Political Stability - Number of sources in France

France: Political Stability - Number of sources was 9 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
9
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
79th
of 208 countries
All-time high
10
in 2021
All-time low
5
in 1996
Years of data
27
1996–2025

Political Stability - Number of sources in France, 1996–2025

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Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for political stability - number of sources in France is 9, measured in 2025.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, political stability - number of sources in France peaked at 10 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 5, in 1996.

France ranks 79th of 208 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.

Political Stability - Number of sources in France, year by year

Annual values for Political Stability - Number of sources in France, 1996 to 2025.
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 9 +0.0%
2018 9 +0.0%
2019 9 +0.0%
2020 9 +0.0%
2021 10 +11.1%
2022 10 +0.0%
2023 9 -10.0%
2024 9 +0.0%
2025 9 +0.0%

France compared with similar countries

  • France's 9 is above the median for high income countries, which is 9, 1.0× the median. (76 countries reporting)
  • France's 9 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 9, 1.0× the median. (54 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 5 5 5 2
2000s 7.56 6 8 9
2010s 8.9 8 9 10
2020s 9.33 9 10 6

Countries ranked near France

  1. 79 Albania 9 compare
  2. 79 Austria 9 compare
  3. 79 Bahrain 9 compare
  4. 79 Belgium 9 compare
  5. 79 Bolivia 9 compare
  6. 79 Burundi 9 compare
  7. 79 Canada 9 compare
  8. 79 Central African Republic 9 compare
  9. 79 Chad 9 compare
  10. 79 Costa Rica 9 compare
  11. 79 Cyprus 9 compare
  12. 79 Denmark 9 compare
  13. 79 Djibouti 9 compare
  14. 79 Dominican Republic 9 compare
  15. 79 Ecuador 9 compare
  16. 79 El Salvador 9 compare
  17. 79 Equatorial Guinea 9 compare
  18. 79 Finland 9 compare
  19. 79 Germany 9 compare
  20. 79 Greece 9 compare
  21. 79 Guatemala 9 compare
  22. 79 Guinea-Bissau 9 compare
  23. 79 Ireland 9 compare
  24. 79 Italy 9 compare
  25. 79 Jamaica 9 compare
  26. 79 Japan 9 compare
  27. 79 Kyrgyzstan 9 compare
  28. 79 Lesotho 9 compare
  29. 79 Libya 9 compare
  30. 79 Luxembourg 9 compare
  31. 79 Moldova 9 compare
  32. 79 Nepal 9 compare
  33. 79 Netherlands 9 compare
  34. 79 Norway 9 compare
  35. 79 Oman 9 compare
  36. 79 Pakistan 9 compare
  37. 79 Panama 9 compare
  38. 79 Papua New Guinea 9 compare
  39. 79 Paraguay 9 compare
  40. 79 Portugal 9 compare
  41. 79 Saudi Arabia 9 compare
  42. 79 Serbia 9 compare
  43. 79 Somalia 9 compare
  44. 79 Spain 9 compare
  45. 79 Sudan 9 compare
  46. 79 Sweden 9 compare
  47. 79 Trinidad and Tobago 9 compare
  48. 79 United Arab Emirates 9 compare
  49. 79 Uruguay 9 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is political stability - number of sources in France?
Political stability - number of sources in France was 9 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest political stability - number of sources recorded in France?
The highest recorded value was 10 in 2021.
What is the lowest political stability - number of sources recorded in France?
The lowest recorded value was 5 in 1996.
How does France rank for political stability - number of sources?
France ranks 79th out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
Is political stability - number of sources rising or falling in France?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this France 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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Indicator
Political Stability - Number of sources
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
208 places, 5,485 data points, 1996–2025
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