Political Stability - Number of sources in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: 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 2022
All-time low
5
in 1996
Years of data
27
1996–2025
Political Stability - Number of sources in Sri Lanka, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 10 for political stability - number of sources in 2025. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it 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 Sri Lanka peaked at 10 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 5, in 1996.
That places Sri Lanka 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 Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 5 | — |
| 1998 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 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 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 9 | +12.5% |
| 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 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 10 | +11.1% |
| 2023 | 9 | -10.0% |
| 2024 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 10 | +11.1% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 10 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 9, 1.1× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 10 is above the median for South Asia, which is 9.5, 1.1× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
| 2000s | 7.22 | 5 | 8 | 9 |
| 2010s | 8.8 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.33 | 9 | 10 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 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 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 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 Sri Lanka
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1608 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.316 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1784 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.539 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1604 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.15 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.9713 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is political stability - number of sources in Sri Lanka?
- Political stability - number of sources in Sri Lanka was 10 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest political stability - number of sources recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 10 in 2022.
- What is the lowest political stability - number of sources recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 5 in 1996.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for political stability - number of sources?
- Sri Lanka ranks 45th out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political stability - number of sources rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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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