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 148th out of 166 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.
State Capacity Index in Chad, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | -1.39 | — |
| 1961 | -1.34 | -3.5% |
| 1962 | -1.34 | +0.3% |
| 1963 | -1.23 | -8.8% |
| 1964 | -1.23 | -0.1% |
| 1965 | -1.13 | -7.9% |
| 1966 | -1.12 | -0.8% |
| 1967 | -1.14 | +1.6% |
| 1968 | -1.1 | -3.4% |
| 1969 | -1.18 | +7.3% |
| 1970 | -1.22 | +3.8% |
| 1971 | -0.9927 | -18.8% |
| 1972 | -1.16 | +17.1% |
| 1973 | -1.2 | +3.1% |
| 1974 | -1.24 | +3.4% |
| 1975 | -1.18 | -5.2% |
| 1976 | -1.23 | +4.9% |
| 1977 | -0.9701 | -21.3% |
| 1978 | -0.9427 | -2.8% |
| 1979 | -1.2 | +27.6% |
| 1980 | -1.22 | +1.2% |
| 1981 | -0.9448 | -22.4% |
| 1982 | -1.32 | +39.4% |
| 1983 | -1.31 | -0.4% |
| 1984 | -1.27 | -3.5% |
| 1985 | -1.16 | -8.2% |
| 1986 | -1 | -13.6% |
| 1987 | -0.9376 | -6.6% |
| 1988 | -0.883 | -5.8% |
| 1989 | -0.8127 | -8.0% |
| 1990 | -0.9276 | +14.1% |
| 1991 | -0.8134 | -12.3% |
| 1992 | -0.7659 | -5.8% |
| 1993 | -0.7818 | +2.1% |
| 1994 | -0.8602 | +10.0% |
| 1995 | -0.8378 | -2.6% |
| 1996 | -0.8328 | -0.6% |
| 1997 | -0.8654 | +3.9% |
| 1998 | -0.9178 | +6.1% |
| 1999 | -0.831 | -9.5% |
| 2000 | -0.8406 | +1.2% |
| 2001 | -0.8409 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | -0.7206 | -14.3% |
| 2003 | -0.6688 | -7.2% |
| 2004 | -0.5918 | -11.5% |
| 2005 | -0.6912 | +16.8% |
| 2006 | -0.7171 | +3.7% |
| 2007 | -0.9318 | +29.9% |
| 2008 | -0.9948 | +6.8% |
| 2009 | -0.882 | -11.3% |
| 2010 | -0.8546 | -3.1% |
| 2011 | -0.941 | +10.1% |
| 2012 | -0.8035 | -14.6% |
| 2013 | -0.6181 | -23.1% |
| 2014 | -0.5872 | -5.0% |
| 2015 | -0.5349 | -8.9% |
Chad compared with similar countries
- Chad's -0.5349 is above the median for low income countries, which is -0.5349, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Chad's -0.5349 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -0.0931, 5.7× the median. (46 countries reporting)
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
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3078 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 13.52 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 14.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1797 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 14.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.5525 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 58.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 61.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.9785 (2050)
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 148th out of 166 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.