Comoros vs Guinea-Bissau: State Capacity Index
Comoros
-0.9382
in 2015
Guinea-Bissau
-0.8603
in 2015
Comoros rank
156th
Guinea-Bissau rank
154th
State Capacity Index over time
- Comoros
- Guinea-Bissau
How they compare
Guinea-Bissau currently reports -0.8603 against -0.9382 in Comoros, a difference of 0.0779.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.
Comoros ranks 156th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 154th of 166 countries.
Guinea-Bissau has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Comoros | Guinea-Bissau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | -0.8773 | -0.6554 | 0.2219 | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1980s | -1.27 | -0.9271 | 0.3411 | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1990s | -1.23 | -1.08 | 0.1517 | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2000s | -1.12 | -0.8559 | 0.2649 | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2010s | -1.07 | -0.7455 | 0.3225 | Guinea-Bissau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher state capacity index, Comoros or Guinea-Bissau?
- Guinea-Bissau, at -0.8603 against -0.9382 in Comoros as of 2015.
- What is the difference in state capacity index between Comoros and Guinea-Bissau?
- 0.0779, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Comoros and Guinea-Bissau?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2015.
- How do Comoros and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for state capacity index?
- Comoros ranks 156th 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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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.