State Capacity Index in Guyana
Guyana: State Capacity Index was 0.2083 in 2015. ◆ Volatile
State Capacity Index in Guyana, 1966–2015
Source: Jonathan Hanson and Rachel Sigman (2021); Population based on various sources (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Guyana recorded 0.2083 for state capacity index in 2015.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 64.5% on the previous year and down 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, state capacity index in Guyana peaked at 0.9944 in 1977 and was at its lowest, 0.0367, in 2008.
Guyana ranks 105th of 166 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
State Capacity Index in Guyana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | 0.135 | — |
| 1967 | 0.3426 | +153.8% |
| 1968 | 0.3508 | +2.4% |
| 1969 | 0.3497 | -0.3% |
| 1970 | 0.4681 | +33.9% |
| 1971 | 0.4598 | -1.8% |
| 1972 | 0.6372 | +38.6% |
| 1973 | 0.6333 | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 0.5674 | -10.4% |
| 1975 | 0.6715 | +18.3% |
| 1976 | 0.7855 | +17.0% |
| 1977 | 0.9944 | +26.6% |
| 1978 | 0.9688 | -2.6% |
| 1979 | 0.9544 | -1.5% |
| 1980 | 0.8285 | -13.2% |
| 1981 | 0.8667 | +4.6% |
| 1982 | 0.9372 | +8.1% |
| 1983 | 0.8867 | -5.4% |
| 1984 | 0.4897 | -44.8% |
| 1985 | 0.5722 | +16.8% |
| 1986 | 0.1693 | -70.4% |
| 1987 | 0.3153 | +86.2% |
| 1988 | 0.3734 | +18.4% |
| 1989 | 0.1652 | -55.8% |
| 1990 | 0.1457 | -11.8% |
| 1991 | 0.064 | -56.1% |
| 1992 | 0.235 | +267.1% |
| 1993 | 0.3795 | +61.5% |
| 1994 | 0.5343 | +40.8% |
| 1995 | 0.694 | +29.9% |
| 1996 | 0.7204 | +3.8% |
| 1997 | 0.7361 | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 0.7634 | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 0.705 | -7.6% |
| 2000 | 0.7469 | +5.9% |
| 2001 | 0.7627 | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 0.6824 | -10.5% |
| 2003 | 0.5051 | -26.0% |
| 2004 | 0.6085 | +20.5% |
| 2005 | 0.2314 | -62.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1589 | -31.3% |
| 2007 | 0.1895 | +19.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0367 | -80.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0704 | +91.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0506 | -28.1% |
| 2011 | 0.1252 | +147.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0733 | -41.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0944 | +28.8% |
| 2014 | 0.1266 | +34.1% |
| 2015 | 0.2083 | +64.5% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 0.2083 is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.59, 13% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Guyana's 0.2083 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.5648, 37% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where State Capacity Index in Guyana 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +267.1% | 0.064 | 0.235 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2945 | 0.135 | 0.3508 | 4 |
| 1970s | 0.714 | 0.4598 | 0.9944 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5604 | 0.1652 | 0.9372 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4977 | 0.064 | 0.7634 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3993 | 0.0367 | 0.7627 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1131 | 0.0506 | 0.2083 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
- 102 Egypt 0.2569 compare
- 103 Ghana 0.255 compare
- 104 Kyrgyzstan 0.2239 compare
- 106 Malawi 0.2015 compare
- 107 North Korea 0.1979 compare
- 108 Mozambique 0.1894 compare
More reference data data for Guyana
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0396 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0791 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2193 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0297 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.2193 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1326 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0457 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.4179 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1619 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is state capacity index in Guyana?
- State capacity index in Guyana was 0.2083 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 Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9944 in 1977.
- What is the lowest state capacity index recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0367 in 2008.
- How does Guyana rank for state capacity index?
- Guyana ranks 105th out of 166 countries with data for 2015.
- Is state capacity index rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guyana 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.