Political Stability - Governance estimate in Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico: Political Stability - Governance estimate was 0.4383 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.4383 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
Change on year
up 51.0%
World rank
78th
of 206 countries
All-time high
0.6427 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2015
All-time low
0.0987 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2013
Years of data
26
1996–2024

Political Stability - Governance estimate in Puerto Rico, 1996–2024

00.20.40.61996201020241996: 0.163 approx. -2.5 to +2.51998: 0.164 approx. -2.5 to +2.52000: 0.162 approx. -2.5 to +2.52002: 0.164 approx. -2.5 to +2.52003: 0.159 approx. -2.5 to +2.52004: 0.383 approx. -2.5 to +2.52005: 0.412 approx. -2.5 to +2.52006: 0.415 approx. -2.5 to +2.52007: 0.489 approx. -2.5 to +2.52008: 0.353 approx. -2.5 to +2.52009: 0.41 approx. -2.5 to +2.52010: 0.407 approx. -2.5 to +2.52011: 0.502 approx. -2.5 to +2.52012: 0.574 approx. -2.5 to +2.52013: 0.099 approx. -2.5 to +2.52014: 0.636 approx. -2.5 to +2.52015: 0.643 approx. -2.5 to +2.52016: 0.498 approx. -2.5 to +2.52017: 0.405 approx. -2.5 to +2.52018: 0.303 approx. -2.5 to +2.52019: 0.108 approx. -2.5 to +2.52020: 0.372 approx. -2.5 to +2.52021: 0.425 approx. -2.5 to +2.52022: 0.307 approx. -2.5 to +2.52023: 0.29 approx. -2.5 to +2.52024: 0.438 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 Puerto Rico stood at 0.4383 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.

That represents a change of up 51.0% on the previous year and down 31.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, political stability - governance estimate in Puerto Rico peaked at 0.6427 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0987 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, in 2013.

That places Puerto Rico 78th out of 206 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.1634 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.163 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.1639 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2
2000s 0.3273 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.1588 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.4891 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 9
2010s 0.4175 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.0987 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.6427 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 10
2020s 0.3666 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.2902 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.4383 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 5

Countries ranked near Puerto Rico

  1. 75 São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of 0.489 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  2. 76 Suriname 0.4782 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  3. 77 Jamaica 0.4768 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  4. 79 Hungary 0.4363 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  5. 80 Netherlands 0.4281 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  6. 81 Mongolia 0.4204 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is political stability - governance estimate in Puerto Rico?
Political stability - governance estimate in Puerto Rico was 0.4383 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 Puerto Rico?
The highest recorded value was 0.6427 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2015.
What is the lowest political stability - governance estimate recorded in Puerto Rico?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0987 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2013.
How does Puerto Rico rank for political stability - governance estimate?
Puerto Rico ranks 78th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
Is political stability - governance estimate rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
Over the last ten years it is down 31.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Puerto Rico 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.