State Capacity Index in Chad
Chad: State Capacity Index was -0.5349 in 2015. ▲ Rising
State Capacity Index in Chad, 1960–2015
Source: Jonathan Hanson and Rachel Sigman (2021); Population based on various sources (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Chad recorded -0.5349 for state capacity index in 2015. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.9% on the previous year and up 22.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, state capacity index in Chad peaked at -0.5349 in 2015 and was at its lowest, -1.39, in 1960.
That places Chad 147th out of 165 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -1.22 | -1.39 | -1.1 | 10 |
| 1970s | -1.13 | -1.24 | -0.9427 | 10 |
| 1980s | -1.09 | -1.32 | -0.8127 | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.8434 | -0.9276 | -0.7659 | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.788 | -0.9948 | -0.5918 | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.7232 | -0.941 | -0.5349 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Chad
More reference data data for Chad
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.1244 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 1 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 3.03 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.2527 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 2.39 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 149.69 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is state capacity index in Chad?
- State capacity index in Chad was -0.5349 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 Chad?
- The highest recorded value was -0.5349 in 2015.
- What is the lowest state capacity index recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.39 in 1960.
- How does Chad rank for state capacity index?
- Chad ranks 147th out of 165 countries with data for 2015.
- Is state capacity index rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chad 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.