Political Stability - Standard error of the governance estimate in Australia
Australia: Political Stability - Standard error of the governance estimate was 0.234 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.234
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
179th
of 208 countries
All-time high
0.2953
in 1996
All-time low
0.2296
in 2017
Years of data
27
1996–2025
Political Stability - Standard error of the governance estimate in Australia, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2025, political stability - standard error of the governance estimate in Australia stood at 0.234.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political stability - standard error of the governance estimate in Australia peaked at 0.2953 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.2296, in 2017.
Australia ranks 179th of 208 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Political Stability - Standard error of the governance estimate in Australia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.2953 | — |
| 1998 | 0.2953 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.285 | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 0.2752 | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 0.2752 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.248 | -9.9% |
| 2005 | 0.248 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.248 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.248 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.248 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.248 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.248 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2432 | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2432 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2432 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.2432 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2432 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2432 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2296 | -5.6% |
| 2018 | 0.2296 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2296 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2296 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2296 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2296 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.2352 | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 0.2352 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.234 | -0.5% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 0.234 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.2484, 94% of the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Australia's 0.234 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.2657, 88% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2953 | 0.2953 | 0.2953 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.2582 | 0.248 | 0.285 | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.2396 | 0.2296 | 0.248 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2322 | 0.2296 | 0.2352 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 178 South Africa 0.235 compare
- 179 New Zealand 0.234 compare
- 179 United Kingdom 0.234 compare
- 179 United States 0.234 compare
More reference data data for Australia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.21 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 28.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 38.41 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 38.41 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 4.07 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 6.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 118.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 170.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 13.9 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is political stability - standard error of the governance estimate in Australia?
- Political stability - standard error of the governance estimate in Australia was 0.234 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest political stability - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2953 in 1996.
- What is the lowest political stability - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2296 in 2017.
- How does Australia rank for political stability - standard error of the governance estimate?
- Australia ranks 179th out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political stability - standard error of the governance estimate rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Australia 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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