Political Stability: Lower bound of the 90% confidence in Japan

Japan: Political Stability: Lower bound of the 90% confidence was 80.5% in 2025. ▬ Flat

Latest (2025)
80.5%
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
14th
of 208 countries
All-time high
81.3%
in 1998
All-time low
75.3%
in 2012
Years of data
27
1996–2025

Political Stability - Lower bound of the 90% confidence interval for in Japan, 1996–2025

0204060801996201020251996: 80.51998: 81.32000: 812002: 77.42003: 76.72004: 75.32005: 78.82006: 79.62007: 78.52008: 76.72009: 77.62010: 75.72011: 75.72012: 75.32013: 76.62014: 79.42015: 79.62016: 77.82017: 78.72018: 78.22019: 77.92020: 78.22021: 78.72022: 80.82023: 80.92024: 80.32025: 80.5

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2025, political stability - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval for in Japan stood at 80.5%.

That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, political stability - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval for in Japan peaked at 81.3% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 75.3%, in 2012.

That places Japan 14th out of 208 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.

Political Stability: Lower bound of the 90% confidence in Japan, year by year

Annual values for Political Stability - Lower bound of the 90% confidence interval for the governance score in Japan, 1996 to 2025.
Year Value Change
1996 80.5% —
1998 81.3% +0.9%
2000 81.0% -0.4%
2002 77.4% -4.4%
2003 76.7% -0.9%
2004 75.3% -1.8%
2005 78.8% +4.5%
2006 79.6% +1.0%
2007 78.5% -1.4%
2008 76.7% -2.3%
2009 77.6% +1.2%
2010 75.7% -2.4%
2011 75.7% -0.1%
2012 75.3% -0.5%
2013 76.6% +1.8%
2014 79.4% +3.6%
2015 79.6% +0.2%
2016 77.8% -2.2%
2017 78.7% +1.2%
2018 78.2% -0.6%
2019 77.9% -0.5%
2020 78.2% +0.4%
2021 78.7% +0.6%
2022 80.8% +2.7%
2023 80.9% +0.2%
2024 80.3% -0.7%
2025 80.5% +0.2%

Japan compared with similar countries

  • Japan's 80.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 72.7%, 1.1× the median. (76 countries reporting)
  • Japan's 80.5% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 73.3%, 1.1× the median. (36 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 80.9% 80.5% 81.3% 2
2000s 77.9% 75.3% 81.0% 9
2010s 77.5% 75.3% 79.6% 10
2020s 79.9% 78.2% 80.9% 6

Countries ranked near Japan

  1. 11 Iceland 81.5% compare
  2. 12 Uruguay 81.2% compare
  3. 13 Samoa 80.8% compare
  4. 15 Barbados 80.5% compare
  5. 16 Tonga 80.5% compare
  6. 17 American Samoa 80.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is political stability - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval for in Japan?
Political stability - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval for in Japan was 80.5% in 2025, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest political stability - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval for recorded in Japan?
The highest recorded value was 81.3% in 1998.
What is the lowest political stability - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval for recorded in Japan?
The lowest recorded value was 75.3% in 2012.
How does Japan rank for political stability - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval for?
Japan ranks 14th out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
Is political stability - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval for rising or falling in Japan?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Japan 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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Indicator
Political Stability - Lower bound of the 90% confidence interval for the governance score
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
208 places, 5,485 data points, 1996–2025
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