Political Stability - Standard error of the governance estimate in Bhutan
Bhutan: Political Stability - Standard error of the governance estimate was 0.2617 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Political Stability - Standard error of the governance estimate in Bhutan, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for political stability - standard error of the governance estimate in Bhutan is 0.2617, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political stability - standard error of the governance estimate in Bhutan peaked at 0.3752 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.2556, in 2013.
Bhutan ranks 44th of 208 countries on this measure, in the top 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 Bhutan, 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 | 0.3138 | -16.4% |
| 2005 | 0.3138 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.3038 | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 0.3038 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2912 | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 0.2634 | -9.5% |
| 2010 | 0.2634 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2634 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2634 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2556 | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 0.2556 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2556 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2556 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2556 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2556 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2556 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2556 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2556 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2634 | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 0.2634 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.2617 | -0.6% |
| 2025 | 0.2617 | +0.0% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 0.2617 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2403, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 0.2617 is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.2377, 1.1× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3752 | 0.3752 | 0.3752 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.3239 | 0.2634 | 0.3752 | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.2579 | 0.2556 | 0.2634 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2602 | 0.2556 | 0.2634 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 41 Bahamas 0.2653 compare
- 42 Yemen 0.265 compare
- 43 Barbados 0.2619 compare
- 44 Laos 0.2617 compare
- 44 Tajikistan 0.2617 compare
- 44 East Timor 0.2617 compare
- 44 Turkmenistan 0.2617 compare
More reference data data for Bhutan
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0217 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0671 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1192 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0167 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.1192 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0727 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0153 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3489 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.5881 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0909 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is political stability - standard error of the governance estimate in Bhutan?
- Political stability - standard error of the governance estimate in Bhutan was 0.2617 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest political stability - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3752 in 1996.
- What is the lowest political stability - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2556 in 2013.
- How does Bhutan rank for political stability - standard error of the governance estimate?
- Bhutan ranks 44th out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political stability - standard error of the governance estimate rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bhutan 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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