Political Stability - Governance score (0-100) (Political score 0-100) in Iran
Iran: Political Stability - Governance score (0-100) (Political score 0-100) was 35.98 0-100 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Political Stability - Governance score in Iran, 1996–2025
Source: The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG). Measured in 0-100.
Analysis
In 2025, political stability - governance score in Iran stood at 35.98 0-100. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.8% on the previous year and down 29.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political stability - governance score in Iran peaked at 61.72 0-100 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 35.98 0-100, in 2025.
Iran ranks 190th of 208 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 Iran, year by year
| Year | 0-100 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 61.72 0-100 | — |
| 1998 | 54.48 0-100 | -11.7% |
| 2000 | 54.39 0-100 | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 56.19 0-100 | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 54.5 0-100 | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 53.54 0-100 | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 53.96 0-100 | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 51.28 0-100 | -5.0% |
| 2007 | 52.65 0-100 | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 52.17 0-100 | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 43.43 0-100 | -16.8% |
| 2010 | 39.1 0-100 | -10.0% |
| 2011 | 42.08 0-100 | +7.6% |
| 2012 | 43.69 0-100 | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 44.8 0-100 | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 52.25 0-100 | +16.6% |
| 2015 | 51.35 0-100 | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 53.87 0-100 | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 53.05 0-100 | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 48.3 0-100 | -8.9% |
| 2019 | 43.6 0-100 | -9.7% |
| 2020 | 44.09 0-100 | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 45.19 0-100 | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 45.52 0-100 | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 43.21 0-100 | -5.1% |
| 2024 | 40.36 0-100 | -6.6% |
| 2025 | 35.98 0-100 | -10.8% |
Iran compared with similar countries
- Iran's 35.98 0-100 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 66.97 0-100, 54% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Iran's 35.98 0-100 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 53.38 0-100, 67% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 58.1 0-100 | 54.48 0-100 | 61.72 0-100 | 2 |
| 2000s | 52.46 0-100 | 43.43 0-100 | 56.19 0-100 | 9 |
| 2010s | 47.21 0-100 | 39.1 0-100 | 53.87 0-100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.39 0-100 | 35.98 0-100 | 45.52 0-100 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Iran
- 187 South Sudan 39.06 0-100 compare
- 188 Chad 38.03 0-100 compare
- 189 Mozambique 36.59 0-100 compare
- 191 Cameroon 35.96 0-100 compare
- 192 Central African Republic 35.92 0-100 compare
- 193 Nigeria 35.14 0-100 compare
More reference data data for Iran
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.47 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 12.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 26.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.34 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 26.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 11.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 3.84 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 46.54 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 109.46 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 7.3 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is political stability - governance score in Iran?
- Political stability - governance score in Iran was 35.98 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 Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 61.72 0-100 in 1996.
- What is the lowest political stability - governance score recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.98 0-100 in 2025.
- How does Iran rank for political stability - governance score?
- Iran ranks 190th out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political stability - governance score rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iran 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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About this data
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).