Political Stability - Standard error of the governance estimate in South Korea
South Korea: Political Stability - Standard error of the governance estimate was 0.2297 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.2297
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
187th
of 208 countries
All-time high
0.2953
in 1996
All-time low
0.2256
in 2017
Years of data
27
1996–2025
Political Stability - Standard error of the governance estimate in South Korea, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for political stability - standard error of the governance estimate in South Korea is 0.2297, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political stability - standard error of the governance estimate in South Korea peaked at 0.2953 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.2256, in 2017.
South Korea ranks 187th of 208 countries on this measure, 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 South Korea, 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 | 0.243 | -11.7% |
| 2005 | 0.243 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.243 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.243 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.243 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.243 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.243 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2384 | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 0.2384 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2384 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.2384 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2384 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2384 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2256 | -5.4% |
| 2018 | 0.2256 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2256 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2256 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2256 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2256 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.2309 | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 0.2297 | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 0.2297 | +0.0% |
South Korea compared with similar countries
- South Korea's 0.2297 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.2484, 92% of the median. (76 countries reporting)
- South Korea's 0.2297 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.2657, 86% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2953 | 0.2953 | 0.2953 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.2548 | 0.243 | 0.285 | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.235 | 0.2256 | 0.243 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2278 | 0.2256 | 0.2309 | 6 |
Countries ranked near South Korea
- 186 Venezuela 0.2309 compare
- 187 Argentina 0.2297 compare
- 187 Brazil 0.2297 compare
- 187 India 0.2297 compare
- 187 Indonesia 0.2297 compare
- 187 Jordan 0.2297 compare
- 187 Kazakhstan 0.2297 compare
- 187 Malaysia 0.2297 compare
- 187 Mexico 0.2297 compare
- 187 Philippines 0.2297 compare
- 187 Singapore 0.2297 compare
- 187 Thailand 0.2297 compare
- 187 Vietnam 0.2297 compare
More reference data data for South Korea
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9638 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.9281 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2074 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 4.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.17 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 19.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.13 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is political stability - standard error of the governance estimate in South Korea?
- Political stability - standard error of the governance estimate in South Korea was 0.2297 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest political stability - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2953 in 1996.
- What is the lowest political stability - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2256 in 2017.
- How does South Korea rank for political stability - standard error of the governance estimate?
- South Korea ranks 187th out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political stability - standard error of the governance estimate rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Korea 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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