State capacity index in South Sudan
South Sudan: State capacity index was -1.37 in 2015. ▼ Falling
Latest (2015)
-1.37
Change on year
up 2.4%
World rank
163rd
of 166 countries
All-time high
-0.8025
in 2011
All-time low
-1.4
in 2014
Years of data
5
2011–2015
State capacity index in South Sudan, 2011–2015
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2015, state capacity index in South Sudan stood at -1.37.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and down 70.5% over five years.
South Sudan ranks 163rd of 166 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
State capacity index in South Sudan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | -0.8025 | — |
| 2012 | -0.932 | +16.1% |
| 2013 | -1.4 | +50.2% |
| 2014 | -1.4 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | -1.37 | -2.4% |
South Sudan compared with similar countries
- South Sudan's -1.37 is below the median for low income countries, which is -0.5349, 2.6× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- South Sudan's -1.37 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -0.0931, 14.7× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near South Sudan
More reference data data for South Sudan
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure left on Pasture 8,797 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 26,453 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.23 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0.0059 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3667 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Enteric 19,422 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Burning - Crop 6.36 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 33.2 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.4032 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2004 (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is state capacity index in South Sudan?
- State capacity index in South Sudan was -1.37 in 2015, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest state capacity index recorded in South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was -0.8025 in 2011.
- What is the lowest state capacity index recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.4 in 2014.
- How does South Sudan rank for state capacity index?
- South Sudan ranks 163rd out of 166 countries with data for 2015.
- Where does this South Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of State capacity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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