Political Stability: Lower bound of the 90% confidence in Palau
Palau: Political Stability: Lower bound of the 90% confidence was 79.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
79.4%
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
21st
of 208 countries
All-time high
81.4%
in 2009
All-time low
64.9%
in 2004
Years of data
23
2003–2025
Political Stability - Lower bound of the 90% confidence interval for in Palau, 2003–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2025, political stability - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval for in Palau stood at 79.4%.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political stability - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval for in Palau peaked at 81.4% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 64.9%, in 2004.
That places Palau 21st out of 208 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Political Stability: Lower bound of the 90% confidence in Palau, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 65.1% | — |
| 2004 | 64.9% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 65.3% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 65.5% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 65.5% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 65.4% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 81.4% | +24.4% |
| 2010 | 81.2% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 81.1% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 81.0% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 81.1% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 81.2% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 71.7% | -11.7% |
| 2016 | 71.7% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 74.8% | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 74.9% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 74.9% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 74.9% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 74.9% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 78.5% | +4.8% |
| 2023 | 78.5% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 78.5% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 79.4% | +1.1% |
Palau compared with similar countries
- Palau's 79.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 72.7%, 1.1× the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Palau's 79.4% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 73.3%, 1.1× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 67.6% | 64.9% | 81.4% | 7 |
| 2010s | 77.4% | 71.7% | 81.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.4% | 74.9% | 79.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Palau
- 18 Costa Rica 79.9% compare
- 19 New Zealand 79.6% compare
- 20 Luxembourg 79.4% compare
- 22 Kiribati 79.3% compare
- 23 Aruba 79.1% compare
- 24 Seychelles 78.8% compare
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- Urban vs rural majority, annual growth rate 0.0935 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban vs rural majority, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Political opposition, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Elected parliament and government, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Free country, gaps filled 2 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is political stability - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval for in Palau?
- Political stability - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval for in Palau was 79.4% in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest political stability - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval for recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 81.4% in 2009.
- What is the lowest political stability - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval for recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.9% in 2004.
- How does Palau rank for political stability - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval for?
- Palau ranks 21st out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political stability - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval for rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palau 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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