Political Stability: Lower bound of the 90% confidence in Bhutan
Bhutan: Political Stability: Lower bound of the 90% confidence was 82.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
82.5%
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
7th
of 208 countries
All-time high
82.5%
in 2025
All-time low
60.6%
in 1998
Years of data
27
1996–2025
Political Stability - Lower bound of the 90% confidence interval for in Bhutan, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for political stability - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval for in Bhutan is 82.5%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political stability - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval for in Bhutan peaked at 82.5% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 60.6%, in 1998.
Bhutan ranks 7th of 208 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Political Stability: Lower bound of the 90% confidence in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 63.0% | — |
| 1998 | 60.6% | -3.8% |
| 2000 | 61.7% | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 64.2% | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 68.3% | +6.4% |
| 2004 | 71.8% | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 77.4% | +7.8% |
| 2006 | 74.4% | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 65.0% | -12.6% |
| 2008 | 68.5% | +5.4% |
| 2009 | 72.5% | +5.9% |
| 2010 | 71.3% | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 71.3% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 71.8% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 71.7% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 78.4% | +9.2% |
| 2015 | 75.4% | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 77.4% | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 77.5% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 77.5% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 78.4% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 77.5% | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 74.3% | -4.1% |
| 2022 | 81.3% | +9.4% |
| 2023 | 81.5% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 82.0% | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 82.5% | +0.6% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 82.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 50.5%, 1.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 82.5% is above the median for South Asia, which is 54.5%, 1.5× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 61.8% | 60.6% | 63.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 69.3% | 61.7% | 77.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 75.1% | 71.3% | 78.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.8% | 74.3% | 82.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 4 Marshall Islands 83.2% compare
- 4 Micronesia (country) 83.2% compare
- 6 Cayman Islands 83.0% compare
- 8 Singapore 82.4% compare
- 9 Tuvalu 82.3% compare
- 10 San Marino 81.6% compare
More reference data data for Bhutan
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0217 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0671 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1192 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0167 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.1192 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0727 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0153 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3489 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.5881 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0909 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is political stability - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval for in Bhutan?
- Political stability - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval for in Bhutan was 82.5% in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest political stability - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval for recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 82.5% in 2025.
- What is the lowest political stability - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval for recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.6% in 1998.
- How does Bhutan rank for political stability - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval for?
- Bhutan ranks 7th out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political stability - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval for rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bhutan data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Political Stability - Lower bound of the 90% confidence interval for the governance score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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