Political Stability - Standard error of the governance estimate in Japan
Japan: Political Stability - Standard error of the governance estimate was 0.2484 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.2484
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
103rd
of 208 countries
All-time high
0.2953
in 1996
All-time low
0.2432
in 2011
Years of data
27
1996–2025
Political Stability - Standard error of the governance estimate in Japan, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for political stability - standard error of the governance estimate in Japan is 0.2484, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political stability - standard error of the governance estimate in Japan peaked at 0.2953 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.2432, in 2011.
Japan ranks 103rd of 208 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Political Stability - Standard error of the governance estimate in Japan, 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 | 0.2432 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2432 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2432 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2432 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2432 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2432 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.2498 | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 0.2498 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.2484 | -0.6% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 0.2484 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.2484, 1.0× the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Japan's 0.2484 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.2657, 93% 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 | 0.2437 | 0.2432 | 0.248 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2463 | 0.2432 | 0.2498 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 103 Austria 0.2484 compare
- 103 Belgium 0.2484 compare
- 103 Canada 0.2484 compare
- 103 Cyprus 0.2484 compare
- 103 Denmark 0.2484 compare
- 103 Finland 0.2484 compare
- 103 France 0.2484 compare
- 103 Germany 0.2484 compare
- 103 Greece 0.2484 compare
- 103 Ireland 0.2484 compare
- 103 Italy 0.2484 compare
- 103 Luxembourg 0.2484 compare
- 103 Netherlands 0.2484 compare
- 103 Norway 0.2484 compare
- 103 Portugal 0.2484 compare
- 103 Spain 0.2484 compare
- 103 Sweden 0.2484 compare
More reference data data for Japan
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.19 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.981 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.49 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3629 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.49 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 4.16 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 23.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.98 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is political stability - standard error of the governance estimate in Japan?
- Political stability - standard error of the governance estimate in Japan was 0.2484 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest political stability - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2953 in 1996.
- What is the lowest political stability - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2432 in 2011.
- How does Japan rank for political stability - standard error of the governance estimate?
- Japan ranks 103rd out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political stability - standard error of the governance estimate rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Japan 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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