Cameroon vs Myanmar: State Capacity Index
Cameroon
-0.4069
in 2015
Myanmar
-0.3026
in 2015
Cameroon rank
143rd
Myanmar rank
141st
State Capacity Index over time
- Cameroon
- Myanmar
How they compare
Myanmar currently reports -0.3026 against -0.4069 in Cameroon, a difference of 0.1043.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Myanmar ahead.
Cameroon ranks 143rd and Myanmar ranks 141st of 166 countries.
Cameroon has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Myanmar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -0.4965 | -1.17 | 0.6739 | Cameroon |
| 1970s | -0.4929 | -1.05 | 0.5534 | Cameroon |
| 1980s | -0.1718 | -1.11 | 0.9385 | Cameroon |
| 1990s | -0.4161 | -0.6265 | 0.2104 | Cameroon |
| 2000s | -0.4158 | -0.4767 | 0.0609 | Cameroon |
| 2010s | -0.3667 | -0.5222 | 0.1555 | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher state capacity index, Cameroon or Myanmar?
- Myanmar, at -0.3026 against -0.4069 in Cameroon as of 2015.
- What is the difference in state capacity index between Cameroon and Myanmar?
- 0.1043, with Myanmar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Myanmar?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2015.
- How do Cameroon and Myanmar rank globally for state capacity index?
- Cameroon ranks 143rd and Myanmar ranks 141st 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.