Political Stability - Standard error of the governance estimate in United States
United States: Political Stability - Standard error of the governance estimate was 0.234 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.234
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
179th
of 208 countries
All-time high
0.2953
in 1996
All-time low
0.2296
in 2017
Years of data
27
1996–2025
Political Stability - Standard error of the governance estimate in United States, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2025, political stability - standard error of the governance estimate in United States stood at 0.234.
That represents a change of down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political stability - standard error of the governance estimate in United States peaked at 0.2953 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.2296, in 2017.
United States ranks 179th 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 United States, 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 | 0.248 | -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 | 0.2432 | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2432 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2432 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.2432 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2432 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2432 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2296 | -5.6% |
| 2018 | 0.2296 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2296 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2296 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2296 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2296 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.2352 | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 0.234 | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 0.234 | +0.0% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 0.234 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.2484, 94% of the median. (76 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2953 | 0.2953 | 0.2953 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.2582 | 0.248 | 0.285 | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.2396 | 0.2296 | 0.248 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.232 | 0.2296 | 0.2352 | 6 |
Countries ranked near United States
- 178 South Africa 0.235 compare
- 179 Australia 0.234 compare
- 179 New Zealand 0.234 compare
- 179 United Kingdom 0.234 compare
More reference data data for United States
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 19.34 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 24.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 119.42 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 20.7 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 119.42 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 64.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 52.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 133.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 589.96 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 112.69 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is political stability - standard error of the governance estimate in United States?
- Political stability - standard error of the governance estimate in United States was 0.234 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest political stability - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2953 in 1996.
- What is the lowest political stability - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2296 in 2017.
- How does United States rank for political stability - standard error of the governance estimate?
- United States ranks 179th out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political stability - standard error of the governance estimate rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United States 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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