Political Stability - Governance score (0-100) (Political score 0-100) in France

France: Political Stability - Governance score (0-100) (Political score 0-100) was 63.99 0-100 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
63.99 0-100
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
122nd
of 208 countries
All-time high
80.52 0-100
in 1996
All-time low
62.84 0-100
in 2024
Years of data
27
1996–2025

Political Stability - Governance score in France, 1996–2025

0204060801996201020251996: 80.5 0-1001998: 79.1 0-1002000: 80.5 0-1002002: 79.4 0-1002003: 72 0-1002004: 72.5 0-1002005: 73.9 0-1002006: 76.2 0-1002007: 77.2 0-1002008: 77 0-1002009: 74.3 0-1002010: 78.6 0-1002011: 75.8 0-1002012: 76.4 0-1002013: 74.1 0-1002014: 72.4 0-1002015: 68.8 0-1002016: 65.3 0-1002017: 69.8 0-1002018: 67.6 0-1002019: 69.2 0-1002020: 68 0-1002021: 68 0-1002022: 66 0-1002023: 65.6 0-1002024: 62.8 0-1002025: 64 0-100

Source: The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG). Measured in 0-100.

Analysis

The most recent figure for political stability - governance score in France is 63.99 0-100, measured in 2025.

The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and down 7.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, political stability - governance score in France peaked at 80.52 0-100 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 62.84 0-100, in 2024.

That places France 122nd out of 208 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.

Political Stability - Governance score (0-100) (Political score 0-100) in France, year by year

Annual values for Political Stability - Governance score (0-100) in France, 1996 to 2025.
Year 0-100 Change
1996 80.52 0-100 —
1998 79.1 0-100 -1.8%
2000 80.46 0-100 +1.7%
2002 79.42 0-100 -1.3%
2003 72.03 0-100 -9.3%
2004 72.46 0-100 +0.6%
2005 73.87 0-100 +1.9%
2006 76.17 0-100 +3.1%
2007 77.17 0-100 +1.3%
2008 77.02 0-100 -0.2%
2009 74.3 0-100 -3.5%
2010 78.61 0-100 +5.8%
2011 75.82 0-100 -3.6%
2012 76.44 0-100 +0.8%
2013 74.08 0-100 -3.1%
2014 72.44 0-100 -2.2%
2015 68.83 0-100 -5.0%
2016 65.31 0-100 -5.1%
2017 69.79 0-100 +6.9%
2018 67.64 0-100 -3.1%
2019 69.24 0-100 +2.4%
2020 68.03 0-100 -1.8%
2021 68 0-100 -0.0%
2022 66.04 0-100 -2.9%
2023 65.65 0-100 -0.6%
2024 62.84 0-100 -4.3%
2025 63.99 0-100 +1.8%

France compared with similar countries

  • France's 63.99 0-100 is below the median for high income countries, which is 79.93 0-100, 80% of the median. (76 countries reporting)
  • France's 63.99 0-100 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 73.4 0-100, 87% of the median. (54 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 79.81 0-100 79.1 0-100 80.52 0-100 2
2000s 75.88 0-100 72.03 0-100 80.46 0-100 9
2010s 71.82 0-100 65.31 0-100 78.61 0-100 10
2020s 65.76 0-100 62.84 0-100 68.03 0-100 6

Countries ranked near France

  1. 119 Kyrgyzstan 65.33 0-100 compare
  2. 120 Sri Lanka 64.86 0-100 compare
  3. 121 Zambia 64.56 0-100 compare
  4. 123 Azerbaijan 63.97 0-100 compare
  5. 124 Moldova 63.64 0-100 compare
  6. 125 Liberia 63.21 0-100 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is political stability - governance score in France?
Political stability - governance score in France was 63.99 0-100 in 2025, 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 score recorded in France?
The highest recorded value was 80.52 0-100 in 1996.
What is the lowest political stability - governance score recorded in France?
The lowest recorded value was 62.84 0-100 in 2024.
How does France rank for political stability - governance score?
France ranks 122nd out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
Is political stability - governance score rising or falling in France?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this France 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 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
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
208 places, 5,485 data points, 1996–2025
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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 score is a linear transformation of the governance estimate using hypothetical worst-case and base-case countries. It is an absolute score ranging from 0-100. Larger values correspond to better governance. The (country-series-time) metadata include the (a) number of sources, and (b) confidence intervals (lower and upper bound). The number of sources indicates the number of underlying data sources on which the governance score (respectively the underlying governance estimate) is based. The confidence intervals include the lower and upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for the governance score. Confidence intervals are a statistical range of values that likely contain the true value (of what is being estimated).