New Zealand is considered a stable country, scoring in the 93^rd percentile for government effectiveness and above the 98^th percentile for all other measures (Table 22) (World Bank, n.d.).

Table 22: NZ world Bank political stability indicators, 2018 (World Bank, n.d.)

2018:	Percentile (100 is best)
Voice and accountability	99.51
Political stability	99.05
Government effectiveness	93.75
Regulatory quality	98.56
Rule of Law	98.08
Control of corruption	99.52

References:

World Bank. (n.d.). Worldwide governance indicators. The World Bank website. Available from: https://info.worldbank.org/governance/wgi/Home/Reports.