Political Stability - Number of sources in Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico: Political Stability - Number of sources was 5 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
5
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
179th
of 208 countries
All-time high
5
in 2014
All-time low
1
in 1996
Years of data
27
1996–2025

Political Stability - Number of sources in Puerto Rico, 1996–2025

123451996201020251996: 11998: 12000: 12002: 12003: 12004: 22005: 22006: 22007: 32008: 32009: 42010: 42011: 42012: 42013: 42014: 52015: 52016: 52017: 52018: 52019: 52020: 52021: 52022: 42023: 52024: 52025: 5

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2025, political stability - number of sources in Puerto Rico stood at 5. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, political stability - number of sources in Puerto Rico peaked at 5 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1996.

That places Puerto Rico 179th out of 208 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Political Stability - Number of sources in Puerto Rico, year by year

Annual values for Political Stability - Number of sources in Puerto Rico, 1996 to 2025.
Year Value Change
1996 1 —
1998 1 +0.0%
2000 1 +0.0%
2002 1 +0.0%
2003 1 +0.0%
2004 2 +100.0%
2005 2 +0.0%
2006 2 +0.0%
2007 3 +50.0%
2008 3 +0.0%
2009 4 +33.3%
2010 4 +0.0%
2011 4 +0.0%
2012 4 +0.0%
2013 4 +0.0%
2014 5 +25.0%
2015 5 +0.0%
2016 5 +0.0%
2017 5 +0.0%
2018 5 +0.0%
2019 5 +0.0%
2020 5 +0.0%
2021 5 +0.0%
2022 4 -20.0%
2023 5 +25.0%
2024 5 +0.0%
2025 5 +0.0%

Puerto Rico compared with similar countries

  • Puerto Rico's 5 is below the median for high income countries, which is 9, 56% of the median. (76 countries reporting)
  • Puerto Rico's 5 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 8, 62% of the median. (37 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1 1 1 2
2000s 2.11 1 4 9
2010s 4.6 4 5 10
2020s 4.83 4 5 6

Countries ranked near Puerto Rico

  1. 179 Antigua and Barbuda 5 compare
  2. 179 Grenada 5 compare
  3. 179 Kiribati 5 compare
  4. 179 Samoa 5 compare
  5. 179 Saint Lucia 5 compare
  6. 179 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 5 compare
  7. 179 Tonga 5 compare
  8. 179 Palestine 5 compare

See the full ranking of 208 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is political stability - number of sources in Puerto Rico?
Political stability - number of sources in Puerto Rico was 5 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest political stability - number of sources recorded in Puerto Rico?
The highest recorded value was 5 in 2014.
What is the lowest political stability - number of sources recorded in Puerto Rico?
The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1996.
How does Puerto Rico rank for political stability - number of sources?
Puerto Rico ranks 179th out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
Is political stability - number of sources rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Puerto Rico 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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