Political Stability - Standard error of the governance estimate in Malta

Malta: Political Stability - Standard error of the governance estimate was 0.2483 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.2483
Change on year
down 2.6%
World rank
80th
of 208 countries
All-time high
0.3278
in 1996
All-time low
0.2483
in 2024
Years of data
26
1996–2024

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

00.10.20.31996201020241996: 0.3281998: 0.3282000: 0.3282002: 0.3282003: 0.3182004: 0.2792005: 0.2792006: 0.2552007: 0.2552008: 0.2552009: 0.2552010: 0.2552011: 0.2552012: 0.2552013: 0.2552014: 0.2552015: 0.2552016: 0.2552017: 0.2552018: 0.2552019: 0.2552020: 0.2552021: 0.252022: 0.252023: 0.2552024: 0.248

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Malta recorded 0.2483 for political stability - standard error of the governance estimate in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 2.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, political stability - standard error of the governance estimate in Malta peaked at 0.3278 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.2483, in 2024.

Malta ranks 80th of 208 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

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

Annual values for Political Stability - Standard error of the governance estimate in Malta, 1996 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1996 0.3278 —
1998 0.3278 +0.0%
2000 0.3278 +0.0%
2002 0.3278 +0.0%
2003 0.3177 -3.1%
2004 0.279 -12.2%
2005 0.279 +0.0%
2006 0.2555 -8.4%
2007 0.2555 +0.0%
2008 0.2555 +0.0%
2009 0.2555 +0.0%
2010 0.2555 +0.0%
2011 0.2555 +0.0%
2012 0.2555 +0.0%
2013 0.2555 +0.0%
2014 0.2555 +0.0%
2015 0.2555 +0.0%
2016 0.2555 +0.0%
2017 0.2555 +0.0%
2018 0.2555 +0.0%
2019 0.2555 +0.0%
2020 0.2555 +0.0%
2021 0.2502 -2.1%
2022 0.2502 +0.0%
2023 0.255 +1.9%
2024 0.2483 -2.6%

Malta compared with similar countries

  • Malta's 0.2483 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.2441, 1.0× the median. (76 countries reporting)
  • Malta's 0.2483 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.2441, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.3278 0.3278 0.3278 2
2000s 0.2837 0.2555 0.3278 9
2010s 0.2555 0.2555 0.2555 10
2020s 0.2518 0.2483 0.2555 5

Countries ranked near Malta

  1. 77 Switzerland 0.249 compare
  2. 78 Central African Republic 0.249 compare
  3. 78 Equatorial Guinea 0.249 compare
  4. 81 Armenia 0.2483 compare
  5. 81 Azerbaijan 0.2483 compare
  6. 81 Iraq 0.2483 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is political stability - standard error of the governance estimate in Malta?
Political stability - standard error of the governance estimate in Malta was 0.2483 in 2024, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest political stability - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Malta?
The highest recorded value was 0.3278 in 1996.
What is the lowest political stability - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Malta?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2483 in 2024.
How does Malta rank for political stability - standard error of the governance estimate?
Malta ranks 80th out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
Is political stability - standard error of the governance estimate rising or falling in Malta?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Malta 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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