Political Stability - Governance score (0-100) (Political score 0-100) in New Zealand
New Zealand: Political Stability - Governance score (0-100) (Political score 0-100) was 86.31 0-100 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Political Stability - Governance score in New Zealand, 1996–2025
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 New Zealand is 86.31 0-100, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and down 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political stability - governance score in New Zealand peaked at 91.9 0-100 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 85.92 0-100, in 2003.
New Zealand ranks 29th of 208 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Political Stability - Governance score (0-100) (Political score 0-100) in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | 0-100 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 90.07 0-100 | — |
| 1998 | 90.41 0-100 | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 90.66 0-100 | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 86.97 0-100 | -4.1% |
| 2003 | 85.92 0-100 | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 89.58 0-100 | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 89.03 0-100 | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 88.04 0-100 | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 89.08 0-100 | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 86.65 0-100 | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 86.39 0-100 | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 90.36 0-100 | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 89.89 0-100 | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 90.37 0-100 | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 89.8 0-100 | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 91.65 0-100 | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 91.07 0-100 | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 91.1 0-100 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 91.9 0-100 | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 91.11 0-100 | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 90.23 0-100 | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 91.41 0-100 | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 89.64 0-100 | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 87.36 0-100 | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 88.54 0-100 | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 87.49 0-100 | -1.2% |
| 2025 | 86.31 0-100 | -1.4% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 86.31 0-100 is above the median for high income countries, which is 79.93 0-100, 1.1× the median. (76 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 86.31 0-100 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 80.48 0-100, 1.1× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 90.24 0-100 | 90.07 0-100 | 90.41 0-100 | 2 |
| 2000s | 88.04 0-100 | 85.92 0-100 | 90.66 0-100 | 9 |
| 2010s | 90.75 0-100 | 89.8 0-100 | 91.9 0-100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.46 0-100 | 86.31 0-100 | 91.41 0-100 | 6 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
- 26 Antigua and Barbuda 86.78 0-100 compare
- 27 Luxembourg 86.51 0-100 compare
- 28 Guam 86.48 0-100 compare
- 30 Seychelles 86.14 0-100 compare
- 31 Saint Lucia 85.44 0-100 compare
- 32 Saint Kitts and Nevis 85.34 0-100 compare
More reference data data for New Zealand
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4532 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 9.92 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.93 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0459 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 10.93 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.52 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.53 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 42.17 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 47.53 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2499 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is political stability - governance score in New Zealand?
- Political stability - governance score in New Zealand was 86.31 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 New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 91.9 0-100 in 2017.
- What is the lowest political stability - governance score recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 85.92 0-100 in 2003.
- How does New Zealand rank for political stability - governance score?
- New Zealand ranks 29th out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political stability - governance score rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this New Zealand 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).