Political Stability/No Violence in Malawi
Malawi: Political Stability/No Violence was 0.2596 standard error in 2011. ▼ Falling
Political Stability/No Violence in Malawi, 1996–2011
Source: World Bank Institute. Measured in standard error.
Analysis
The most recent figure for political stability/no violence in Malawi is 0.2596 standard error, measured in 2011. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 22.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political stability/no violence in Malawi peaked at 0.364 standard error in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.2596 standard error, in 2011.
That places Malawi 20th out of 53 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3496 standard error | 0.3352 standard error | 0.364 standard error | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.285 standard error | 0.2604 standard error | 0.3333 standard error | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.2597 standard error | 0.2596 standard error | 0.2598 standard error | 2 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 19 Central African Republic 0.2622 standard error compare
- 21 Benin 0.255 standard error compare
- 21 Chad 0.255 standard error compare
- 21 Mauritania 0.255 standard error compare
More reference data data for Malawi
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.0372 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.606 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.3659 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.9529 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies -0.5269 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 1,313 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 1 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is political stability/no violence in Malawi?
- Political stability/no violence in Malawi was 0.2596 standard error in 2011, according to World Bank Institute.
- What is the highest political stability/no violence recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.364 standard error in 1996.
- What is the lowest political stability/no violence recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2596 standard error in 2011.
- How does Malawi rank for political stability/no violence?
- Malawi ranks 20th out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
- Is political stability/no violence rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malawi 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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About this data
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.