| 17 | Namibia | 31.72 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 215.2% | volatile |
| 18 | Montenegro | 26.62 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 155.1% | volatile |
| 19 | Dominican Republic | 26.59 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 96.0% | volatile |
| 20 | Ukraine | 20.82 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 119.4% | volatile |
| 21 | East Timor | 20.69 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 35.3% | volatile |
| 22 | Sierra Leone | 19.02 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 159.2% | volatile |
| 23 | Turkmenistan | 18.52 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 119.8% | volatile |
| 24 | Morocco | 17.6 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 57.2% | volatile |
| 25 | Oman | 13.6 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 80.7% | volatile |
| 26 | China | 12.1 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 75.2% | volatile |
| 27 | Togo | 11.88 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 70.8% | volatile |
| 28 | Eritrea | 10.28 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 69.5% | volatile |
| 29 | Peru | 9.6 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 77.6% | volatile |
| 30 | Finland | 8.85 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 883.5% | volatile |
| 31 | Slovakia | 8.32 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 17.1% | volatile |
| 32 | Macao | 8.26 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 84.0% | volatile |
| 33 | Uruguay | 8.2 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 58.2% | volatile |
| 34 | Afghanistan | 7.82 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 44.6% | volatile |
| 35 | Guyana | 7.58 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 86.7% | volatile |
| 36 | Iraq | 7.21 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 201.2% | volatile |
| 37 | Libya | 7.12 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 137.4% | volatile |
| 38 | Nauru | 6.66 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 165.2% | volatile |
| 39 | Burkina Faso | 6.66 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 44.4% | volatile |
| 40 | India | 6.23 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 79.4% | volatile |
| 41 | Trinidad and Tobago | 5.97 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 95.6% | volatile |
| 42 | Luxembourg | 5.65 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 35.0% | volatile |
| 43 | Myanmar | 5.36 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 44.0% | volatile |
| 44 | Algeria | 5.21 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 56.7% | volatile |
| 45 | Tajikistan | 4.16 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 90.0% | volatile |
| 46 | Belarus | 3.9 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 99.4% | volatile |
| 47 | South Africa | 3.53 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 66.9% | volatile |
| 48 | Cameroon | 3.33 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 130.6% | volatile |
| 49 | Syria | 2.86 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 39.2% | volatile |
| 50 | South Sudan | 2.62 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 112.4% | volatile |
| 51 | Mali | 2.61 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 23.6% | volatile |
| 52 | Solomon Islands | 2.46 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 95.8% | volatile |
| 53 | Singapore | 2.31 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 117.2% | volatile |
| 54 | Central African Republic | 2.2 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 114.0% | volatile |
| 55 | Tonga | 1.98 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 54.9% | volatile |
| 56 | Botswana | 1.93 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 162.3% | volatile |
| 57 | Sudan | 1.75 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 17.8% | volatile |
| 58 | Bhutan | 1.64 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 96.6% | volatile |
| 59 | Kuwait | 1.11 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 105.1% | volatile |
| 60 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.01 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 92.5% | volatile |
| 61 | Indonesia | 0.7523 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 98.0% | volatile |
| 62 | Uganda | 0.7399 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 107.9% | volatile |
| 63 | United Arab Emirates | 0.7303 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 95.5% | volatile |
| 64 | Israel | 0.4624 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 98.6% | volatile |
| 65 | American Samoa | 0.3379 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 98.8% | volatile |
| 66 | Brazil | 0.1925 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 99.4% | volatile |
| 67 | Jamaica | 0.1125 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.2% | volatile |
| 68 | Iceland | -0.0191 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 101.3% | volatile |
| 69 | Liechtenstein | -0.3275 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 212.5% | volatile |
| 70 | Micronesia (country) | -0.3429 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 35.6% | volatile |
| 71 | Tuvalu | -0.3501 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 191.6% | volatile |
| 72 | Barbados | -0.3564 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 103.6% | volatile |
| 73 | Marshall Islands | -0.4024 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 157.4% | volatile |
| 74 | Samoa | -0.4077 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 103.4% | volatile |
| 75 | Cayman Islands | -0.4084 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 113.8% | volatile |
| 76 | Kiribati | -0.4158 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 97.6% | volatile |
| 77 | Bahamas | -0.4421 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 97.3% | volatile |
| 78 | Aruba | -0.4483 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 94.3% | volatile |
| 79 | San Marino | -0.4662 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 166.5% | volatile |
| 80 | Seychelles | -0.4716 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 98.7% | volatile |
| 81 | Dominica | -0.4878 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 109.5% | volatile |
| 82 | Vanuatu | -0.4898 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 97.4% | volatile |
| 83 | Grenada | -0.5019 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.8% | volatile |
| 84 | Palau | -0.5164 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 173.6% | volatile |
| 85 | Antigua and Barbuda | -0.5606 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 147.3% | volatile |
| 86 | Saint Lucia | -0.5793 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 92.7% | volatile |
| 86 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | -0.5793 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 92.7% | volatile |
| 88 | Guam | -0.5953 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 109.7% | volatile |
| 89 | Belize | -0.6266 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 99.0% | volatile |
| 90 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | -0.659 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 97.6% | volatile |
| 91 | Costa Rica | -0.727 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 122.5% | volatile |
| 92 | Bermuda | -0.7852 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 94.4% | volatile |
| 92 | United States Virgin Islands | -0.7852 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 101.6% | volatile |
| 94 | Greenland | -0.8425 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 252.6% | volatile |
| 95 | Eswatini | -0.9086 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 103.3% | volatile |
| 96 | Switzerland | -1.02 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 117.2% | volatile |
| 97 | Ethiopia | -1.14 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 107.3% | volatile |
| 98 | Lithuania | -1.3 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 73.1% | volatile |
| 99 | North Korea | -1.34 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 98.7% | volatile |
| 100 | Poland | -1.37 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 112.0% | volatile |
| 101 | New Caledonia | -1.71 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 126.5% | volatile |
| 102 | French Polynesia | -1.82 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 103 | Zimbabwe | -1.91 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 167.3% | volatile |
| 104 | Cyprus | -1.96 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 6.2% | volatile |
| 105 | Nigeria | -2.38 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 75.9% | volatile |
| 106 | Gabon | -2.47 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 97.6% | volatile |
| 107 | Norway | -3.52 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 59.0% | volatile |
| 108 | Guatemala | -3.78 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 899.7% | volatile |
| 109 | Somalia | -4.2 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 128.9% | volatile |
| 110 | Canada | -4.52 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 131.1% | volatile |
| 111 | Cambodia | -4.62 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 115.9% | volatile |
| 112 | Yemen | -4.73 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 11.4% | volatile |
| 113 | Mauritius | -5.33 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 77.0% | volatile |
| 114 | Chad | -5.64 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 52.1% | volatile |
| 115 | Qatar | -6.26 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 986.5% | volatile |
| 116 | Pakistan | -6.34 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 182.3% | volatile |
| 117 | Nicaragua | -6.42 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 110.7% | volatile |
| 118 | Niger | -6.66 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 119 | Democratic Republic of Congo | -6.96 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 589.7% | volatile |
| 120 | Cote d'Ivoire | -7.16 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 150.4% | volatile |
| 121 | Burundi | -7.19 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 119.6% | volatile |
| 122 | Egypt | -8.74 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 153.0% | volatile |
| 123 | Lebanon | -8.87 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 223.5% | volatile |
| 124 | Philippines | -9.18 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 134.8% | volatile |
| 125 | Czechia | -9.21 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 2,058.6% | volatile |
| 126 | Turkey | -9.75 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 143.3% | volatile |
| 127 | Brunei | -9.9 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 132.5% | volatile |
| 128 | Monaco | -10.18 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 960.2% | volatile |
| 129 | Russia | -10.37 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 166.9% | volatile |
| 130 | New Zealand | -10.45 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 223.2% | volatile |
| 131 | Japan | -10.5 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 167.7% | volatile |
| 132 | Fiji | -10.79 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 103.0% | volatile |
| 133 | Mauritania | -10.97 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 133.0% | volatile |
| 134 | Cape Verde | -11.46 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 42.2% | volatile |
| 135 | Malta | -14.21 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 280.2% | volatile |
| 136 | Australia | -14.28 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 315.9% | volatile |
| 137 | Denmark | -14.63 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 235.1% | volatile |
| 138 | Croatia | -14.91 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 59.6% | volatile |
| 139 | Palestine | -15.88 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 324.8% | volatile |
| 140 | Slovenia | -16.07 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 186.3% | volatile |
| 141 | Jordan | -16.43 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 247.2% | volatile |
| 142 | Albania | -16.99 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 107.2% | volatile |
| 143 | Estonia | -17.44 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 193.1% | volatile |
| 144 | Guinea | -18.39 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 209.9% | volatile |
| 145 | Ireland | -19.01 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 162.3% | volatile |
| 146 | Tunisia | -19.17 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 158.8% | volatile |
| 147 | Mexico | -19.55 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1.3% | volatile |
| 148 | Djibouti | -19.9 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 33.8% | volatile |
| 149 | Sao Tome and Principe | -21.04 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 196.2% | volatile |
| 150 | Colombia | -21.46 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 191.8% | volatile |
| 151 | Sweden | -22.51 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 646.2% | volatile |
| 152 | Papua New Guinea | -23.18 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 250.7% | volatile |
| 153 | Haiti | -23.62 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 3,062.0% | volatile |
| 154 | Mozambique | -23.96 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 4.3% | volatile |
| 155 | Laos | -24.42 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 102.9% | volatile |
| 156 | Iran | -24.56 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 163.8% | volatile |
| 157 | Hungary | -25.31 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 2,890.6% | volatile |
| 158 | Latvia | -26.13 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 267.0% | volatile |
| 159 | Cuba | -26.72 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 129.9% | volatile |
| 160 | North Macedonia | -28.3 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 118.2% | volatile |
| 161 | Panama | -28.34 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 107.4% | volatile |
| 162 | Moldova | -28.79 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 81.1% | volatile |
| 163 | Congo | -29.56 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 265.2% | volatile |
| 164 | Netherlands | -29.64 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 2,654.9% | volatile |
| 165 | Austria | -29.94 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 860.7% | volatile |
| 166 | United Kingdom | -30.04 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 265.2% | volatile |
| 167 | Benin | -30.16 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 48.6% | volatile |
| 168 | Liberia | -31.31 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 21.7% | volatile |
| 169 | South Korea | -31.41 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 275.1% | volatile |
| 170 | Portugal | -31.95 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 237.8% | volatile |
| 171 | Nepal | -32.48 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 204.1% | volatile |
| 172 | Mongolia | -34.65 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 191.4% | volatile |
| 173 | Italy | -34.84 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 225.1% | volatile |
| 174 | Belgium | -39.09 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 128.6% | volatile |
| 175 | Kenya | -39.52 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 378.2% | volatile |
| 176 | Kazakhstan | -39.91 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 137.5% | volatile |
| 177 | Bangladesh | -41.22 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 201.3% | volatile |
| 178 | Armenia | -44.01 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 94.0% | volatile |
| 179 | Senegal | -48.96 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 683.2% | volatile |
| 180 | Thailand | -55.35 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 440.1% | volatile |
| 181 | Malawi | -56.83 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 166.2% | volatile |
| 182 | Venezuela | -57.71 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 609.8% | volatile |
| 183 | Honduras | -61.69 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 115.2% | volatile |
| 184 | Greece | -63.82 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 218.1% | volatile |
| 185 | Tanzania | -64.59 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 222.7% | volatile |
| 186 | Romania | -68.12 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 257.4% | volatile |
| 187 | Germany | -75.44 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 752.8% | volatile |
| 188 | Angola | -83.16 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 602.1% | volatile |
| 189 | Bulgaria | -87.3 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 307.9% | volatile |
| 190 | Bolivia | -88.4 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 448.4% | volatile |
| 191 | Lesotho | -90.73 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 40.7% | volatile |
| 192 | El Salvador | -92.54 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 737.1% | volatile |
| 193 | Guinea-Bissau | -93.63 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1,233.7% | volatile |
| 194 | Vietnam | -93.75 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 15.5% | volatile |
| 195 | Spain | -102.02 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 126.0% | volatile |
| 196 | Ecuador | -103.49 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 210.5% | volatile |
| 197 | Gambia | -113.27 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 153.1% | volatile |
| 198 | Kosovo | -128.41 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 308.2% | volatile |
| 198 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | -128.41 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 308.2% | volatile |
| 200 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | -150.63 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 273.8% | volatile |
| 201 | Maldives | -165.41 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 287.8% | volatile |
| 202 | France | -194.63 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 868.8% | volatile |
| 203 | Rwanda | -214.9 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 464.3% | volatile |
| 204 | Serbia | -291.73 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 134.7% | volatile |
| 205 | Georgia | -406.79 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 556.9% | volatile |
| 206 | Argentina | -717.38 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 410.0% | volatile |
| 207 | Zambia | -804.19 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 578.2% | volatile |
How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Political Stability - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Political Stability - Governance estimate The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG)
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Political Stability - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.