Political Stability - Number of sources in South Korea
South Korea: Political Stability - Number of sources was 11 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
11
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
13th
of 208 countries
All-time high
11
in 2017
All-time low
5
in 1996
Years of data
27
1996–2025
Political Stability - Number of sources in South Korea, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
South Korea recorded 11 for political stability - number of sources in 2025. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political stability - number of sources in South Korea peaked at 11 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 5, in 1996.
South Korea ranks 13th of 208 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Political Stability - Number of sources in South Korea, 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 | 9 | +28.6% |
| 2005 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 10 | +11.1% |
| 2012 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 11 | +10.0% |
| 2018 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 10 | -9.1% |
| 2024 | 11 | +10.0% |
| 2025 | 11 | +0.0% |
South Korea compared with similar countries
- South Korea's 11 is above the median for high income countries, which is 9, 1.2× the median. (76 countries reporting)
- South Korea's 11 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 7, 1.6× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
| 2000s | 8.22 | 6 | 9 | 9 |
| 2010s | 10.2 | 9 | 11 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.83 | 10 | 11 | 6 |
Countries ranked near South Korea
- 13 Argentina 11 compare
- 13 Brazil 11 compare
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- 13 Egypt 11 compare
- 13 Ethiopia 11 compare
- 13 Gabon 11 compare
- 13 Gambia 11 compare
- 13 Guinea 11 compare
- 13 India 11 compare
- 13 Indonesia 11 compare
- 13 Jordan 11 compare
- 13 Kazakhstan 11 compare
- 13 Madagascar 11 compare
- 13 Malawi 11 compare
- 13 Malaysia 11 compare
- 13 Mexico 11 compare
- 13 Morocco 11 compare
- 13 Niger 11 compare
- 13 Philippines 11 compare
- 13 Senegal 11 compare
- 13 Sierra Leone 11 compare
- 13 Singapore 11 compare
- 13 South Africa 11 compare
- 13 Tanzania 11 compare
- 13 Thailand 11 compare
- 13 Togo 11 compare
- 13 Tunisia 11 compare
- 13 Uganda 11 compare
- 13 Vietnam 11 compare
- 13 Zambia 11 compare
More reference data data for South Korea
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9638 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.9281 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2074 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 4.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.17 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 19.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.13 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is political stability - number of sources in South Korea?
- Political stability - number of sources in South Korea was 11 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest political stability - number of sources recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 11 in 2017.
- What is the lowest political stability - number of sources recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 5 in 1996.
- How does South Korea rank for political stability - number of sources?
- South Korea ranks 13th out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political stability - number of sources rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Korea 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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