Guinea vs Myanmar: State Capacity Index
Guinea
-0.2401
in 2015
Myanmar
-0.3026
in 2015
Guinea rank
139th
Myanmar rank
141st
State Capacity Index over time
- Guinea
- Myanmar
How they compare
Guinea currently reports -0.2401 against -0.3026 in Myanmar, a difference of 0.0625.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Myanmar ahead.
Guinea ranks 139th and Myanmar ranks 141st of 166 countries.
Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea | Myanmar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -0.982 | -1.17 | 0.1883 | Guinea |
| 1970s | -0.7591 | -1.05 | 0.2872 | Guinea |
| 1980s | -0.5387 | -1.11 | 0.5716 | Guinea |
| 1990s | -0.4489 | -0.6265 | 0.1776 | Guinea |
| 2000s | -0.3643 | -0.4767 | 0.1124 | Guinea |
| 2010s | -0.191 | -0.5222 | 0.3312 | Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher state capacity index, Guinea or Myanmar?
- Guinea, at -0.2401 against -0.3026 in Myanmar as of 2015.
- What is the difference in state capacity index between Guinea and Myanmar?
- 0.0625, with Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Myanmar?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2015.
- How do Guinea and Myanmar rank globally for state capacity index?
- Guinea ranks 139th 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.