Table 7. Final valuess of party-system institutionalization in Russia, Latin American countries, and the United States (Z-scores)

Country Stability in the membership of the party system participants Stability of inter-party competition Stability in party linkage with society: Change in parties’ ideological positions Final PSI value
USA 1.15 1.62 1.39
Uruguay 1.40 1.16 0.07 1.29
Mexico 1.29 0.85 1.63 1.19
Chile 0.78 0.79 1.95 0.93
Dominican Republic 1.11 0.53 -0.90 0.75
Honduras 0.49 0.72 0.50 0.64
El Salvador 0.17 0.80 0.75 0.54
Brazil 0.47 0.43 1.04 0.53
Russia 0.03 0.31 0.17
Costa Rica 0.19 0.14 -0.80 0.10
Panama 0.04 -0.02 0.61 0.06
Nicaragua 0.14 -0.18 0.21 -0.01
Paraguay -0.40 0.32 -1.42 -0.15
Colombia -0.79 -0.62 -1.11 -0.79
Ecuador -0.82 -1.02 -0.73 -0.97
Argentina -1.29 -0.71 -0.30 -1.02
Bolivia -0.81 -1.39 -0.25 -1.12
Peru -1.28 -1.18 -1.54 -1.35
Venezuela -1.43 -1.37 0.59 -1.36
Guatemala -1.30 -1.52 -0.32 -1.44