Political Stability - Standard error of the governance estimate in Eswatini
Eswatini: Political Stability - Standard error of the governance estimate was 0.2352 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.2352
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
174th
of 208 countries
All-time high
0.3521
in 1996
All-time low
0.2352
in 2024
Years of data
27
1996–2025
Political Stability - Standard error of the governance estimate in Eswatini, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 0.2352 for political stability - standard error of the governance estimate in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political stability - standard error of the governance estimate in Eswatini peaked at 0.3521 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.2352, in 2024.
That places Eswatini 174th out of 208 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 Eswatini, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.3521 | — |
| 1998 | 0.3521 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.3427 | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 0.3427 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.3427 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.3427 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.3427 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.2997 | -12.6% |
| 2007 | 0.2997 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2997 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2655 | -11.4% |
| 2010 | 0.2576 | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2576 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2576 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2497 | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 0.2497 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2497 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2497 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2497 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2446 | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 0.2446 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2446 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2446 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2446 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.2364 | -3.3% |
| 2024 | 0.2352 | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 0.2352 | +0.0% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 0.2352 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2403, 98% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 0.2352 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2394, 98% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3521 | 0.3521 | 0.3521 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.3198 | 0.2655 | 0.3427 | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.251 | 0.2446 | 0.2576 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2401 | 0.2352 | 0.2446 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
- 173 China 0.2358 compare
- 175 Bangladesh 0.235 compare
- 175 Sri Lanka 0.235 compare
- 175 Uzbekistan 0.235 compare
More reference data data for Eswatini
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0203 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3059 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.3309 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0048 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.3309 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0679 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0557 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.66 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.82 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.026 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is political stability - standard error of the governance estimate in Eswatini?
- Political stability - standard error of the governance estimate in Eswatini was 0.2352 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest political stability - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3521 in 1996.
- What is the lowest political stability - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2352 in 2024.
- How does Eswatini rank for political stability - standard error of the governance estimate?
- Eswatini ranks 174th out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political stability - standard error of the governance estimate rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eswatini 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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