Political Stability - Standard error of the governance estimate in United States

United States: Political Stability - Standard error of the governance estimate was 0.226 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.226
Change on year
down 2.2%
World rank
188th
of 208 countries
All-time high
0.2913
in 1996
All-time low
0.226
in 2024
Years of data
26
1996–2024

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

00.10.20.31996201020241996: 0.2911998: 0.2912000: 0.2822002: 0.2752003: 0.2752004: 0.2492005: 0.2492006: 0.2492007: 0.2492008: 0.2492009: 0.2492010: 0.2492011: 0.2442012: 0.2442013: 0.2442014: 0.2442015: 0.2442016: 0.2442017: 0.2272018: 0.2272019: 0.2272020: 0.2272021: 0.2272022: 0.2272023: 0.2312024: 0.226

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2024, political stability - standard error of the governance estimate in United States stood at 0.226. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.

That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and down 7.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, political stability - standard error of the governance estimate in United States peaked at 0.2913 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.226, in 2024.

United States ranks 188th of 208 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

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

Annual values for Political Stability - Standard error of the governance estimate in United States, 1996 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1996 0.2913
1998 0.2913 +0.0%
2000 0.2819 -3.2%
2002 0.2755 -2.3%
2003 0.2755 +0.0%
2004 0.249 -9.6%
2005 0.249 +0.0%
2006 0.249 +0.0%
2007 0.249 +0.0%
2008 0.249 +0.0%
2009 0.249 +0.0%
2010 0.249 +0.0%
2011 0.2441 -2.0%
2012 0.2441 +0.0%
2013 0.2441 +0.0%
2014 0.2441 +0.0%
2015 0.2441 +0.0%
2016 0.2441 +0.0%
2017 0.2274 -6.9%
2018 0.2274 +0.0%
2019 0.2274 +0.0%
2020 0.2274 +0.0%
2021 0.2274 +0.0%
2022 0.2274 +0.0%
2023 0.231 +1.6%
2024 0.226 -2.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.2913 0.2913 0.2913 2
2000s 0.2586 0.249 0.2819 9
2010s 0.2396 0.2274 0.249 10
2020s 0.2278 0.226 0.231 5

Countries ranked near United States

  1. 185 Australia 0.2274 compare
  2. 186 Bangladesh 0.2268 compare
  3. 186 Viet Nam 0.2268 compare
  4. 188 New Zealand 0.226 compare
  5. 188 United Kingdom 0.226 compare
  6. 191 Brazil 0.2236 compare
  7. 191 Thailand 0.2236 compare
  8. 191 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.2236 compare

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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 0.226 in 2024, 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 0.2913 in 1996.
What is the lowest political stability - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in United States?
The lowest recorded value was 0.226 in 2024.
How does United States rank for political stability - standard error of the governance estimate?
United States ranks 188th out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
Is political stability - standard error of the governance estimate rising or falling in United States?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.4%. 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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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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