State Capacity Index in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: State Capacity Index was -0.5207 in 2015. ▲ Rising
State Capacity Index in Equatorial Guinea, 1968–2015
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 Equatorial Guinea is -0.5207, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 48 years on record.
That represents a change of up 22.7% on the previous year and up 42.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, state capacity index in Equatorial Guinea peaked at -0.5207 in 2015 and was at its lowest, -1.45, in 1978.
That places Equatorial Guinea 147th out of 166 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
State Capacity Index in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | -0.9302 | — |
| 1969 | -0.7723 | -17.0% |
| 1970 | -1.31 | +69.2% |
| 1971 | -1.42 | +8.3% |
| 1972 | -1.39 | -1.6% |
| 1973 | -1.37 | -1.4% |
| 1974 | -1.32 | -3.6% |
| 1975 | -1.32 | -0.5% |
| 1976 | -1.17 | -11.3% |
| 1977 | -1.36 | +16.2% |
| 1978 | -1.45 | +6.8% |
| 1979 | -1.35 | -7.0% |
| 1980 | -1.25 | -7.0% |
| 1981 | -1.21 | -3.2% |
| 1982 | -1.15 | -5.4% |
| 1983 | -1.18 | +2.8% |
| 1984 | -1.1 | -6.8% |
| 1985 | -1.37 | +24.7% |
| 1986 | -1.18 | -14.2% |
| 1987 | -1.11 | -5.9% |
| 1988 | -1.03 | -6.6% |
| 1989 | -1.02 | -1.5% |
| 1990 | -1.06 | +4.1% |
| 1991 | -1.03 | -2.9% |
| 1992 | -0.9947 | -3.4% |
| 1993 | -1.02 | +2.4% |
| 1994 | -1.03 | +1.1% |
| 1995 | -0.9913 | -3.8% |
| 1996 | -1.07 | +8.1% |
| 1997 | -1.01 | -6.2% |
| 1998 | -0.829 | -17.6% |
| 1999 | -0.8895 | +7.3% |
| 2000 | -0.9166 | +3.0% |
| 2001 | -0.7924 | -13.6% |
| 2002 | -0.6422 | -19.0% |
| 2003 | -0.7328 | +14.1% |
| 2004 | -0.6241 | -14.8% |
| 2005 | -0.9071 | +45.3% |
| 2006 | -0.9594 | +5.8% |
| 2007 | -0.8307 | -13.4% |
| 2008 | -0.7468 | -10.1% |
| 2009 | -0.5802 | -22.3% |
| 2010 | -0.8879 | +53.0% |
| 2011 | -0.9066 | +2.1% |
| 2012 | -0.9459 | +4.3% |
| 2013 | -0.9612 | +1.6% |
| 2014 | -0.6734 | -29.9% |
| 2015 | -0.5207 | -22.7% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's -0.5207 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.5986. (47 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's -0.5207 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -0.0931, 5.6× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where State Capacity Index in Equatorial Guinea 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | -69.2% | -0.7723 | -1.31 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -0.8513 | -0.9302 | -0.7723 | 2 |
| 1970s | -1.34 | -1.45 | -1.17 | 10 |
| 1980s | -1.16 | -1.37 | -1.02 | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.9922 | -1.07 | -0.829 | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.7732 | -0.9594 | -0.5802 | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.8159 | -0.9612 | -0.5207 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
More reference data data for Equatorial Guinea
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0013 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.007 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0083 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0083 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0042 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0044 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0316 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0402 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0358 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 1.11 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is state capacity index in Equatorial Guinea?
- State capacity index in Equatorial Guinea was -0.5207 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 Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was -0.5207 in 2015.
- What is the lowest state capacity index recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.45 in 1978.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for state capacity index?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 147th out of 166 countries with data for 2015.
- Is state capacity index rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea 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.