Guinea-Bissau vs Solomon Islands: State Capacity Index

Guinea-Bissau
-0.8603
in 2015
Solomon Islands
-0.7057
in 2015
Guinea-Bissau rank
154th
Solomon Islands rank
152nd

State Capacity Index over time

  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Solomon Islands
-1.2-1-0.8-0.6197419942015

How they compare

Solomon Islands currently reports -0.7057 against -0.8603 in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 0.1546.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.

Guinea-Bissau ranks 154th and Solomon Islands ranks 152nd of 166 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 4 and Solomon Islands in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guinea-Bissau Solomon Islands Difference Ahead
1970s -0.6678 -0.887 0.2192 Guinea-Bissau
1980s -0.9271 -1.01 0.086 Guinea-Bissau
1990s -1.08 -0.9749 0.1039 Solomon Islands
2000s -0.8559 -1.09 0.2329 Guinea-Bissau
2010s -0.7455 -0.8025 0.057 Guinea-Bissau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher state capacity index, Guinea-Bissau or Solomon Islands?
Solomon Islands, at -0.7057 against -0.8603 in Guinea-Bissau as of 2015.
What is the difference in state capacity index between Guinea-Bissau and Solomon Islands?
0.1546, with Solomon Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Solomon Islands?
38 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2015.
How do Guinea-Bissau and Solomon Islands rank globally for state capacity index?
Guinea-Bissau ranks 154th and Solomon Islands ranks 152nd 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.