Political Stability - Governance estimate in Australia

Australia: Political Stability - Governance estimate was 0.7933 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.7933 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
Change on year
down 14.3%
World rank
49th
of 206 countries
All-time high
1.5 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 1996
All-time low
0.7831 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2017
Years of data
26
1996–2024

Political Stability - Governance estimate in Australia, 1996–2024

00.511.51996201020241996: 1.5 approx. -2.5 to +2.51998: 1.3 approx. -2.5 to +2.52000: 1.4 approx. -2.5 to +2.52002: 1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.52003: 0.933 approx. -2.5 to +2.52004: 0.907 approx. -2.5 to +2.52005: 0.982 approx. -2.5 to +2.52006: 1 approx. -2.5 to +2.52007: 1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.52008: 1.1 approx. -2.5 to +2.52009: 0.994 approx. -2.5 to +2.52010: 1 approx. -2.5 to +2.52011: 0.955 approx. -2.5 to +2.52012: 0.988 approx. -2.5 to +2.52013: 0.956 approx. -2.5 to +2.52014: 1 approx. -2.5 to +2.52015: 0.803 approx. -2.5 to +2.52016: 0.954 approx. -2.5 to +2.52017: 0.783 approx. -2.5 to +2.52018: 0.884 approx. -2.5 to +2.52019: 0.845 approx. -2.5 to +2.52020: 0.886 approx. -2.5 to +2.52021: 0.854 approx. -2.5 to +2.52022: 0.902 approx. -2.5 to +2.52023: 0.925 approx. -2.5 to +2.52024: 0.793 approx. -2.5 to +2.5

Source: The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG). Measured in approx. -2.5 to +2.5.

Analysis

The most recent figure for political stability - governance estimate in Australia is 0.7933 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, measured in 2024.

The figure is down 14.3% on the previous year and down 22.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, political stability - governance estimate in Australia peaked at 1.5 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.7831 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, in 2017.

That places Australia 49th out of 206 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.42 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 1.33 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 1.5 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 2
2000s 1.06 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.9066 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 1.43 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 9
2010s 0.9191 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.7831 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 1.02 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 10
2020s 0.872 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.7933 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.9254 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 5

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 46 Norway 0.9033 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  2. 47 Finland 0.8326 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  3. 48 Malta 0.8049 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  4. 50 Mauritius 0.7904 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  5. 51 United Arab Emirates 0.7887 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare
  6. 52 Belize 0.7847 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is political stability - governance estimate in Australia?
Political stability - governance estimate in Australia was 0.7933 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2024, according to The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG).
What is the highest political stability - governance estimate recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 1.5 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 1996.
What is the lowest political stability - governance estimate recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7831 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in 2017.
How does Australia rank for political stability - governance estimate?
Australia ranks 49th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
Is political stability - governance estimate rising or falling in Australia?
Over the last ten years it is down 22.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Australia data come from?
The figures come from The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG), published as part of Political Stability - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Political Stability - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5)
Unit
approx. -2.5 to +2.5
Source
The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
206 places, 5,229 data points, 1996–2024
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Political Stability (PV) captures perceptions of the extent to which political power and governance are secure from destabilization, and of the likelihood that authority will be challenged or altered through violent, coercive, or unconstitutional means. Governance estimate from the aggregation model, in units of a standard normal distribution, i.e. ranging from approximately -2.5 to 2.5. Larger values correspond to better governance. The (country-series-time) metadata include the (a) number of sources, and (b) standard error. The number of sources indicates the number of underlying data sources on which the governance estimate is based. The standard error indicates the precision of the governance estimate. Larger values indicate less precise estimates. A 90% confidence interval for the governance estimate is given by the estimate +/- 1.64 times the standard error.