Political Stability - Number of sources in Australia
Australia: Political Stability - Number of sources was 10 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
10
Change on year
up 11.1%
World rank
45th
of 208 countries
All-time high
10
in 2017
All-time low
5
in 1996
Years of data
27
1996–2025
Political Stability - Number of sources in Australia, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2025, political stability - number of sources in Australia stood at 10. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 11.1% on the previous year and up 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political stability - number of sources in Australia peaked at 10 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 5, in 1996.
That places Australia 45th out of 208 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Political Stability - Number of sources in Australia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 5 | — |
| 1998 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 6 | +20.0% |
| 2002 | 7 | +16.7% |
| 2003 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 8 | +14.3% |
| 2005 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 9 | +12.5% |
| 2012 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 10 | +11.1% |
| 2018 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 9 | -10.0% |
| 2024 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 10 | +11.1% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 10 is above the median for high income countries, which is 9, 1.1× the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Australia's 10 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 7, 1.4× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
| 2000s | 7.56 | 6 | 8 | 9 |
| 2010s | 9.2 | 8 | 10 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.67 | 9 | 10 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 45 Algeria 10 compare
- 45 Bangladesh 10 compare
- 45 Benin 10 compare
- 45 Bulgaria 10 compare
- 45 Chile 10 compare
- 45 China 10 compare
- 45 Colombia 10 compare
- 45 Croatia 10 compare
- 45 Czechia 10 compare
- 45 Estonia 10 compare
- 45 Eswatini 10 compare
- 45 Hungary 10 compare
- 45 Kuwait 10 compare
- 45 Latvia 10 compare
- 45 Lithuania 10 compare
- 45 Mali 10 compare
- 45 Mauritania 10 compare
- 45 Mauritius 10 compare
- 45 Mongolia 10 compare
- 45 New Zealand 10 compare
- 45 Peru 10 compare
- 45 Poland 10 compare
- 45 Qatar 10 compare
- 45 Romania 10 compare
- 45 Rwanda 10 compare
- 45 Slovakia 10 compare
- 45 Slovenia 10 compare
- 45 Sri Lanka 10 compare
- 45 Turkey 10 compare
- 45 United Kingdom 10 compare
- 45 United States 10 compare
- 45 Uzbekistan 10 compare
- 45 Venezuela 10 compare
More reference data data for Australia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.21 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 28.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 38.41 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 38.41 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 4.07 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 6.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 118.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 170.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 13.9 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is political stability - number of sources in Australia?
- Political stability - number of sources in Australia was 10 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest political stability - number of sources recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 10 in 2017.
- What is the lowest political stability - number of sources recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5 in 1996.
- How does Australia rank for political stability - number of sources?
- Australia ranks 45th out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political stability - number of sources rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Political Stability - Number of sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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