Political Stability - Governance score in Malawi

Malawi: Political Stability - Governance score was 59.4 0-100 in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
59.4 0-100
Change on year
down 3.8%
World rank
137th
of 206 countries
All-time high
65.96 0-100
in 2009
All-time low
52.46 0-100
in 2000
Years of data
26
1996–2024

Political Stability - Governance score in Malawi, 1996–2024

02040601996201020241996: 55.3 0-1001998: 57.1 0-1002000: 52.5 0-1002002: 64.9 0-1002003: 62.2 0-1002004: 63.5 0-1002005: 65.3 0-1002006: 64.7 0-1002007: 64.8 0-1002008: 62.3 0-1002009: 66 0-1002010: 65.3 0-1002011: 62.6 0-1002012: 64.4 0-1002013: 62.4 0-1002014: 65.4 0-1002015: 65 0-1002016: 61.5 0-1002017: 60.5 0-1002018: 59.2 0-1002019: 61.1 0-1002020: 64.6 0-1002021: 64.1 0-1002022: 63 0-1002023: 61.8 0-1002024: 59.4 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 Malawi stood at 59.4 0-100.

The figure is down 3.8% on the previous year and down 9.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, political stability - governance score in Malawi peaked at 65.96 0-100 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 52.46 0-100, in 2000.

That places Malawi 137th out of 206 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 56.19 0-100 55.3 0-100 57.09 0-100 2
2000s 62.9 0-100 52.46 0-100 65.96 0-100 9
2010s 62.75 0-100 59.24 0-100 65.4 0-100 10
2020s 62.58 0-100 59.4 0-100 64.59 0-100 5

Countries ranked near Malawi

  1. 134 Jordan 59.91 0-100 compare
  2. 135 Sri Lanka 59.91 0-100 compare
  3. 136 Belarus 59.45 0-100 compare
  4. 138 Tanzania 59.24 0-100 compare
  5. 139 Benin 59.01 0-100 compare
  6. 140 Nepal 58.81 0-100 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is political stability - governance score in Malawi?
Political stability - governance score in Malawi was 59.4 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 Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 65.96 0-100 in 2009.
What is the lowest political stability - governance score recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 52.46 0-100 in 2000.
How does Malawi rank for political stability - governance score?
Malawi ranks 137th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
Is political stability - governance score rising or falling in Malawi?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Malawi 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).