Egypt vs Guyana: State Capacity Index
Egypt
0.2569
in 2015
Guyana
0.2083
in 2015
Egypt rank
102nd
Guyana rank
105th
State Capacity Index over time
- Egypt
- Guyana
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 0.2569 against 0.2083 in Guyana, a difference of 0.0486.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.2 times Guyana's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Guyana ahead.
Egypt ranks 102nd and Guyana ranks 105th of 166 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 1 and Guyana in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Guyana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -0.5351 | 0.2945 | 0.8296 | Guyana |
| 1970s | -0.2926 | 0.714 | 1.01 | Guyana |
| 1980s | -0.0634 | 0.5604 | 0.6238 | Guyana |
| 1990s | -0.1422 | 0.4977 | 0.6399 | Guyana |
| 2000s | 0.0517 | 0.3993 | 0.3475 | Guyana |
| 2010s | 0.1719 | 0.1131 | 0.0588 | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher state capacity index, Egypt or Guyana?
- Egypt, at 0.2569 against 0.2083 in Guyana as of 2015.
- What is the difference in state capacity index between Egypt and Guyana?
- 0.0486, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Guyana?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2015.
- How do Egypt and Guyana rank globally for state capacity index?
- Egypt ranks 102nd and Guyana ranks 105th 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.