Political Stability - Governance estimate in Canada

Canada: Political Stability - Governance estimate was 0.5985 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.5985 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
Change on year
down 4.5%
World rank
66th
of 207 countries
All-time high
1.38 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2009
All-time low
0.5074 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2022
Years of data
26
1996–2024

Political Stability - Governance estimate in Canada, 1996–2024

00.511.51996201020241996: 1.3 approx. -2.5 to +2.51998: 1.2 approx. -2.5 to +2.52000: 1.2 approx. -2.5 to +2.52002: 1.2 approx. -2.5 to +2.52003: 1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.52004: 0.776 approx. -2.5 to +2.52005: 0.939 approx. -2.5 to +2.52006: 0.992 approx. -2.5 to +2.52007: 1 approx. -2.5 to +2.52008: 1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.52009: 1.4 approx. -2.5 to +2.52010: 1 approx. -2.5 to +2.52011: 1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.52012: 1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.52013: 1 approx. -2.5 to +2.52014: 1.2 approx. -2.5 to +2.52015: 1.2 approx. -2.5 to +2.52016: 1.2 approx. -2.5 to +2.52017: 1 approx. -2.5 to +2.52018: 0.937 approx. -2.5 to +2.52019: 0.904 approx. -2.5 to +2.52020: 0.946 approx. -2.5 to +2.52021: 0.76 approx. -2.5 to +2.52022: 0.507 approx. -2.5 to +2.52023: 0.627 approx. -2.5 to +2.52024: 0.598 approx. -2.5 to +2.5

Source: The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG). Measured in approx. -2.5 to +2.5.

Analysis

Canada recorded 0.5985 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 for political stability - governance estimate in 2024.

That represents a change of down 4.5% on the previous year and down 48.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, political stability - governance estimate in Canada peaked at 1.38 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.5074 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, in 2022.

That places Canada 66th out of 207 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.

Political Stability - Governance estimate in Canada, year by year

Annual values for Political Stability - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5) in Canada, 1996 to 2024.
Year approx. -2.5 to +2.5 Change
1996 1.29 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 —
1998 1.17 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -9.8%
2000 1.25 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +6.8%
2002 1.17 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -6.1%
2003 1.08 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -7.6%
2004 0.7763 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -28.1%
2005 0.9387 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +20.9%
2006 0.9918 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +5.7%
2007 1.04 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +5.1%
2008 1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +5.1%
2009 1.38 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +25.9%
2010 1.02 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -26.2%
2011 1.08 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +5.8%
2012 1.09 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +1.6%
2013 1.02 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -7.1%
2014 1.16 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +14.5%
2015 1.18 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +1.7%
2016 1.16 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -1.7%
2017 1.02 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -12.3%
2018 0.9372 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -8.1%
2019 0.9042 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -3.5%
2020 0.9455 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +4.6%
2021 0.7604 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -19.6%
2022 0.5074 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -33.3%
2023 0.6268 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 +23.5%
2024 0.5985 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -4.5%

Canada compared with similar countries

  • Canada's 0.5985 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.7689 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, 78% of the median. (75 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.23 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 1.17 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 1.29 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2
2000s 1.08 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.7763 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 1.38 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 9
2010s 1.06 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.9042 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 1.18 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 10
2020s 0.6877 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.5074 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.9455 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 5

Countries ranked near Canada

  1. 63 Oman 0.6272 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  2. 64 Latvia 0.6201 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  3. 65 Sweden 0.6035 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  4. 67 Dominican Republic 0.5893 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  5. 68 Croatia 0.5814 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  6. 69 Laos 0.5577 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is political stability - governance estimate in Canada?
Political stability - governance estimate in Canada was 0.5985 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2024, according to The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG).
What is the highest political stability - governance estimate recorded in Canada?
The highest recorded value was 1.38 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2009.
What is the lowest political stability - governance estimate recorded in Canada?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5074 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2022.
How does Canada rank for political stability - governance estimate?
Canada ranks 66th out of 207 countries with data for 2024.
Is political stability - governance estimate rising or falling in Canada?
Over the last ten years it is down 48.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Canada data come from?
The figures come from The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG), published as part of Political Stability - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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
207 places, 5,252 data points, 1996–2024
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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.