Burundi vs Guinea-Bissau: State Capacity Index

Burundi
-0.6417
in 2015
Guinea-Bissau
-0.8603
in 2015
Burundi rank
151st
Guinea-Bissau rank
154th

State Capacity Index over time

  • Burundi
  • Guinea-Bissau
-1.5-1.2-1-0.75-0.5196219882015

How they compare

Burundi currently reports -0.6417 against -0.8603 in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 0.2186.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.

Burundi ranks 151st and Guinea-Bissau ranks 154th of 166 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 4 and Guinea-Bissau in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burundi Guinea-Bissau Difference Ahead
1970s -0.9877 -0.6739 0.3138 Guinea-Bissau
1980s -0.5769 -0.9271 0.3502 Burundi
1990s -0.5026 -1.08 0.5762 Burundi
2000s -0.6453 -0.8559 0.2106 Burundi
2010s -0.5381 -0.7455 0.2075 Burundi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher state capacity index, Burundi or Guinea-Bissau?
Burundi, at -0.6417 against -0.8603 in Guinea-Bissau as of 2015.
What is the difference in state capacity index between Burundi and Guinea-Bissau?
0.2186, with Burundi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Guinea-Bissau?
42 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2015.
How do Burundi and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for state capacity index?
Burundi ranks 151st and Guinea-Bissau ranks 154th of 166 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Jonathan Hanson and Rachel Sigman (2021); Population based on various sources (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as State Capacity Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
State Capacity Index
Source
Jonathan Hanson and Rachel Sigman (2021); Population based on various sources (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
166 places, 8,015 data points, 1960–2015
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Measures state capacity by combining 21 different indicators related to three key dimensions: extractive capacity, coercive capacity, and administrative capacity. Higher values indicate greater state capacity.