State Capacity Index in Sudan
Sudan: State Capacity Index was -0.8835 in 2015. ▼ Falling
State Capacity Index in Sudan, 1960–2015
Source: Jonathan Hanson and Rachel Sigman (2021); Population based on various sources (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Sudan recorded -0.8835 for state capacity index in 2015.
That represents a change of up 20.0% on the previous year and up 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, state capacity index in Sudan peaked at -0.4457 in 1983 and was at its lowest, -1.16, in 2006.
Sudan ranks 155th of 166 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 56 years of available data.
State Capacity Index in Sudan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | -0.5487 | — |
| 1961 | -0.5268 | -4.0% |
| 1962 | -0.5073 | -3.7% |
| 1963 | -0.7063 | +39.2% |
| 1964 | -0.6606 | -6.5% |
| 1965 | -0.6238 | -5.6% |
| 1966 | -0.6418 | +2.9% |
| 1967 | -0.6385 | -0.5% |
| 1968 | -0.6506 | +1.9% |
| 1969 | -0.6991 | +7.5% |
| 1970 | -0.9631 | +37.8% |
| 1971 | -0.9134 | -5.2% |
| 1972 | -1.02 | +12.0% |
| 1973 | -0.9985 | -2.4% |
| 1974 | -0.9868 | -1.2% |
| 1975 | -1.05 | +6.3% |
| 1976 | -0.9866 | -5.9% |
| 1977 | -0.8438 | -14.5% |
| 1978 | -0.6665 | -21.0% |
| 1979 | -0.7103 | +6.6% |
| 1980 | -0.6602 | -7.1% |
| 1981 | -0.4485 | -32.1% |
| 1982 | -0.7952 | +77.3% |
| 1983 | -0.4457 | -44.0% |
| 1984 | -0.486 | +9.0% |
| 1985 | -0.5451 | +12.2% |
| 1986 | -0.5209 | -4.4% |
| 1987 | -0.6049 | +16.1% |
| 1988 | -0.5515 | -8.8% |
| 1989 | -0.7449 | +35.1% |
| 1990 | -0.9606 | +29.0% |
| 1991 | -1.03 | +6.8% |
| 1992 | -0.8662 | -15.6% |
| 1993 | -0.7613 | -12.1% |
| 1994 | -0.8588 | +12.8% |
| 1995 | -0.9098 | +5.9% |
| 1996 | -1.09 | +19.8% |
| 1997 | -1.14 | +4.3% |
| 1998 | -1.07 | -6.2% |
| 1999 | -1.05 | -1.5% |
| 2000 | -0.9042 | -13.9% |
| 2001 | -0.9018 | -0.3% |
| 2002 | -0.8447 | -6.3% |
| 2003 | -0.8773 | +3.9% |
| 2004 | -0.9817 | +11.9% |
| 2005 | -1.05 | +7.2% |
| 2006 | -1.16 | +9.9% |
| 2007 | -1.05 | -8.7% |
| 2008 | -1.01 | -4.1% |
| 2009 | -0.9234 | -8.8% |
| 2010 | -0.9424 | +2.1% |
| 2011 | -0.9591 | +1.8% |
| 2012 | -1.09 | +14.0% |
| 2013 | -1.13 | +3.7% |
| 2014 | -1.1 | -2.5% |
| 2015 | -0.8835 | -20.0% |
Sudan compared with similar countries
- Sudan's -0.8835 is below the median for low income countries, which is -0.5349, 1.7× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Sudan's -0.8835 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -0.0931, 9.5× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where State Capacity Index in Sudan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | -77.3% | -0.4485 | -0.7952 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -0.6203 | -0.7063 | -0.5073 | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.9141 | -1.05 | -0.6665 | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.5803 | -0.7952 | -0.4457 | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.9726 | -1.14 | -0.7613 | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.9708 | -1.16 | -0.8447 | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.02 | -1.13 | -0.8835 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
- 152 Solomon Islands -0.7057 compare
- 153 Turkmenistan -0.7071 compare
- 154 Guinea-Bissau -0.8603 compare
- 156 Comoros -0.9382 compare
- 157 Democratic Republic of Congo -0.9912 compare
- 158 Afghanistan -1.05 compare
More reference data data for Sudan
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5846 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 17.81 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 19.69 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4356 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 19.69 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.96 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.8148 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 80.68 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 93.88 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.37 (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is state capacity index in Sudan?
- State capacity index in Sudan was -0.8835 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 Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was -0.4457 in 1983.
- What is the lowest state capacity index recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.16 in 2006.
- How does Sudan rank for state capacity index?
- Sudan ranks 155th out of 166 countries with data for 2015.
- Is state capacity index rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sudan 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.