Political Stability - Governance score in Switzerland

Switzerland: Political Stability - Governance score was 82.65 0-100 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
82.65 0-100
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
38th
of 208 countries
All-time high
92.99 0-100
in 2000
All-time low
82.65 0-100
in 2024
Years of data
26
1996–2024

Political Stability - Governance score in Switzerland, 1996–2024

0204060801001996201020241996: 91.8 0-1001998: 92.3 0-1002000: 93 0-1002002: 91.2 0-1002003: 87.2 0-1002004: 84.3 0-1002005: 86.7 0-1002006: 86.2 0-1002007: 86.5 0-1002008: 86.5 0-1002009: 88.3 0-1002010: 88.3 0-1002011: 89 0-1002012: 89.5 0-1002013: 88.8 0-1002014: 90.2 0-1002015: 87.7 0-1002016: 86.5 0-1002017: 85.8 0-1002018: 87.3 0-1002019: 86.4 0-1002020: 84.9 0-1002021: 83.4 0-1002022: 83.4 0-1002023: 82.8 0-1002024: 82.6 0-100

Source: World Bank. Measured in 0-100.

Analysis

Switzerland recorded 82.65 0-100 for political stability - governance score in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.

That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 8.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, political stability - governance score in Switzerland peaked at 92.99 0-100 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 82.65 0-100, in 2024.

Switzerland ranks 38th of 208 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Political Stability - Governance score in Switzerland, year by year

Annual values for Political Stability - Governance score (0-100) in Switzerland, 1996 to 2024.
Year 0-100 Change
1996 91.81 0-100 —
1998 92.25 0-100 +0.5%
2000 92.99 0-100 +0.8%
2002 91.16 0-100 -2.0%
2003 87.19 0-100 -4.3%
2004 84.27 0-100 -3.4%
2005 86.71 0-100 +2.9%
2006 86.23 0-100 -0.6%
2007 86.48 0-100 +0.3%
2008 86.47 0-100 -0.0%
2009 88.35 0-100 +2.2%
2010 88.28 0-100 -0.1%
2011 88.98 0-100 +0.8%
2012 89.48 0-100 +0.6%
2013 88.83 0-100 -0.7%
2014 90.19 0-100 +1.5%
2015 87.68 0-100 -2.8%
2016 86.5 0-100 -1.3%
2017 85.78 0-100 -0.8%
2018 87.34 0-100 +1.8%
2019 86.39 0-100 -1.1%
2020 84.9 0-100 -1.7%
2021 83.41 0-100 -1.8%
2022 83.41 0-100 -0.0%
2023 82.82 0-100 -0.7%
2024 82.65 0-100 -0.2%

Switzerland compared with similar countries

  • Switzerland's 82.65 0-100 is above the median for high income countries, which is 79.2 0-100, 1.0× the median. (76 countries reporting)
  • Switzerland's 82.65 0-100 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 71.37 0-100, 1.2× the median. (54 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 92.03 0-100 91.81 0-100 92.25 0-100 2
2000s 87.76 0-100 84.27 0-100 92.99 0-100 9
2010s 87.95 0-100 85.78 0-100 90.19 0-100 10
2020s 83.44 0-100 82.65 0-100 84.9 0-100 5

Countries ranked near Switzerland

  1. 35 Botswana 83.53 0-100 compare
  2. 36 French Polynesia 83.49 0-100 compare
  3. 37 Guam 82.85 0-100 compare
  4. 39 Czechia 82.5 0-100 compare
  5. 40 Bermuda 82.48 0-100 compare
  6. 40 United States Virgin Islands 82.48 0-100 compare

See the full ranking of 208 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is political stability - governance score in Switzerland?
Political stability - governance score in Switzerland was 82.65 0-100 in 2024, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest political stability - governance score recorded in Switzerland?
The highest recorded value was 92.99 0-100 in 2000.
What is the lowest political stability - governance score recorded in Switzerland?
The lowest recorded value was 82.65 0-100 in 2024.
How does Switzerland rank for political stability - governance score?
Switzerland ranks 38th out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
Is political stability - governance score rising or falling in Switzerland?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Switzerland 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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