Cameroon vs Liberia: State Capacity Index
Cameroon
-0.4069
in 2015
Liberia
-0.5134
in 2015
Cameroon rank
143rd
Liberia rank
146th
State Capacity Index over time
- Cameroon
- Liberia
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports -0.4069 against -0.5134 in Liberia, a difference of 0.1065.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 143rd and Liberia ranks 146th of 166 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 5 and Liberia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Liberia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -0.4965 | -1.04 | 0.547 | Cameroon |
| 1970s | -0.4929 | -0.4855 | 0.0074 | Liberia |
| 1980s | -0.1718 | -0.506 | 0.3342 | Cameroon |
| 1990s | -0.4161 | -1.15 | 0.7362 | Cameroon |
| 2000s | -0.4158 | -1.13 | 0.7129 | Cameroon |
| 2010s | -0.3667 | -0.586 | 0.2193 | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher state capacity index, Cameroon or Liberia?
- Cameroon, at -0.4069 against -0.5134 in Liberia as of 2015.
- What is the difference in state capacity index between Cameroon and Liberia?
- 0.1065, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Liberia?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2015.
- How do Cameroon and Liberia rank globally for state capacity index?
- Cameroon ranks 143rd and Liberia ranks 146th 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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About this data
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.