State Capacity Index in Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan: State Capacity Index was -0.7071 in 2015. ▼ Falling
State Capacity Index in Turkmenistan, 1991–2015
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
| 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | -1185.8% | 0.0182 | -0.1974 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 150 Madagascar -0.6381 compare
- 151 Burundi -0.6417 compare
- 152 Solomon Islands -0.7057 compare
- 154 Guinea-Bissau -0.8603 compare
- 155 Sudan -0.8835 compare
- 156 Comoros -0.9382 compare
More reference data data for Turkmenistan
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6549 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.75 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.51 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1077 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.51 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.2 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 6.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 11.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.5864 (2050)
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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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.