Guinea vs Papua New Guinea: State capacity index

Guinea
-0.2401
in 2015
Papua New Guinea
-0.2505
in 2015
Guinea rank
139th
Papua New Guinea rank
140th

State capacity index over time

  • Guinea
  • Papua New Guinea
-1-0.500.5196019872015

How they compare

Guinea currently reports -0.2401 against -0.2505 in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.0104.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Guinea ranks 139th and Papua New Guinea ranks 140th of 166 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Guinea averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guinea Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1970s -0.6843 0.2294 0.9138 Papua New Guinea
1980s -0.5387 0.3821 0.9207 Papua New Guinea
1990s -0.4489 -0.2206 0.2283 Papua New Guinea
2000s -0.3643 -0.3326 0.0318 Papua New Guinea
2010s -0.191 -0.3095 0.1185 Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher state capacity index, Guinea or Papua New Guinea?
Guinea, at -0.2401 against -0.2505 in Papua New Guinea as of 2015.
What is the difference in state capacity index between Guinea and Papua New Guinea?
0.0104, with Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Papua New Guinea?
41 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2015.
How do Guinea and Papua New Guinea rank globally for state capacity index?
Guinea ranks 139th and Papua New Guinea ranks 140th of 166 countries.
Where does this data come from?
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
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
166 places, 8,015 data points, 1960–2015
Last refreshed