State Capacity Index in Nigeria
Nigeria: State Capacity Index was -0.39 in 2015. ▲ Rising
State Capacity Index in Nigeria, 1960–2015
Source: Jonathan Hanson and Rachel Sigman (2021); Population based on various sources (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded -0.39 for state capacity index in 2015.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 46.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, state capacity index in Nigeria peaked at -0.0321 in 1975 and was at its lowest, -1.29, in 1967.
Nigeria ranks 142nd of 166 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
State Capacity Index in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | -0.9102 | — |
| 1961 | -0.9006 | -1.1% |
| 1962 | -0.8826 | -2.0% |
| 1963 | -1.06 | +20.3% |
| 1964 | -1.05 | -1.4% |
| 1965 | -1.05 | -0.0% |
| 1966 | -1.14 | +9.2% |
| 1967 | -1.29 | +12.5% |
| 1968 | -1.24 | -3.7% |
| 1969 | -1.15 | -6.8% |
| 1970 | -1.21 | +4.4% |
| 1971 | -1.02 | -15.5% |
| 1972 | -0.6137 | -39.7% |
| 1973 | -0.3198 | -47.9% |
| 1974 | -0.0331 | -89.7% |
| 1975 | -0.0321 | -2.8% |
| 1976 | -0.1486 | +362.6% |
| 1977 | -0.162 | +9.0% |
| 1978 | -0.2647 | +63.4% |
| 1979 | -0.3624 | +36.9% |
| 1980 | -0.4025 | +11.1% |
| 1981 | -0.4529 | +12.5% |
| 1982 | -0.4543 | +0.3% |
| 1983 | -0.4691 | +3.3% |
| 1984 | -0.5197 | +10.8% |
| 1985 | -0.5179 | -0.3% |
| 1986 | -0.5978 | +15.4% |
| 1987 | -0.5626 | -5.9% |
| 1988 | -0.6892 | +22.5% |
| 1989 | -0.7575 | +9.9% |
| 1990 | -0.5734 | -24.3% |
| 1991 | -0.4095 | -28.6% |
| 1992 | -0.7231 | +76.6% |
| 1993 | -0.604 | -16.5% |
| 1994 | -0.6367 | +5.4% |
| 1995 | -0.673 | +5.7% |
| 1996 | -0.7562 | +12.4% |
| 1997 | -0.607 | -19.7% |
| 1998 | -0.5736 | -5.5% |
| 1999 | -0.5326 | -7.1% |
| 2000 | -0.5486 | +3.0% |
| 2001 | -0.6146 | +12.0% |
| 2002 | -0.6756 | +9.9% |
| 2003 | -0.671 | -0.7% |
| 2004 | -0.808 | +20.4% |
| 2005 | -0.7221 | -10.6% |
| 2006 | -0.691 | -4.3% |
| 2007 | -0.5146 | -25.5% |
| 2008 | -0.4041 | -21.5% |
| 2009 | -0.3948 | -2.3% |
| 2010 | -0.2281 | -42.2% |
| 2011 | -0.2243 | -1.7% |
| 2012 | -0.2601 | +16.0% |
| 2013 | -0.2699 | +3.8% |
| 2014 | -0.3984 | +47.6% |
| 2015 | -0.39 | -2.1% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's -0.39 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0123. (43 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's -0.39 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -0.0931, 4.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where State Capacity Index in Nigeria 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | -362.6% | -0.0321 | -0.1486 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -1.07 | -1.29 | -0.8826 | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.4159 | -1.21 | -0.0321 | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.5423 | -0.7575 | -0.4025 | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.6089 | -0.7562 | -0.4095 | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.6044 | -0.808 | -0.3948 | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.2951 | -0.3984 | -0.2243 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
More reference data data for Nigeria
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.77 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 19.51 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 5.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 5.8 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 81.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 121.16 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 14.27 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is state capacity index in Nigeria?
- State capacity index in Nigeria was -0.39 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 Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was -0.0321 in 1975.
- What is the lowest state capacity index recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.29 in 1967.
- How does Nigeria rank for state capacity index?
- Nigeria ranks 142nd out of 166 countries with data for 2015.
- Is state capacity index rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria 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.