Political Stability - Standard error of the governance estimate in Switzerland

Switzerland: Political Stability - Standard error of the governance estimate was 0.2536 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
0.2536
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
68th
of 208 countries
All-time high
0.2953
in 1996
All-time low
0.248
in 2004
Years of data
27
1996–2025

Political Stability - Standard error of the governance estimate in Switzerland, 1996–2025

00.10.20.31996201020251996: 0.2951998: 0.2952000: 0.2852002: 0.2752003: 0.2752004: 0.2482005: 0.2482006: 0.2482007: 0.2482008: 0.2482009: 0.2482010: 0.2482011: 0.2482012: 0.2482013: 0.2482014: 0.2482015: 0.2482016: 0.2482017: 0.2482018: 0.2482019: 0.2482020: 0.2482021: 0.2482022: 0.2482023: 0.2552024: 0.2552025: 0.254

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for political stability - standard error of the governance estimate in Switzerland is 0.2536, measured in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is 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 Switzerland peaked at 0.2953 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.248, in 2004.

Switzerland ranks 68th 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 Switzerland, year by year

Annual values for Political Stability - Standard error of the governance estimate in Switzerland, 1996 to 2025.
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 0.248 +0.0%
2012 0.248 +0.0%
2013 0.248 +0.0%
2014 0.248 +0.0%
2015 0.248 +0.0%
2016 0.248 +0.0%
2017 0.248 +0.0%
2018 0.248 +0.0%
2019 0.248 +0.0%
2020 0.248 +0.0%
2021 0.248 +0.0%
2022 0.248 +0.0%
2023 0.2551 +2.9%
2024 0.2551 +0.0%
2025 0.2536 -0.6%

Switzerland compared with similar countries

  • Switzerland's 0.2536 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.2484, 1.0× the median. (76 countries reporting)
  • Switzerland's 0.2536 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.2484, 1.0× the median. (54 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.2953 0.2953 0.2953 2
2000s 0.2582 0.248 0.285 9
2010s 0.248 0.248 0.248 10
2020s 0.2513 0.248 0.2551 6

Countries ranked near Switzerland

  1. 65 Armenia 0.2549 compare
  2. 65 Azerbaijan 0.2549 compare
  3. 65 Iraq 0.2549 compare
  4. 68 Iceland 0.2536 compare
  5. 68 Israel 0.2536 compare
  6. 71 Kosovo 0.2516 compare

See the full ranking of 208 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is political stability - standard error of the governance estimate in Switzerland?
Political stability - standard error of the governance estimate in Switzerland was 0.2536 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest political stability - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Switzerland?
The highest recorded value was 0.2953 in 1996.
What is the lowest political stability - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Switzerland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.248 in 2004.
How does Switzerland rank for political stability - standard error of the governance estimate?
Switzerland ranks 68th out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
Is political stability - standard error of the governance estimate rising or falling in Switzerland?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Switzerland 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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Indicator
Political Stability - Standard error of the governance estimate
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
208 places, 5,485 data points, 1996–2025
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