Gabon vs Myanmar: State Capacity Index
Gabon
-0.2089
in 2015
Myanmar
-0.3026
in 2015
Gabon rank
138th
Myanmar rank
141st
State Capacity Index over time
- Gabon
- Myanmar
How they compare
Gabon currently reports -0.2089 against -0.3026 in Myanmar, a difference of 0.0937.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Gabon ahead.
Gabon ranks 138th and Myanmar ranks 141st of 166 countries.
Gabon has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gabon | Myanmar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -0.5498 | -1.17 | 0.6206 | Gabon |
| 1970s | -0.312 | -1.05 | 0.7343 | Gabon |
| 1980s | -0.3299 | -1.11 | 0.7804 | Gabon |
| 1990s | 0.0651 | -0.6265 | 0.6916 | Gabon |
| 2000s | -0.1891 | -0.4767 | 0.2876 | Gabon |
| 2010s | -0.2022 | -0.5222 | 0.32 | Gabon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher state capacity index, Gabon or Myanmar?
- Gabon, at -0.2089 against -0.3026 in Myanmar as of 2015.
- What is the difference in state capacity index between Gabon and Myanmar?
- 0.0937, with Gabon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Myanmar?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2015.
- How do Gabon and Myanmar rank globally for state capacity index?
- Gabon ranks 138th and Myanmar ranks 141st 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.