State Capacity Index in Guinea
Guinea: State Capacity Index was -0.2401 in 2015. ▲ Rising
State Capacity Index in Guinea, 1960–2015
Source: Jonathan Hanson and Rachel Sigman (2021); Population based on various sources (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Guinea recorded -0.2401 for state capacity index in 2015.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and up 34.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, state capacity index in Guinea peaked at -0.0895 in 2012 and was at its lowest, -1.15, in 1960.
That places Guinea 139th 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 Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | -1.15 | — |
| 1961 | -1.11 | -3.1% |
| 1962 | -1.1 | -1.0% |
| 1963 | -0.9205 | -16.3% |
| 1964 | -0.9884 | +7.4% |
| 1965 | -0.9292 | -6.0% |
| 1966 | -0.8985 | -3.3% |
| 1967 | -0.9285 | +3.3% |
| 1968 | -0.8955 | -3.6% |
| 1969 | -0.9028 | +0.8% |
| 1970 | -0.9045 | +0.2% |
| 1971 | -0.8392 | -7.2% |
| 1972 | -0.7874 | -6.2% |
| 1973 | -0.7793 | -1.0% |
| 1974 | -0.8589 | +10.2% |
| 1975 | -0.8835 | +2.9% |
| 1976 | -0.7966 | -9.8% |
| 1977 | -0.723 | -9.2% |
| 1978 | -0.4927 | -31.9% |
| 1979 | -0.5258 | +6.7% |
| 1980 | -0.3205 | -39.0% |
| 1981 | -0.5157 | +60.9% |
| 1982 | -0.1502 | -70.9% |
| 1983 | -0.7863 | +423.5% |
| 1984 | -0.3578 | -54.5% |
| 1985 | -0.4038 | +12.9% |
| 1986 | -0.821 | +103.3% |
| 1987 | -0.7409 | -9.8% |
| 1988 | -0.6577 | -11.2% |
| 1989 | -0.6328 | -3.8% |
| 1990 | -0.638 | +0.8% |
| 1991 | -0.489 | -23.4% |
| 1992 | -0.4611 | -5.7% |
| 1993 | -0.4649 | +0.8% |
| 1994 | -0.4468 | -3.9% |
| 1995 | -0.424 | -5.1% |
| 1996 | -0.4031 | -4.9% |
| 1997 | -0.4118 | +2.2% |
| 1998 | -0.3853 | -6.4% |
| 1999 | -0.365 | -5.3% |
| 2000 | -0.479 | +31.2% |
| 2001 | -0.3861 | -19.4% |
| 2002 | -0.3688 | -4.5% |
| 2003 | -0.3824 | +3.7% |
| 2004 | -0.2672 | -30.1% |
| 2005 | -0.3643 | +36.3% |
| 2006 | -0.4277 | +17.4% |
| 2007 | -0.2746 | -35.8% |
| 2008 | -0.3831 | +39.5% |
| 2009 | -0.31 | -19.1% |
| 2010 | -0.1907 | -38.5% |
| 2011 | -0.1771 | -7.1% |
| 2012 | -0.0895 | -49.5% |
| 2013 | -0.2133 | +138.5% |
| 2014 | -0.2354 | +10.4% |
| 2015 | -0.2401 | +2.0% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's -0.2401 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0123. (43 countries reporting)
- Guinea's -0.2401 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -0.0931, 2.6× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where State Capacity Index in 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | -423.5% | -0.1502 | -0.7863 |
| 2013 | -138.5% | -0.0895 | -0.2133 |
| 1986 | -103.3% | -0.4038 | -0.821 |
| 1982 | +70.9% | -0.5157 | -0.1502 |
| 1981 | -60.9% | -0.3205 | -0.5157 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -0.982 | -1.15 | -0.8955 | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.7591 | -0.9045 | -0.4927 | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.5387 | -0.821 | -0.1502 | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.4489 | -0.638 | -0.365 | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.3643 | -0.479 | -0.2672 | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.191 | -0.2401 | -0.0895 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
More reference data data for Guinea
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.111 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2883 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3722 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2242 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 13.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 16 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.57 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is state capacity index in Guinea?
- State capacity index in Guinea was -0.2401 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 Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was -0.0895 in 2012.
- What is the lowest state capacity index recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.15 in 1960.
- How does Guinea rank for state capacity index?
- Guinea ranks 139th out of 166 countries with data for 2015.
- Is state capacity index rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this 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.