Gabon vs Guinea: State Capacity Index
Gabon
-0.2089
in 2015
Guinea
-0.2401
in 2015
Gabon rank
138th
Guinea rank
139th
State Capacity Index over time
- Gabon
- Guinea
How they compare
Gabon currently reports -0.2089 against -0.2401 in Guinea, a difference of 0.0312.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Gabon ahead.
Gabon ranks 138th and Guinea ranks 139th of 166 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Gabon averaged higher in 5 and Guinea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gabon | Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -0.5498 | -0.982 | 0.4323 | Gabon |
| 1970s | -0.312 | -0.7591 | 0.4471 | Gabon |
| 1980s | -0.3299 | -0.5387 | 0.2088 | Gabon |
| 1990s | 0.0651 | -0.4489 | 0.514 | Gabon |
| 2000s | -0.1891 | -0.3643 | 0.1752 | Gabon |
| 2010s | -0.2022 | -0.191 | 0.0112 | Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher state capacity index, Gabon or Guinea?
- Gabon, at -0.2089 against -0.2401 in Guinea as of 2015.
- What is the difference in state capacity index between Gabon and Guinea?
- 0.0312, with Gabon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Guinea?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2015.
- How do Gabon and Guinea rank globally for state capacity index?
- Gabon ranks 138th and Guinea ranks 139th 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.