Djibouti vs Equatorial Guinea: State Capacity Index
Djibouti
-0.4288
in 2015
Equatorial Guinea
-0.5207
in 2015
Djibouti rank
144th
Equatorial Guinea rank
147th
State Capacity Index over time
- Djibouti
- Equatorial Guinea
How they compare
Djibouti currently reports -0.4288 against -0.5207 in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 0.0919.
Across all 39 years both countries report, Djibouti has been ahead every year.
Djibouti ranks 144th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 147th of 166 countries.
Djibouti has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Djibouti | Equatorial Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | -0.617 | -1.38 | 0.7664 | Djibouti |
| 1980s | -0.0113 | -1.16 | 1.15 | Djibouti |
| 1990s | 0.1452 | -0.9922 | 1.14 | Djibouti |
| 2000s | -0.0892 | -0.7732 | 0.684 | Djibouti |
| 2010s | -0.4546 | -0.8159 | 0.3614 | Djibouti |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher state capacity index, Djibouti or Equatorial Guinea?
- Djibouti, at -0.4288 against -0.5207 in Equatorial Guinea as of 2015.
- What is the difference in state capacity index between Djibouti and Equatorial Guinea?
- 0.0919, with Djibouti ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Djibouti and Equatorial Guinea?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2015.
- How do Djibouti and Equatorial Guinea rank globally for state capacity index?
- Djibouti ranks 144th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 147th of 166 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jonathan Hanson and Rachel Sigman (2021); Population based on various sources (2023) β 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.