Political Stability - Number of sources in China
China: Political Stability - Number of sources was 10 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
10
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
45th
of 208 countries
All-time high
10
in 2020
All-time low
4
in 1996
Years of data
27
1996–2025
Political Stability - Number of sources in China, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for political stability - number of sources in China is 10, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political stability - number of sources in China peaked at 10 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 4, in 1996.
China ranks 45th of 208 countries on this measure, 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 China, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 4 | — |
| 1998 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 5 | +25.0% |
| 2002 | 6 | +20.0% |
| 2003 | 6 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 8 | +33.3% |
| 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 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 10 | +11.1% |
| 2021 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 9 | -10.0% |
| 2024 | 10 | +11.1% |
| 2025 | 10 | +0.0% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 10 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 9, 1.1× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- China'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 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| 2000s | 7.22 | 5 | 8 | 9 |
| 2010s | 8.9 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.83 | 9 | 10 | 6 |
Countries ranked near China
- 45 Algeria 10 compare
- 45 Australia 10 compare
- 45 Bangladesh 10 compare
- 45 Benin 10 compare
- 45 Bulgaria 10 compare
- 45 Chile 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 China
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 49.4 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 75.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 303.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 18.8 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 303.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 165.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 206.2 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 350.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1,480 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 102.37 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is political stability - number of sources in China?
- Political stability - number of sources in China was 10 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest political stability - number of sources recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 10 in 2020.
- What is the lowest political stability - number of sources recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 in 1996.
- How does China rank for political stability - number of sources?
- China ranks 45th out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political stability - number of sources rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China 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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