Guinea vs Mali: State Capacity Index
Guinea
-0.2401
in 2015
Mali
-0.165
in 2015
Guinea rank
139th
Mali rank
136th
State Capacity Index over time
- Guinea
- Mali
How they compare
Mali currently reports -0.165 against -0.2401 in Guinea, a difference of 0.0751.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Mali ahead.
Guinea ranks 139th and Mali ranks 136th of 166 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Guinea averaged higher in 2 and Mali in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea | Mali | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -0.982 | -0.575 | 0.407 | Mali |
| 1970s | -0.7591 | -0.465 | 0.2941 | Mali |
| 1980s | -0.5387 | -0.8299 | 0.2912 | Guinea |
| 1990s | -0.4489 | -0.59 | 0.1411 | Guinea |
| 2000s | -0.3643 | -0.3251 | 0.0392 | Mali |
| 2010s | -0.191 | -0.1615 | 0.0295 | Mali |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher state capacity index, Guinea or Mali?
- Mali, at -0.165 against -0.2401 in Guinea as of 2015.
- What is the difference in state capacity index between Guinea and Mali?
- 0.0751, with Mali ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Mali?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2015.
- How do Guinea and Mali rank globally for state capacity index?
- Guinea ranks 139th 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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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.