Political Stability - Lower bound of the 90% confidence interval for in South Africa

South Africa: Political Stability - Lower bound of the 90% confidence interval for was 48.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
48.9%
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
156th
of 208 countries
All-time high
62.3%
in 2007
All-time low
46.2%
in 2021
Years of data
26
1996–2024

Political Stability - Lower bound of the 90% confidence interval for in South Africa, 1996–2024

02040601996201020241996: 48.21998: 47.72000: 52.72002: 52.22003: 542004: 58.92005: 58.92006: 592007: 62.32008: 58.92009: 58.12010: 58.22011: 58.52012: 57.22013: 552014: 55.52015: 54.12016: 53.72017: 52.92018: 54.32019: 53.72020: 55.22021: 46.22022: 47.72023: 48.42024: 48.9

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2024, political stability - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval for in South Africa stood at 48.9%.

That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and down 11.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, political stability - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval for in South Africa peaked at 62.3% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 46.2%, in 2021.

That places South Africa 156th out of 208 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.

Political Stability - Lower bound of the 90% confidence interval for in South Africa, year by year

Annual values for Political Stability - Lower bound of the 90% confidence interval for the governance score in South Africa, 1996 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1996 48.2%
1998 47.7% -0.9%
2000 52.7% +10.4%
2002 52.2% -1.0%
2003 54.0% +3.4%
2004 58.9% +9.1%
2005 58.9% -0.0%
2006 59.0% +0.2%
2007 62.3% +5.7%
2008 58.9% -5.5%
2009 58.1% -1.5%
2010 58.2% +0.3%
2011 58.5% +0.5%
2012 57.2% -2.3%
2013 55.0% -3.8%
2014 55.5% +0.9%
2015 54.1% -2.5%
2016 53.7% -0.9%
2017 52.9% -1.4%
2018 54.3% +2.7%
2019 53.7% -1.2%
2020 55.2% +2.8%
2021 46.2% -16.2%
2022 47.7% +3.3%
2023 48.4% +1.4%
2024 48.9% +1.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 47.9% 47.7% 48.2% 2
2000s 57.2% 52.2% 62.3% 9
2010s 55.3% 52.9% 58.5% 10
2020s 49.3% 46.2% 55.2% 5

Countries ranked near South Africa

  1. 153 Djibouti 49.4% compare
  2. 154 Honduras 49.3% compare
  3. 155 Indonesia 49.3% compare
  4. 157 Georgia 48.4% compare
  5. 158 Papua New Guinea 48.2% compare
  6. 159 Peru 48.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is political stability - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval for in South Africa?
Political stability - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval for in South Africa was 48.9% in 2024, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest political stability - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval for recorded in South Africa?
The highest recorded value was 62.3% in 2007.
What is the lowest political stability - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval for recorded in South Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 46.2% in 2021.
How does South Africa rank for political stability - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval for?
South Africa ranks 156th out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
Is political stability - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval for rising or falling in South Africa?
Over the last ten years it is down 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this South Africa 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, 5,278 data points, 1996–2024
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