Political Stability/No Violence in South Africa

South Africa: Political Stability/No Violence was 0.2404 standard error in 2011. ▼ Falling

Latest (2011)
0.2404 standard error
Change on year
up 3.7%
World rank
53rd
of 53 countries
All-time high
0.364 standard error
in 1996
All-time low
0.2319 standard error
in 2010
Years of data
13
1996–2011

Political Stability/No Violence in South Africa, 1996–2011

00.10.20.30.41996200320111996: 0.364 standard error1998: 0.335 standard error2000: 0.303 standard error2002: 0.281 standard error2003: 0.283 standard error2004: 0.276 standard error2005: 0.269 standard error2006: 0.238 standard error2007: 0.235 standard error2008: 0.239 standard error2009: 0.232 standard error2010: 0.232 standard error2011: 0.24 standard error

Source: World Bank Institute. Measured in standard error.

Analysis

South Africa recorded 0.2404 standard error for political stability/no violence in 2011.

That represents a change of up 3.7% on the previous year and down 20.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, political stability/no violence in South Africa peaked at 0.364 standard error in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.2319 standard error, in 2010.

South Africa ranks 53rd of 53 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.3496 standard error 0.3352 standard error 0.364 standard error 2
2000s 0.2618 standard error 0.232 standard error 0.3034 standard error 9
2010s 0.2361 standard error 0.2319 standard error 0.2404 standard error 2

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Frequently asked questions

What is political stability/no violence in South Africa?
Political stability/no violence in South Africa was 0.2404 standard error in 2011, according to World Bank Institute.
What is the highest political stability/no violence recorded in South Africa?
The highest recorded value was 0.364 standard error in 1996.
What is the lowest political stability/no violence recorded in South Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2319 standard error in 2010.
How does South Africa rank for political stability/no violence?
South Africa ranks 53rd out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
Is political stability/no violence rising or falling in South Africa?
Over the last ten years it is down 20.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this South Africa 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

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.