Political Stability - Standard error of the governance estimate in Hong Kong

Hong Kong: Political Stability - Standard error of the governance estimate was 0.2589 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.2589
Change on year
up 7.6%
World rank
46th
of 208 countries
All-time high
0.3151
in 1996
All-time low
0.2382
in 2019
Years of data
26
1996–2024

Political Stability - Standard error of the governance estimate in Hong Kong, 1996–2024

00.10.20.31996201020241996: 0.3151998: 0.3152000: 0.3032002: 0.2952003: 0.2952004: 0.2632005: 0.2632006: 0.2632007: 0.2632008: 0.2632009: 0.2632010: 0.2632011: 0.2582012: 0.2582013: 0.2872014: 0.2872015: 0.2872016: 0.2872017: 0.2872018: 0.2872019: 0.2382020: 0.2382021: 0.2382022: 0.2382023: 0.2412024: 0.259

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for political stability - standard error of the governance estimate in Hong Kong is 0.2589, measured in 2024.

The figure is up 7.6% on the previous year and down 9.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, political stability - standard error of the governance estimate in Hong Kong peaked at 0.3151 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.2382, in 2019.

That places Hong Kong 46th out of 208 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Political Stability - Standard error of the governance estimate in Hong Kong, year by year

Annual values for Political Stability - Standard error of the governance estimate in Hong Kong, 1996 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1996 0.3151
1998 0.3151 +0.0%
2000 0.3033 -3.8%
2002 0.2953 -2.6%
2003 0.2953 +0.0%
2004 0.2634 -10.8%
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 0.2576 -2.2%
2012 0.2576 +0.0%
2013 0.2872 +11.5%
2014 0.2872 +0.0%
2015 0.2872 +0.0%
2016 0.2872 +0.0%
2017 0.2872 +0.0%
2018 0.2872 +0.0%
2019 0.2382 -17.1%
2020 0.2382 +0.0%
2021 0.2382 +0.0%
2022 0.2382 +0.0%
2023 0.2406 +1.0%
2024 0.2589 +7.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.3151 0.3151 0.3151 2
2000s 0.2749 0.2634 0.3033 9
2010s 0.274 0.2382 0.2872 10
2020s 0.2428 0.2382 0.2589 5

Countries ranked near Hong Kong

  1. 47 Eritrea 0.2588 compare
  2. 48 Yemen 0.2581 compare
  3. 49 Afghanistan 0.2565 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is political stability - standard error of the governance estimate in Hong Kong?
Political stability - standard error of the governance estimate in Hong Kong was 0.2589 in 2024, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest political stability - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Hong Kong?
The highest recorded value was 0.3151 in 1996.
What is the lowest political stability - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Hong Kong?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2382 in 2019.
How does Hong Kong rank for political stability - standard error of the governance estimate?
Hong Kong ranks 46th out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
Is political stability - standard error of the governance estimate rising or falling in Hong Kong?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Hong Kong 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
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
208 places, 5,278 data points, 1996–2024
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