Political Stability: Lower bound of the 90% confidence in Ireland
Ireland: Political Stability: Lower bound of the 90% confidence was 71.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Political Stability - Lower bound of the 90% confidence interval for in Ireland, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 71.6% for political stability - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval for in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political stability - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval for in Ireland peaked at 84.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 71.6%, in 2025.
Ireland ranks 61st of 208 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Political Stability: Lower bound of the 90% confidence in Ireland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 81.8% | — |
| 1998 | 83.7% | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 84.4% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 82.4% | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 81.3% | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 77.2% | -5.1% |
| 2005 | 80.8% | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 80.8% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 82.0% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 81.0% | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 77.7% | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 77.2% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 73.6% | -4.7% |
| 2012 | 75.0% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 73.9% | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 78.9% | +6.7% |
| 2015 | 75.4% | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 74.1% | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 74.8% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 75.6% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 74.7% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 73.8% | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 71.6% | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 72.9% | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 74.2% | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 71.7% | -3.4% |
| 2025 | 71.6% | -0.2% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 71.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 72.7%, 98% of the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 71.6% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 66.1%, 1.1× the median. (54 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 82.7% | 81.8% | 83.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 80.8% | 77.2% | 84.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 75.3% | 73.6% | 78.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.6% | 71.6% | 74.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
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Frequently asked questions
- What is political stability - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval for in Ireland?
- Political stability - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval for in Ireland was 71.6% in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest political stability - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval for recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 84.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest political stability - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval for recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.6% in 2025.
- How does Ireland rank for political stability - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval for?
- Ireland ranks 61st out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political stability - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval for rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ireland 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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