State Capacity Index in Angola
Angola: State Capacity Index was -0.1073 in 2015. ▲ Rising
State Capacity Index in Angola, 1975–2015
Source: Jonathan Hanson and Rachel Sigman (2021); Population based on various sources (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for state capacity index in Angola is -0.1073, measured in 2015.
The figure is down 14.0% on the previous year and up 83.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, state capacity index in Angola peaked at -0.0942 in 2014 and was at its lowest, -1.25, in 1976.
Angola ranks 133rd of 166 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
State Capacity Index in Angola, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | -1.09 | — |
| 1976 | -1.25 | +14.7% |
| 1977 | -1.23 | -1.4% |
| 1978 | -0.9837 | -20.3% |
| 1979 | -0.9413 | -4.3% |
| 1980 | -0.956 | +1.6% |
| 1981 | -0.9456 | -1.1% |
| 1982 | -0.9369 | -0.9% |
| 1983 | -0.9313 | -0.6% |
| 1984 | -0.7579 | -18.6% |
| 1985 | -0.8072 | +6.5% |
| 1986 | -0.8197 | +1.5% |
| 1987 | -0.8367 | +2.1% |
| 1988 | -0.8186 | -2.2% |
| 1989 | -0.7382 | -9.8% |
| 1990 | -0.7984 | +8.2% |
| 1991 | -0.8283 | +3.7% |
| 1992 | -0.5038 | -39.2% |
| 1993 | -1.04 | +107.4% |
| 1994 | -1.06 | +1.6% |
| 1995 | -0.965 | -9.1% |
| 1996 | -0.9258 | -4.1% |
| 1997 | -0.7114 | -23.2% |
| 1998 | -0.6165 | -13.3% |
| 1999 | -0.4882 | -20.8% |
| 2000 | -0.5537 | +13.4% |
| 2001 | -0.5121 | -7.5% |
| 2002 | -0.5494 | +7.3% |
| 2003 | -0.401 | -27.0% |
| 2004 | -0.6334 | +58.0% |
| 2005 | -0.6577 | +3.8% |
| 2006 | -0.6497 | -1.2% |
| 2007 | -0.4321 | -33.5% |
| 2008 | -0.3896 | -9.8% |
| 2009 | -0.3822 | -1.9% |
| 2010 | -0.3168 | -17.1% |
| 2011 | -0.3302 | +4.2% |
| 2012 | -0.2824 | -14.5% |
| 2013 | -0.2944 | +4.2% |
| 2014 | -0.0942 | -68.0% |
| 2015 | -0.1073 | +14.0% |
Angola compared with similar countries
- Angola's -0.1073 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0123. (43 countries reporting)
- Angola's -0.1073 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -0.0931, 1.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where State Capacity Index in Angola changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | -107.4% | -0.5038 | -1.04 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | -1.1 | -1.25 | -0.9413 | 5 |
| 1980s | -0.8548 | -0.956 | -0.7382 | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.7944 | -1.06 | -0.4882 | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.5161 | -0.6577 | -0.3822 | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.2375 | -0.3302 | -0.0942 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Angola
More reference data data for Angola
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4536 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.99 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.82 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.163 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.82 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.52 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.82 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 15.22 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 20.43 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.8877 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is state capacity index in Angola?
- State capacity index in Angola was -0.1073 in 2015, according to Jonathan Hanson and Rachel Sigman (2021); Population based on various sources (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest state capacity index recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was -0.0942 in 2014.
- What is the lowest state capacity index recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.25 in 1976.
- How does Angola rank for state capacity index?
- Angola ranks 133rd out of 166 countries with data for 2015.
- Is state capacity index rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is up 83.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Angola data come from?
- The figures come from Jonathan Hanson and Rachel Sigman (2021); Population based on various sources (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of State Capacity Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.