Political Stability - Governance estimate in Portugal

Portugal: Political Stability - Governance estimate was 0.5369 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2024. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2024)
0.5369 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
Change on year
down 32.0%
World rank
71st
of 206 countries
All-time high
1.44 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2002
All-time low
0.5369 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2024
Years of data
26
1996–2024

Political Stability - Governance estimate in Portugal, 1996–2024

00.511.51996201020241996: 1.3 approx. -2.5 to +2.51998: 1.4 approx. -2.5 to +2.52000: 1.4 approx. -2.5 to +2.52002: 1.4 approx. -2.5 to +2.52003: 1.3 approx. -2.5 to +2.52004: 0.924 approx. -2.5 to +2.52005: 1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.52006: 0.968 approx. -2.5 to +2.52007: 0.875 approx. -2.5 to +2.52008: 0.992 approx. -2.5 to +2.52009: 0.887 approx. -2.5 to +2.52010: 0.773 approx. -2.5 to +2.52011: 0.784 approx. -2.5 to +2.52012: 0.841 approx. -2.5 to +2.52013: 0.763 approx. -2.5 to +2.52014: 0.94 approx. -2.5 to +2.52015: 1 approx. -2.5 to +2.52016: 0.959 approx. -2.5 to +2.52017: 1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.52018: 1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.52019: 0.994 approx. -2.5 to +2.52020: 0.983 approx. -2.5 to +2.52021: 0.958 approx. -2.5 to +2.52022: 0.887 approx. -2.5 to +2.52023: 0.789 approx. -2.5 to +2.52024: 0.537 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

In 2024, political stability - governance estimate in Portugal stood at 0.5369 approx. -2.5 to +2.5. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.

The figure is down 32.0% on the previous year and down 42.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, political stability - governance estimate in Portugal peaked at 1.44 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.5369 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, in 2024.

Portugal ranks 71st of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.38 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 1.34 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 1.43 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2
2000s 1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.8746 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 1.44 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 9
2010s 0.9202 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.7634 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 1.09 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 10
2020s 0.8309 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.5369 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.983 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 5

Countries ranked near Portugal

  1. 68 Croatia 0.5814 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  2. 69 Laos 0.5577 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  3. 70 Namibia 0.5467 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  4. 72 East Timor 0.526 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  5. 73 Poland 0.4987 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  6. 74 Austria 0.4916 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is political stability - governance estimate in Portugal?
Political stability - governance estimate in Portugal was 0.5369 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 Portugal?
The highest recorded value was 1.44 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2002.
What is the lowest political stability - governance estimate recorded in Portugal?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5369 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2024.
How does Portugal rank for political stability - governance estimate?
Portugal ranks 71st out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
Is political stability - governance estimate rising or falling in Portugal?
Over the last ten years it is down 42.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Portugal 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
206 places, 5,229 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.