Political Stability - Standard error of the governance estimate in Malawi
Malawi: Political Stability - Standard error of the governance estimate was 0.2394 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.2394
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
155th
of 208 countries
All-time high
0.2953
in 1996
All-time low
0.2347
in 2013
Years of data
27
1996–2025
Political Stability - Standard error of the governance estimate in Malawi, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 0.2394 for political stability - standard error of the governance estimate in 2025.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political stability - standard error of the governance estimate in Malawi peaked at 0.2953 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.2347, in 2013.
That places Malawi 155th out of 208 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.2953 | — |
| 1998 | 0.2953 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.2897 | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 0.2897 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.2794 | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 0.2459 | -12.0% |
| 2005 | 0.2459 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.2459 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.2459 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2459 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2459 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2459 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2459 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2412 | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 0.2347 | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 0.2347 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2347 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2347 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2347 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2347 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2347 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2347 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2347 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2347 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.2406 | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 0.2406 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.2394 | -0.5% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 0.2394 is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.2449, 98% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 0.2394 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2394, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2953 | 0.2953 | 0.2953 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.2593 | 0.2459 | 0.2897 | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.2376 | 0.2347 | 0.2459 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2374 | 0.2347 | 0.2406 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 153 Saudi Arabia 0.2402 compare
- 154 Papua New Guinea 0.2394 compare
- 155 Cameroon 0.2394 compare
- 155 Cote d'Ivoire 0.2394 compare
- 155 Egypt 0.2394 compare
- 155 Ethiopia 0.2394 compare
- 155 Gabon 0.2394 compare
- 155 Gambia 0.2394 compare
- 155 Guinea 0.2394 compare
- 155 Madagascar 0.2394 compare
- 155 Morocco 0.2394 compare
- 155 Niger 0.2394 compare
- 155 Senegal 0.2394 compare
- 155 Sierra Leone 0.2394 compare
- 155 Tanzania 0.2394 compare
- 155 Togo 0.2394 compare
- 155 Tunisia 0.2394 compare
- 155 Uganda 0.2394 compare
- 155 Zambia 0.2394 compare
More reference data data for Malawi
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1596 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3426 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5353 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.6012 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.92 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 16.7 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.87 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is political stability - standard error of the governance estimate in Malawi?
- Political stability - standard error of the governance estimate in Malawi was 0.2394 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest political stability - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2953 in 1996.
- What is the lowest political stability - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2347 in 2013.
- How does Malawi rank for political stability - standard error of the governance estimate?
- Malawi ranks 155th out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political stability - standard error of the governance estimate rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malawi 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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