Gambia vs Mali: State Capacity Index

Gambia
-0.1567
in 2015
Mali
-0.165
in 2015
Gambia rank
134th
Mali rank
136th

State Capacity Index over time

  • Gambia
  • Mali
-1-0.8-0.6-0.4-0.2-0196019872015

How they compare

Gambia currently reports -0.1567 against -0.165 in Mali, a difference of 0.0083.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Gambia ahead.

Gambia ranks 134th and Mali ranks 136th of 166 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 5 and Mali in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Gambia Mali Difference Ahead
1960s -0.453 -0.55 0.097 Gambia
1970s -0.7386 -0.465 0.2736 Mali
1980s -0.573 -0.8299 0.2569 Gambia
1990s -0.1817 -0.59 0.4083 Gambia
2000s -0.1964 -0.3251 0.1287 Gambia
2010s -0.0478 -0.1615 0.1137 Gambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher state capacity index, Gambia or Mali?
Gambia, at -0.1567 against -0.165 in Mali as of 2015.
What is the difference in state capacity index between Gambia and Mali?
0.0083, with Gambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Mali?
51 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2015.
How do Gambia and Mali rank globally for state capacity index?
Gambia ranks 134th and Mali ranks 136th 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.