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Libya vs South Sudan: State Capacity Index

Libya
-1.35
in 2015
South Sudan
-1.37
in 2015
Libya rank
161st
South Sudan rank
162nd

State Capacity Index over time

  • Libya
  • South Sudan
-1.5-1-0.50196019872015

How they compare

Libya currently reports -1.35 against -1.37 in South Sudan, a difference of 0.016.

Across all 5 years both countries report, Libya has been ahead every year.

Libya ranks 161st and South Sudan ranks 162nd of 165 countries.

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About this data

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.