Political Stability - Standard error of the governance estimate in Palau
Palau: Political Stability - Standard error of the governance estimate was 0.3138 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Political Stability - Standard error of the governance estimate in Palau, 2003–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for political stability - standard error of the governance estimate in Palau is 0.3138, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is down 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political stability - standard error of the governance estimate in Palau peaked at 0.6079 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.3138, in 2022.
That places Palau 9th out of 208 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Political Stability - Standard error of the governance estimate in Palau, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 0.6079 | — |
| 2004 | 0.6079 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.6079 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.6079 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.6079 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.6079 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.4168 | -31.4% |
| 2010 | 0.4168 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.4168 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.4168 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.4168 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.4168 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.3752 | -10.0% |
| 2016 | 0.3752 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.3752 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.3752 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.3752 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.3752 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.3752 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.3138 | -16.4% |
| 2023 | 0.3138 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.3138 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.3138 | +0.0% |
Palau compared with similar countries
- Palau's 0.3138 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.2484, 1.3× the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Palau's 0.3138 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.2657, 1.2× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5806 | 0.4168 | 0.6079 | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.396 | 0.3752 | 0.4168 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3343 | 0.3138 | 0.3752 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Palau
- 9 Andorra 0.3138 compare
- 9 Marshall Islands 0.3138 compare
- 9 Micronesia (country) 0.3138 compare
- 9 Monaco 0.3138 compare
- 9 Nauru 0.3138 compare
- 9 San Marino 0.3138 compare
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- Civil liberties rating fh 1 (2025)
- Political regime lexical 7 (2025)
- Elections for the governments chief executive 1 (2025)
- Political regime fh 2 (2025)
- Elections legislature lexical 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is political stability - standard error of the governance estimate in Palau?
- Political stability - standard error of the governance estimate in Palau was 0.3138 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest political stability - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6079 in 2003.
- What is the lowest political stability - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3138 in 2022.
- How does Palau rank for political stability - standard error of the governance estimate?
- Palau ranks 9th out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political stability - standard error of the governance estimate rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Palau 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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