State Capacity Index in Turkmenistan

Turkmenistan: State Capacity Index was -0.7071 in 2015. ▼ Falling

Latest (2015)
-0.7071
Change on year
down 24.1%
World rank
153rd
of 166 countries
All-time high
0.0182
in 1991
All-time low
-0.7549
in 2005
Years of data
25
1991–2015

State Capacity Index in Turkmenistan, 1991–2015

-0.8-0.6-0.4-0.2-01991200320151991: 0.0181992: -0.1971993: -0.4081994: -0.4491995: -0.3891996: -0.4721997: -0.3121998: -0.4241999: -0.4772000: -0.342001: -0.5852002: -0.4812003: -0.3992004: -0.4462005: -0.7552006: -0.5272007: -0.4082008: -0.4772009: -0.4432010: -0.5292011: -0.6252012: -0.372013: -0.5852014: -0.572015: -0.707

Source: Jonathan Hanson and Rachel Sigman (2021); Population based on various sources (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.

Analysis

Turkmenistan recorded -0.7071 for state capacity index in 2015.

That represents a change of down 24.1% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, state capacity index in Turkmenistan peaked at 0.0182 in 1991 and was at its lowest, -0.7549, in 2005.

That places Turkmenistan 153rd out of 166 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.

State Capacity Index in Turkmenistan, year by year

Annual values for State Capacity Index in Turkmenistan, 1991 to 2015.
Year Value Change
1991 0.0182
1992 -0.1974 -1185.8%
1993 -0.4085 +106.9%
1994 -0.4493 +10.0%
1995 -0.3886 -13.5%
1996 -0.4724 +21.6%
1997 -0.3122 -33.9%
1998 -0.4238 +35.7%
1999 -0.4771 +12.6%
2000 -0.3397 -28.8%
2001 -0.5853 +72.3%
2002 -0.4815 -17.7%
2003 -0.3987 -17.2%
2004 -0.4459 +11.8%
2005 -0.7549 +69.3%
2006 -0.527 -30.2%
2007 -0.4085 -22.5%
2008 -0.4773 +16.8%
2009 -0.4431 -7.2%
2010 -0.5295 +19.5%
2011 -0.6245 +17.9%
2012 -0.3705 -40.7%
2013 -0.5845 +57.8%
2014 -0.57 -2.5%
2015 -0.7071 +24.1%

Turkmenistan compared with similar countries

  • Turkmenistan's -0.7071 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.5986. (47 countries reporting)
  • Turkmenistan's -0.7071 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.41. (46 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where State Capacity Index in Turkmenistan 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.

YearChange FromTo
1992 -1185.8% 0.0182 -0.1974

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s -0.3457 -0.4771 0.0182 9
2000s -0.4862 -0.7549 -0.3397 10
2010s -0.5644 -0.7071 -0.3705 6

Countries ranked near Turkmenistan

  1. 150 Madagascar -0.6381 compare
  2. 151 Burundi -0.6417 compare
  3. 152 Solomon Islands -0.7057 compare
  4. 154 Guinea-Bissau -0.8603 compare
  5. 155 Sudan -0.8835 compare
  6. 156 Comoros -0.9382 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is state capacity index in Turkmenistan?
State capacity index in Turkmenistan was -0.7071 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 Turkmenistan?
The highest recorded value was 0.0182 in 1991.
What is the lowest state capacity index recorded in Turkmenistan?
The lowest recorded value was -0.7549 in 2005.
How does Turkmenistan rank for state capacity index?
Turkmenistan ranks 153rd out of 166 countries with data for 2015.
Is state capacity index rising or falling in Turkmenistan?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Turkmenistan 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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Indicator
State Capacity Index
Source
Jonathan Hanson and Rachel Sigman (2021); Population based on various sources (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
166 places, 8,015 data points, 1960–2015
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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.