State Capacity Index in Madagascar
Madagascar: State Capacity Index was -0.6381 in 2015. ▲ Rising
State Capacity Index in Madagascar, 1960–2015
Source: Jonathan Hanson and Rachel Sigman (2021); Population based on various sources (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded -0.6381 for state capacity index in 2015.
That represents a change of up 18.0% on the previous year and down 19.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, state capacity index in Madagascar peaked at -0.1579 in 2008 and was at its lowest, -1.06, in 1975.
That places Madagascar 149th 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 | -0.9696 | -1.05 | -0.8937 | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.9441 | -1.06 | -0.7983 | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.7091 | -0.8 | -0.5852 | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.9084 | -1.04 | -0.8002 | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.511 | -0.7805 | -0.1579 | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.6681 | -0.7784 | -0.4788 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 146 Equatorial Guinea -0.5207 compare
- 147 Chad -0.5349 compare
- 148 Iraq -0.6327 compare
- 150 Burundi -0.6417 compare
- 151 Solomon Islands -0.7057 compare
- 152 Turkmenistan -0.7071 compare
More reference data data for Madagascar
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.7356 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.1142 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month -0.0487 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 0 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.8079 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies -0.3162 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 280.82 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 Madagascar?
- State capacity index in Madagascar was -0.6381 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 Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was -0.1579 in 2008.
- What is the lowest state capacity index recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.06 in 1975.
- How does Madagascar rank for state capacity index?
- Madagascar ranks 149th out of 165 countries with data for 2015.
- Is state capacity index rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Madagascar 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.