State Capacity Index in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: State Capacity Index was -0.0702 in 2015. ▲ Rising
State Capacity Index in Sierra Leone, 1961–2015
Source: Jonathan Hanson and Rachel Sigman (2021); Population based on various sources (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded -0.0702 for state capacity index in 2015. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.3% on the previous year and up 90.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, state capacity index in Sierra Leone peaked at -0.0702 in 2015 and was at its lowest, -1.74, in 1995.
That places Sierra Leone 126th out of 165 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -0.6471 | -0.6973 | -0.583 | 9 |
| 1970s | -0.8275 | -0.9565 | -0.6877 | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.9137 | -1.15 | -0.6823 | 10 |
| 1990s | -1.49 | -1.74 | -1.08 | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.8075 | -1.29 | -0.3797 | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.1759 | -0.3354 | -0.0702 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
More reference data data for Sierra Leone
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.1247 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.8874 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.2824 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.1314 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.1178 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 771.75 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 Sierra Leone?
- State capacity index in Sierra Leone was -0.0702 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 Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was -0.0702 in 2015.
- What is the lowest state capacity index recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.74 in 1995.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for state capacity index?
- Sierra Leone ranks 126th out of 165 countries with data for 2015.
- Is state capacity index rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 90.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone 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.