Political Stability - Governance score in Sao Tome and Principe

Sao Tome and Principe: Political Stability - Governance score was 74.25 0-100 in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
74.25 0-100
Change on year
down 2.9%
World rank
75th
of 206 countries
All-time high
81.32 0-100
in 2000
All-time low
68.43 0-100
in 2003
Years of data
26
1996–2024

Political Stability - Governance score in Sao Tome and Principe, 1996–2024

0204060801996201020241996: 80.3 0-1001998: 80.3 0-1002000: 81.3 0-1002002: 73.6 0-1002003: 68.4 0-1002004: 71.6 0-1002005: 74.3 0-1002006: 72.8 0-1002007: 74 0-1002008: 72.1 0-1002009: 74.1 0-1002010: 72.2 0-1002011: 70.8 0-1002012: 70.8 0-1002013: 72.6 0-1002014: 74.1 0-1002015: 72.4 0-1002016: 70.4 0-1002017: 69.6 0-1002018: 73.9 0-1002019: 74.8 0-1002020: 74 0-1002021: 76.2 0-1002022: 74.3 0-1002023: 76.5 0-1002024: 74.2 0-100

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

Analysis

Sao Tome and Principe recorded 74.25 0-100 for political stability - governance score in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.9% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, political stability - governance score in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 81.32 0-100 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 68.43 0-100, in 2003.

Sao Tome and Principe ranks 75th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Political Stability - Governance score in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year

Annual values for Political Stability - Governance score (0-100) in Sao Tome and Principe, 1996 to 2024.
Year 0-100 Change
1996 80.34 0-100
1998 80.35 0-100 +0.0%
2000 81.32 0-100 +1.2%
2002 73.62 0-100 -9.5%
2003 68.43 0-100 -7.1%
2004 71.63 0-100 +4.7%
2005 74.32 0-100 +3.8%
2006 72.82 0-100 -2.0%
2007 73.95 0-100 +1.6%
2008 72.12 0-100 -2.5%
2009 74.05 0-100 +2.7%
2010 72.23 0-100 -2.5%
2011 70.82 0-100 -2.0%
2012 70.81 0-100 -0.0%
2013 72.61 0-100 +2.5%
2014 74.08 0-100 +2.0%
2015 72.37 0-100 -2.3%
2016 70.41 0-100 -2.7%
2017 69.56 0-100 -1.2%
2018 73.86 0-100 +6.2%
2019 74.83 0-100 +1.3%
2020 74.01 0-100 -1.1%
2021 76.23 0-100 +3.0%
2022 74.32 0-100 -2.5%
2023 76.47 0-100 +2.9%
2024 74.25 0-100 -2.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 80.35 0-100 80.34 0-100 80.35 0-100 2
2000s 73.59 0-100 68.43 0-100 81.32 0-100 9
2010s 72.16 0-100 69.56 0-100 74.83 0-100 10
2020s 75.06 0-100 74.01 0-100 76.47 0-100 5

Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe

  1. 72 Timor-Leste 74.88 0-100 compare
  2. 73 Poland 74.41 0-100 compare
  3. 74 Austria 74.29 0-100 compare
  4. 76 Suriname 74.06 0-100 compare
  5. 77 Jamaica 74.04 0-100 compare
  6. 78 Puerto Rico 73.38 0-100 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is political stability - governance score in Sao Tome and Principe?
Political stability - governance score in Sao Tome and Principe was 74.25 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 Sao Tome and Principe?
The highest recorded value was 81.32 0-100 in 2000.
What is the lowest political stability - governance score recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
The lowest recorded value was 68.43 0-100 in 2003.
How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for political stability - governance score?
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 75th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
Is political stability - governance score rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Sao Tome and Principe 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
206 places, 5,229 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).