State Capacity Index in Myanmar
Myanmar: State Capacity Index was -0.3026 in 2015. ▲ Rising
State Capacity Index in Myanmar, 1960–2015
Source: Jonathan Hanson and Rachel Sigman (2021); Population based on various sources (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Myanmar recorded -0.3026 for state capacity index in 2015.
The figure is up 29.8% on the previous year and down 24.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, state capacity index in Myanmar peaked at -0.2422 in 2005 and was at its lowest, -1.35, in 1964.
That places Myanmar 141st 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 Myanmar, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | -0.8779 | — |
| 1961 | -0.7993 | -9.0% |
| 1962 | -1.06 | +33.1% |
| 1963 | -1.1 | +3.3% |
| 1964 | -1.35 | +22.6% |
| 1965 | -1.29 | -4.2% |
| 1966 | -1.34 | +3.7% |
| 1967 | -1.29 | -3.5% |
| 1968 | -1.3 | +1.0% |
| 1969 | -1.29 | -0.8% |
| 1970 | -1.23 | -5.1% |
| 1971 | -1.23 | +0.2% |
| 1972 | -1.25 | +2.0% |
| 1973 | -0.8872 | -29.3% |
| 1974 | -0.9768 | +10.1% |
| 1975 | -0.9397 | -3.8% |
| 1976 | -1.03 | +9.6% |
| 1977 | -0.9657 | -6.2% |
| 1978 | -0.9418 | -2.5% |
| 1979 | -1.01 | +7.3% |
| 1980 | -1.06 | +5.3% |
| 1981 | -1.12 | +4.8% |
| 1982 | -1.15 | +2.8% |
| 1983 | -1.14 | -0.7% |
| 1984 | -1.09 | -4.6% |
| 1985 | -1.14 | +4.7% |
| 1986 | -1.11 | -2.3% |
| 1987 | -1.14 | +2.4% |
| 1988 | -1.16 | +1.4% |
| 1989 | -1 | -13.0% |
| 1990 | -0.896 | -10.8% |
| 1991 | -0.9793 | +9.3% |
| 1992 | -0.9105 | -7.0% |
| 1993 | -0.5681 | -37.6% |
| 1994 | -0.4926 | -13.3% |
| 1995 | -0.3531 | -28.3% |
| 1996 | -0.5005 | +41.7% |
| 1997 | -0.57 | +13.9% |
| 1998 | -0.4795 | -15.9% |
| 1999 | -0.5157 | +7.5% |
| 2000 | -0.3934 | -23.7% |
| 2001 | -0.451 | +14.6% |
| 2002 | -0.3924 | -13.0% |
| 2003 | -0.2443 | -37.7% |
| 2004 | -0.2846 | +16.5% |
| 2005 | -0.2422 | -14.9% |
| 2006 | -0.5692 | +135.0% |
| 2007 | -0.5937 | +4.3% |
| 2008 | -0.7089 | +19.4% |
| 2009 | -0.8876 | +25.2% |
| 2010 | -0.6662 | -24.9% |
| 2011 | -0.5472 | -17.9% |
| 2012 | -0.6784 | +24.0% |
| 2013 | -0.5075 | -25.2% |
| 2014 | -0.4313 | -15.0% |
| 2015 | -0.3026 | -29.8% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's -0.3026 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0123. (43 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's -0.3026 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.6617. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where State Capacity Index in Myanmar 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | -135.0% | -0.2422 | -0.5692 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -1.17 | -1.35 | -0.7993 | 10 |
| 1970s | -1.05 | -1.25 | -0.8872 | 10 |
| 1980s | -1.11 | -1.16 | -1 | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.6265 | -0.9793 | -0.3531 | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.4767 | -0.8876 | -0.2422 | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.5222 | -0.6784 | -0.3026 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
More reference data data for Myanmar
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.28 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.58 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 11.17 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.53 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 11.17 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 11.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 19.7 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 25.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 73.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 13.8 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is state capacity index in Myanmar?
- State capacity index in Myanmar was -0.3026 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 Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was -0.2422 in 2005.
- What is the lowest state capacity index recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.35 in 1964.
- How does Myanmar rank for state capacity index?
- Myanmar ranks 141st out of 166 countries with data for 2015.
- Is state capacity index rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Myanmar 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.