Political Stability - Governance estimate in United Kingdom

United Kingdom: Political Stability - Governance estimate was 0.2577 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2024. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2024)
0.2577 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
Change on year
down 30.0%
World rank
91st
of 206 countries
All-time high
1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2000
All-time low
0.2577 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2024
Years of data
26
1996–2024

Political Stability - Governance estimate in United Kingdom, 1996–2024

0.20.40.60.811996201020241996: 1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.51998: 1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.52000: 1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.52002: 0.549 approx. -2.5 to +2.52003: 0.42 approx. -2.5 to +2.52004: 0.348 approx. -2.5 to +2.52005: 0.396 approx. -2.5 to +2.52006: 0.66 approx. -2.5 to +2.52007: 0.696 approx. -2.5 to +2.52008: 0.646 approx. -2.5 to +2.52009: 0.493 approx. -2.5 to +2.52010: 0.594 approx. -2.5 to +2.52011: 0.432 approx. -2.5 to +2.52012: 0.468 approx. -2.5 to +2.52013: 0.46 approx. -2.5 to +2.52014: 0.544 approx. -2.5 to +2.52015: 0.537 approx. -2.5 to +2.52016: 0.45 approx. -2.5 to +2.52017: 0.441 approx. -2.5 to +2.52018: 0.283 approx. -2.5 to +2.52019: 0.568 approx. -2.5 to +2.52020: 0.51 approx. -2.5 to +2.52021: 0.436 approx. -2.5 to +2.52022: 0.368 approx. -2.5 to +2.52023: 0.368 approx. -2.5 to +2.52024: 0.258 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 United Kingdom stood at 0.2577 approx. -2.5 to +2.5. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.

The figure is down 30.0% on the previous year and down 52.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, political stability - governance estimate in United Kingdom peaked at 1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.2577 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, in 2024.

That places United Kingdom 91st out of 206 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.07 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 1.05 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 1.09 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2
2000s 0.5895 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.3484 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 9
2010s 0.4776 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.2826 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.5937 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 10
2020s 0.3881 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.2577 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.5102 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 5

Countries ranked near United Kingdom

  1. 88 Italy 0.3087 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  2. 89 Kuwait 0.2939 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  3. 90 Panama 0.2647 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  4. 92 Turkmenistan 0.2456 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  5. 93 Guyana 0.2165 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  6. 94 Romania 0.1589 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare

See the full ranking of 206 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is political stability - governance estimate in United Kingdom?
Political stability - governance estimate in United Kingdom was 0.2577 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 United Kingdom?
The highest recorded value was 1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2000.
What is the lowest political stability - governance estimate recorded in United Kingdom?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2577 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2024.
How does United Kingdom rank for political stability - governance estimate?
United Kingdom ranks 91st out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
Is political stability - governance estimate rising or falling in United Kingdom?
Over the last ten years it is down 52.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this United Kingdom 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.