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Political Stability/No Violence in Democratic Republic of Congo

Democratic Republic of Congo: Political Stability/No Violence was 0.2491 standard error in 2011. ▼ Falling

Latest (2011)
0.2491 standard error
Change on year
up 2.5%
World rank
24th
of 53 countries
All-time high
0.4267 standard error
in 1996
All-time low
0.2431 standard error
in 2010
Years of data
13
1996–2011

Political Stability/No Violence in Democratic Republic of Congo, 1996–2011

00.10.20.30.41996200320111996: 0.427 standard error1998: 0.387 standard error2000: 0.402 standard error2002: 0.398 standard error2003: 0.338 standard error2004: 0.293 standard error2005: 0.29 standard error2006: 0.324 standard error2007: 0.3 standard error2008: 0.3 standard error2009: 0.243 standard error2010: 0.243 standard error2011: 0.249 standard error

Source: World Bank Institute. Measured in standard error.

Analysis

The most recent figure for political stability/no violence in Democratic Republic of Congo is 0.2491 standard error, measured in 2011.

That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and down 38.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, political stability/no violence in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 0.4267 standard error in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.2431 standard error, in 2010.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 24th of 53 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.

Political Stability/No Violence in Democratic Republic of Congo, year by year

Year standard error Change
1996 0.4267 standard error —
1998 0.3867 standard error -9.4%
2000 0.4023 standard error +4.0%
2002 0.3976 standard error -1.2%
2003 0.3382 standard error -14.9%
2004 0.2929 standard error -13.4%
2005 0.2901 standard error -1.0%
2006 0.3241 standard error +11.7%
2007 0.3002 standard error -7.4%
2008 0.2999 standard error -0.1%
2009 0.2432 standard error -18.9%
2010 0.2431 standard error -0.0%
2011 0.2491 standard error +2.5%

Democratic Republic of Congo compared with similar countries

  • Democratic Republic of Congo's 0.2491 standard error is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.2573 standard error, 97% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
  • Democratic Republic of Congo's 0.2491 standard error is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2491 standard error, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.4067 standard error 0.3867 standard error 0.4267 standard error 2
2000s 0.3209 standard error 0.2432 standard error 0.4023 standard error 9
2010s 0.2461 standard error 0.2431 standard error 0.2491 standard error 2

Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of Congo

  1. 21 Benin 0.255 standard error compare
  2. 21 Chad 0.255 standard error compare
  3. 21 Mauritania 0.255 standard error compare
  4. 24 Congo 0.2491 standard error compare
  5. 24 Gabon 0.2491 standard error compare
  6. 24 Libya 0.2491 standard error compare
  7. 24 Morocco 0.2491 standard error compare
  8. 24 Niger 0.2491 standard error compare
  9. 24 Sudan 0.2491 standard error compare
  10. 24 Togo 0.2491 standard error compare

See the full ranking of 53 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is political stability/no violence in Democratic Republic of Congo?
Political stability/no violence in Democratic Republic of Congo was 0.2491 standard error in 2011, according to World Bank Institute.
What is the highest political stability/no violence recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
The highest recorded value was 0.4267 standard error in 1996.
What is the lowest political stability/no violence recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2431 standard error in 2010.
How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for political stability/no violence?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 24th out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
Is political stability/no violence rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?
Over the last ten years it is down 38.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Democratic Republic of Congo data come from?
The figures come from World Bank Institute, published as part of Political Stability/No Violence (standard error). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Political Stability/No Violence (standard error)
Unit
standard error
Source
World Bank Institute
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
53 places, 689 data points, 1996–2011
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See definition GV.POLI.ST.SD. Inherent to all Governance Indicators is a margin of error, which might vary from country to country, normally attributable to two factors: (i) cross-country differences in the number of sources in which a country appears, and (ii) differences in the precision of the sources in which each country appears.