Equatorial Guinea vs Madagascar: State Capacity Index

Equatorial Guinea
-0.5207
in 2015
Madagascar
-0.6381
in 2015
Equatorial Guinea rank
147th
Madagascar rank
150th

State Capacity Index over time

  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Madagascar
-1.5-1-0.50196019872015

How they compare

Equatorial Guinea currently reports -0.5207 against -0.6381 in Madagascar, a difference of 0.1174.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1968 it was Equatorial Guinea ahead.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 147th and Madagascar ranks 150th of 166 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Equatorial Guinea averaged higher in 1 and Madagascar in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Equatorial Guinea Madagascar Difference Ahead
1960s -0.8513 -0.964 0.1127 Equatorial Guinea
1970s -1.34 -0.9441 0.4003 Madagascar
1980s -1.16 -0.7091 0.4504 Madagascar
1990s -0.9922 -0.9084 0.0839 Madagascar
2000s -0.7732 -0.511 0.2622 Madagascar
2010s -0.8159 -0.6681 0.1479 Madagascar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher state capacity index, Equatorial Guinea or Madagascar?
Equatorial Guinea, at -0.5207 against -0.6381 in Madagascar as of 2015.
What is the difference in state capacity index between Equatorial Guinea and Madagascar?
0.1174, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Madagascar?
48 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2015.
How do Equatorial Guinea and Madagascar rank globally for state capacity index?
Equatorial Guinea ranks 147th and Madagascar ranks 150th 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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Indicator
State Capacity Index
Source
Jonathan Hanson and Rachel Sigman (2021); Population based on various sources (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
166 places, 8,015 data points, 1960–2015
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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.