Political Stability - Standard error of the governance estimate in China (People’s Republic of)

China (People’s Republic of): Political Stability - Standard error of the governance estimate was 0.2314 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.2314
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
176th
of 207 countries
All-time high
0.3041
in 1996
All-time low
0.2292
in 2020
Years of data
26
1996–2024

Political Stability - Standard error of the governance estimate in China (People’s Republic of), 1996–2024

00.10.20.31996201020241996: 0.3041998: 0.3042000: 0.2932002: 0.2862003: 0.2862004: 0.2512005: 0.2512006: 0.2512007: 0.2512008: 0.2512009: 0.2512010: 0.2512011: 0.2462012: 0.2462013: 0.2462014: 0.2462015: 0.2462016: 0.2462017: 0.2462018: 0.2462019: 0.2462020: 0.2292021: 0.2292022: 0.2292023: 0.2332024: 0.231

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for political stability - standard error of the governance estimate in China (People’s Republic of) is 0.2314, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 6.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, political stability - standard error of the governance estimate in China (People’s Republic of) peaked at 0.3041 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.2292, in 2020.

China (People’s Republic of) ranks 176th of 207 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.3041 0.3041 0.3041 2
2000s 0.2638 0.2515 0.2934 9
2010s 0.2469 0.2464 0.2515 10
2020s 0.2304 0.2292 0.2329 5

Countries ranked near China (People’s Republic of)

  1. 173 Kyrgyzstan 0.2319 compare
  2. 173 Nepal 0.2319 compare
  3. 175 Saudi Arabia 0.2318 compare
  4. 177 Eswatini 0.2313 compare
  5. 178 South Africa 0.2308 compare
  6. 179 Uzbekistan 0.2304 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is political stability - standard error of the governance estimate in China (People’s Republic of)?
Political stability - standard error of the governance estimate in China (People’s Republic of) was 0.2314 in 2024, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest political stability - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in China (People’s Republic of)?
The highest recorded value was 0.3041 in 1996.
What is the lowest political stability - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in China (People’s Republic of)?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2292 in 2020.
How does China (People’s Republic of) rank for political stability - standard error of the governance estimate?
China (People’s Republic of) ranks 176th out of 207 countries with data for 2024.
Is political stability - standard error of the governance estimate rising or falling in China (People’s Republic of)?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this China (People’s Republic of) 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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Political Stability - Standard error of the governance estimate
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World Bank
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Coverage
207 places, 5,255 data points, 1996–2024
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