Political Stability - Standard error of the governance estimate in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Political Stability - Standard error of the governance estimate was 0.256 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.256
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
53rd
of 208 countries
All-time high
0.3752
in 1996
All-time low
0.256
in 2025
Years of data
27
1996–2025
Political Stability - Standard error of the governance estimate in Afghanistan, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 0.256 for political stability - standard error of the governance estimate in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political stability - standard error of the governance estimate in Afghanistan peaked at 0.3752 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.256, in 2025.
Afghanistan ranks 53rd of 208 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Political Stability - Standard error of the governance estimate in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.3752 | — |
| 1998 | 0.3752 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.3752 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.3752 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.3752 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.2634 | -29.8% |
| 2005 | 0.2634 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.2634 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.2634 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2634 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2634 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2634 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2634 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2634 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2576 | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 0.2576 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2576 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2576 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2576 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2576 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2576 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2576 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2576 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2576 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.2576 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.2576 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.256 | -0.6% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 0.256 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.2449, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 0.256 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.2482, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3752 | 0.3752 | 0.3752 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.3007 | 0.2634 | 0.3752 | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.2593 | 0.2576 | 0.2634 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2573 | 0.256 | 0.2576 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 50 Guyana 0.2567 compare
- 51 Cuba 0.2565 compare
- 51 Syria 0.2565 compare
- 53 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.256 compare
- 53 Cambodia 0.256 compare
- 53 Georgia 0.256 compare
- 53 Montenegro 0.256 compare
- 53 North Macedonia 0.256 compare
- 53 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 0.256 compare
More reference data data for Afghanistan
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.8991 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4362 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 6.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.847 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 18.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 26.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.38 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is political stability - standard error of the governance estimate in Afghanistan?
- Political stability - standard error of the governance estimate in Afghanistan was 0.256 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest political stability - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3752 in 1996.
- What is the lowest political stability - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.256 in 2025.
- How does Afghanistan rank for political stability - standard error of the governance estimate?
- Afghanistan ranks 53rd out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political stability - standard error of the governance estimate rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Political Stability - Standard error of the governance estimate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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