Political Stability - Governance score in France

France: Political Stability - Governance score was 61.77 0-100 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
61.77 0-100
Change on year
down 5.8%
World rank
125th
of 207 countries
All-time high
79.96 0-100
in 2000
All-time low
61.77 0-100
in 2024
Years of data
26
1996–2024

Political Stability - Governance score in France, 1996–2024

0204060801996201020241996: 79.9 0-1001998: 78.6 0-1002000: 80 0-1002002: 79.6 0-1002003: 71.8 0-1002004: 72.6 0-1002005: 73.8 0-1002006: 76.1 0-1002007: 77 0-1002008: 76.8 0-1002009: 74.6 0-1002010: 78.5 0-1002011: 75.9 0-1002012: 76.4 0-1002013: 74.3 0-1002014: 72.5 0-1002015: 68.9 0-1002016: 65.2 0-1002017: 69.8 0-1002018: 67.7 0-1002019: 69.4 0-1002020: 68.1 0-1002021: 68 0-1002022: 66.2 0-1002023: 65.6 0-1002024: 61.8 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 61.77 0-100, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.

The figure is down 5.8% on the previous year and down 14.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, political stability - governance score in France peaked at 79.96 0-100 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 61.77 0-100, in 2024.

That places France 125th out of 207 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.

Political Stability - Governance score in France, year by year

Annual values for Political Stability - Governance score (0-100) in France, 1996 to 2024.
Year 0-100 Change
1996 79.88 0-100
1998 78.62 0-100 -1.6%
2000 79.96 0-100 +1.7%
2002 79.58 0-100 -0.5%
2003 71.76 0-100 -9.8%
2004 72.56 0-100 +1.1%
2005 73.79 0-100 +1.7%
2006 76.1 0-100 +3.1%
2007 77.02 0-100 +1.2%
2008 76.81 0-100 -0.3%
2009 74.58 0-100 -2.9%
2010 78.54 0-100 +5.3%
2011 75.94 0-100 -3.3%
2012 76.4 0-100 +0.6%
2013 74.29 0-100 -2.8%
2014 72.52 0-100 -2.4%
2015 68.86 0-100 -5.0%
2016 65.18 0-100 -5.3%
2017 69.82 0-100 +7.1%
2018 67.68 0-100 -3.1%
2019 69.38 0-100 +2.5%
2020 68.07 0-100 -1.9%
2021 68.02 0-100 -0.1%
2022 66.23 0-100 -2.6%
2023 65.57 0-100 -1.0%
2024 61.77 0-100 -5.8%

France compared with similar countries

  • France's 61.77 0-100 is below the median for high income countries, which is 79.03 0-100, 78% of the median. (75 countries reporting)
  • France's 61.77 0-100 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 71.17 0-100, 87% of the median. (53 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 79.25 0-100 78.62 0-100 79.88 0-100 2
2000s 75.79 0-100 71.76 0-100 79.96 0-100 9
2010s 71.86 0-100 65.18 0-100 78.54 0-100 10
2020s 65.93 0-100 61.77 0-100 68.07 0-100 5

Countries ranked near France

  1. 122 Comoros 62.11 0-100 compare
  2. 123 Liberia 61.99 0-100 compare
  3. 124 Senegal 61.99 0-100 compare
  4. 126 Congo 61.48 0-100 compare
  5. 127 Lesotho 61.47 0-100 compare
  6. 128 Tajikistan 61.19 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 61.77 0-100 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 score recorded in France?
The highest recorded value was 79.96 0-100 in 2000.
What is the lowest political stability - governance score recorded in France?
The lowest recorded value was 61.77 0-100 in 2024.
How does France rank for political stability - governance score?
France ranks 125th out of 207 countries with data for 2024.
Is political stability - governance score rising or falling in France?
Over the last ten years it is down 14.8%. 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
207 places, 5,252 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 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).