Political Stability - Governance score in Iran

Iran: Political Stability - Governance score was 38.89 0-100 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
38.89 0-100
Change on year
down 12.0%
World rank
186th
of 206 countries
All-time high
62.35 0-100
in 1996
All-time low
38.89 0-100
in 2024
Years of data
26
1996–2024

Political Stability - Governance score in Iran, 1996–2024

02040601996201020241996: 62.4 0-1001998: 55.5 0-1002000: 55.3 0-1002002: 56.9 0-1002003: 55.4 0-1002004: 54.6 0-1002005: 54.9 0-1002006: 52.4 0-1002007: 53.7 0-1002008: 53.1 0-1002009: 44.2 0-1002010: 39.8 0-1002011: 42.7 0-1002012: 44.3 0-1002013: 45.7 0-1002014: 53.5 0-1002015: 52.4 0-1002016: 54.9 0-1002017: 53.9 0-1002018: 49.3 0-1002019: 44.4 0-1002020: 45 0-1002021: 46.1 0-1002022: 46.3 0-1002023: 44.2 0-1002024: 38.9 0-100

Source: The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG). Measured in 0-100.

Analysis

In 2024, political stability - governance score in Iran stood at 38.89 0-100. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.0% on the previous year and down 27.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, political stability - governance score in Iran peaked at 62.35 0-100 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 38.89 0-100, in 2024.

Iran ranks 186th of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 58.94 0-100 55.53 0-100 62.35 0-100 2
2000s 53.39 0-100 44.18 0-100 56.9 0-100 9
2010s 48.11 0-100 39.85 0-100 54.88 0-100 10
2020s 44.12 0-100 38.89 0-100 46.34 0-100 5

Countries ranked near Iran

  1. 183 Bangladesh 40.9 0-100 compare
  2. 184 South Sudan 40.45 0-100 compare
  3. 185 Cameroon 39.3 0-100 compare
  4. 187 Venezuela 36.17 0-100 compare
  5. 188 Mozambique 35.86 0-100 compare
  6. 189 Niger 35.77 0-100 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is political stability - governance score in Iran?
Political stability - governance score in Iran was 38.89 0-100 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 score recorded in Iran?
The highest recorded value was 62.35 0-100 in 1996.
What is the lowest political stability - governance score recorded in Iran?
The lowest recorded value was 38.89 0-100 in 2024.
How does Iran rank for political stability - governance score?
Iran ranks 186th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
Is political stability - governance score rising or falling in Iran?
Over the last ten years it is down 27.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Iran 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 score (0-100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Political Stability - Governance score (0-100)
Unit
0-100
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 score is a linear transformation of the governance estimate using hypothetical worst-case and base-case countries. It is an absolute score ranging from 0-100. Larger values correspond to better governance. The (country-series-time) metadata include the (a) number of sources, and (b) confidence intervals (lower and upper bound). The number of sources indicates the number of underlying data sources on which the governance score (respectively the underlying governance estimate) is based. The confidence intervals include the lower and upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for the governance score. Confidence intervals are a statistical range of values that likely contain the true value (of what is being estimated).