Political Stability: Upper bound of the 90% confidence in Libya
Libya: Political Stability: Upper bound of the 90% confidence was 40.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Political Stability - Upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for in Libya, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2025, political stability - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for in Libya stood at 40.5%.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 21.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political stability - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for in Libya peaked at 81.4% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 31.8%, in 2017.
That places Libya 196th out of 208 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Political Stability: Upper bound of the 90% confidence in Libya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 58.4% | — |
| 1998 | 62.2% | +6.5% |
| 2000 | 67.6% | +8.6% |
| 2002 | 69.3% | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 71.5% | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 73.4% | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 76.8% | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 76.1% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 81.1% | +6.6% |
| 2008 | 81.3% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 81.4% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 64.0% | -21.5% |
| 2011 | 44.8% | -30.0% |
| 2012 | 45.7% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 39.5% | -13.7% |
| 2014 | 32.5% | -17.6% |
| 2015 | 33.3% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 32.5% | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 31.8% | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 32.0% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 33.0% | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 33.5% | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 33.9% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 37.6% | +11.0% |
| 2023 | 36.9% | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 39.7% | +7.4% |
| 2025 | 40.5% | +2.0% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 40.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 74.3%, 55% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Libya's 40.5% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 60.3%, 67% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Political Stability: Upper bound of the 90% confidence in Libya changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | -30.0% | 64.0% | 44.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 60.3% | 58.4% | 62.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 75.4% | 67.6% | 81.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 38.9% | 31.8% | 64.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.0% | 33.5% | 40.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Libya
More reference data data for Libya
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0637 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.021 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2136 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0873 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.82 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.82 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1144 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is political stability - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for in Libya?
- Political stability - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for in Libya was 40.5% in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest political stability - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 81.4% in 2009.
- What is the lowest political stability - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.8% in 2017.
- How does Libya rank for political stability - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for?
- Libya ranks 196th out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political stability - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Political Stability - Upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for the governance score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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