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 127th out of 166 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.
State Capacity Index in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | -0.6973 | — |
| 1962 | -0.6849 | -1.8% |
| 1963 | -0.653 | -4.7% |
| 1964 | -0.6429 | -1.5% |
| 1965 | -0.6347 | -1.3% |
| 1966 | -0.635 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | -0.6818 | +7.4% |
| 1968 | -0.583 | -14.5% |
| 1969 | -0.611 | +4.8% |
| 1970 | -0.6877 | +12.6% |
| 1971 | -0.7006 | +1.9% |
| 1972 | -0.8811 | +25.8% |
| 1973 | -0.8742 | -0.8% |
| 1974 | -0.7058 | -19.3% |
| 1975 | -0.7427 | +5.2% |
| 1976 | -0.842 | +13.4% |
| 1977 | -0.9561 | +13.6% |
| 1978 | -0.9282 | -2.9% |
| 1979 | -0.9565 | +3.0% |
| 1980 | -0.9327 | -2.5% |
| 1981 | -0.8637 | -7.4% |
| 1982 | -0.9904 | +14.7% |
| 1983 | -0.9529 | -3.8% |
| 1984 | -1.01 | +5.8% |
| 1985 | -0.6823 | -32.3% |
| 1986 | -0.7623 | +11.7% |
| 1987 | -1.15 | +51.1% |
| 1988 | -0.8709 | -24.4% |
| 1989 | -0.9216 | +5.8% |
| 1990 | -1.08 | +16.8% |
| 1991 | -1.38 | +28.4% |
| 1992 | -1.51 | +9.1% |
| 1993 | -1.6 | +5.9% |
| 1994 | -1.62 | +1.8% |
| 1995 | -1.74 | +7.3% |
| 1996 | -1.52 | -12.7% |
| 1997 | -1.58 | +3.7% |
| 1998 | -1.52 | -3.9% |
| 1999 | -1.39 | -8.0% |
| 2000 | -1.29 | -7.4% |
| 2001 | -1.23 | -4.8% |
| 2002 | -0.9134 | -25.7% |
| 2003 | -0.7241 | -20.7% |
| 2004 | -0.9963 | +37.6% |
| 2005 | -0.7018 | -29.6% |
| 2006 | -0.6493 | -7.5% |
| 2007 | -0.6365 | -2.0% |
| 2008 | -0.5542 | -12.9% |
| 2009 | -0.3797 | -31.5% |
| 2010 | -0.3354 | -11.7% |
| 2011 | -0.3297 | -1.7% |
| 2012 | -0.1646 | -50.1% |
| 2013 | -0.0772 | -53.1% |
| 2014 | -0.0783 | +1.4% |
| 2015 | -0.0702 | -10.3% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's -0.0702 is above the median for low income countries, which is -0.5349, 13% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's -0.0702 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -0.0931, 75% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
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
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0238 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.4498 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.5935 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.12 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.5935 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0797 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.044 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.6534 (2050)
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 127th out of 166 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.