Political Stability: Lower bound of the 90% confidence in Eswatini
Eswatini: Political Stability: Lower bound of the 90% confidence was 48.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
48.9%
Change on year
up 2.7%
World rank
160th
of 208 countries
All-time high
58.6%
in 2009
All-time low
44.8%
in 2023
Years of data
27
1996–2025
Political Stability - Lower bound of the 90% confidence interval for in Eswatini, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2025, political stability - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval for in Eswatini stood at 48.9%.
The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and down 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political stability - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval for in Eswatini peaked at 58.6% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 44.8%, in 2023.
Eswatini ranks 160th 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: Lower bound of the 90% confidence in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 50.9% | — |
| 1998 | 52.9% | +3.9% |
| 2000 | 50.6% | -4.4% |
| 2002 | 52.7% | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 51.6% | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 50.5% | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 47.1% | -6.8% |
| 2006 | 52.5% | +11.5% |
| 2007 | 54.8% | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 53.5% | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 58.6% | +9.6% |
| 2010 | 58.2% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 48.4% | -17.0% |
| 2012 | 48.7% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 48.5% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 51.4% | +6.0% |
| 2015 | 50.7% | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 50.6% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 51.9% | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 49.1% | -5.4% |
| 2019 | 53.0% | +7.9% |
| 2020 | 55.1% | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 50.9% | -7.5% |
| 2022 | 51.4% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 44.8% | -12.9% |
| 2024 | 47.6% | +6.2% |
| 2025 | 48.9% | +2.7% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 48.9% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 50.5%, 97% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 48.9% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 49.2%, 99% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 51.9% | 50.9% | 52.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 52.4% | 47.1% | 58.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 51.1% | 48.4% | 58.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.8% | 44.8% | 55.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
More reference data data for Eswatini
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0203 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3059 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.3309 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0048 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.3309 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0679 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0557 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.66 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.82 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.026 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is political stability - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval for in Eswatini?
- Political stability - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval for in Eswatini was 48.9% in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest political stability - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval for recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 58.6% in 2009.
- What is the lowest political stability - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval for recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.8% in 2023.
- How does Eswatini rank for political stability - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval for?
- Eswatini ranks 160th out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political stability - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval for rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eswatini 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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