Political Stability - Governance score in India

India: Political Stability - Governance score was 52.47 0-100 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
52.47 0-100
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
169th
of 208 countries
All-time high
56.12 0-100
in 2017
All-time low
41.62 0-100
in 2003
Years of data
26
1996–2024

Political Stability - Governance score in India, 1996–2024

02040601996201020241996: 49.4 0-1001998: 47.9 0-1002000: 49.3 0-1002002: 44.1 0-1002003: 41.6 0-1002004: 48.2 0-1002005: 51.3 0-1002006: 51.9 0-1002007: 51.9 0-1002008: 52.8 0-1002009: 50.3 0-1002010: 49.8 0-1002011: 46 0-1002012: 46.1 0-1002013: 45.9 0-1002014: 51.9 0-1002015: 52.9 0-1002016: 53.3 0-1002017: 56.1 0-1002018: 54.3 0-1002019: 55.8 0-1002020: 53.6 0-1002021: 55.6 0-1002022: 53 0-1002023: 51.6 0-1002024: 52.5 0-100

Source: World Bank. Measured in 0-100.

Analysis

The most recent figure for political stability - governance score in India is 52.47 0-100, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, political stability - governance score in India peaked at 56.12 0-100 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 41.62 0-100, in 2003.

That places India 169th out of 208 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Political Stability - Governance score in India, year by year

Annual values for Political Stability - Governance score (0-100) in India, 1996 to 2024.
Year 0-100 Change
1996 49.4 0-100
1998 47.86 0-100 -3.1%
2000 49.27 0-100 +2.9%
2002 44.07 0-100 -10.6%
2003 41.62 0-100 -5.5%
2004 48.23 0-100 +15.9%
2005 51.27 0-100 +6.3%
2006 51.89 0-100 +1.2%
2007 51.91 0-100 +0.0%
2008 52.75 0-100 +1.6%
2009 50.28 0-100 -4.7%
2010 49.8 0-100 -1.0%
2011 45.98 0-100 -7.7%
2012 46.13 0-100 +0.3%
2013 45.89 0-100 -0.5%
2014 51.93 0-100 +13.2%
2015 52.88 0-100 +1.8%
2016 53.32 0-100 +0.8%
2017 56.12 0-100 +5.3%
2018 54.3 0-100 -3.2%
2019 55.81 0-100 +2.8%
2020 53.58 0-100 -4.0%
2021 55.62 0-100 +3.8%
2022 53.02 0-100 -4.7%
2023 51.58 0-100 -2.7%
2024 52.47 0-100 +1.7%

India compared with similar countries

  • India's 52.47 0-100 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 56.57 0-100, 93% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • India's 52.47 0-100 is below the median for South Asia, which is 59.36 0-100, 88% of the median. (6 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 48.63 0-100 47.86 0-100 49.4 0-100 2
2000s 49.03 0-100 41.62 0-100 52.75 0-100 9
2010s 51.22 0-100 45.89 0-100 56.12 0-100 10
2020s 53.26 0-100 51.58 0-100 55.62 0-100 5

Countries ranked near India

  1. 166 Armenia 53.54 0-100 compare
  2. 167 Eswatini 53.38 0-100 compare
  3. 168 Philippines 52.67 0-100 compare
  4. 170 Togo 52.07 0-100 compare
  5. 171 Cote d'Ivoire 51.48 0-100 compare
  6. 172 Russia 50.46 0-100 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is political stability - governance score in India?
Political stability - governance score in India was 52.47 0-100 in 2024, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest political stability - governance score recorded in India?
The highest recorded value was 56.12 0-100 in 2017.
What is the lowest political stability - governance score recorded in India?
The lowest recorded value was 41.62 0-100 in 2003.
How does India rank for political stability - governance score?
India ranks 169th out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
Is political stability - governance score rising or falling in India?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this India data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Political Stability - Governance score (0-100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Political Stability - Governance score (0-100)
Unit
0-100
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
208 places, 5,278 data points, 1996–2024
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