Data for 1990
State Authority over Territory, 1990
1990, as V-Dem Institute’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten
State Authority over Territory, 1990 covers 150 countries. 6 countries share the highest reading, 100.000; Liberia is lowest, at 33.800. The middle country reads 94.750.
State Authority over Territory · Data for 1990
Highest6 countries share it
100.000LowestLiberia
33.800Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the better end. A higher value is the better result.
01Values only
The table
Every country and every column of State Authority over Territory, 1990, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.
Showing 25 of 150 countries · select a heading to sort
| 100.000 | |
| 100.000 | |
| 100.000 | |
| 100.000 | |
| 100.000 | |
| 100.000 | |
| 99.929 | |
| 99.929 | |
| 99.923 | |
| 99.923 | |
| 99.917 | |
| 99.909 | |
| 99.909 | |
| 99.850 | |
| 99.833 | |
| 99.812 | |
| 99.750 | |
| 99.727 | |
| 99.700 | |
| 99.636 | |
| 99.500 | |
| 99.462 | |
| 99.333 | |
| 99.300 | |
| 99.286 | |
| 99.100 | |
| 99.091 | |
| 99.045 | |
| 98.929 | |
| 98.929 | |
| 98.857 | |
| 98.750 | |
| 98.750 | |
| 98.700 | |
| 98.545 | |
| 98.533 | |
| 98.500 | |
| 98.438 | |
| 98.200 | |
| 98.000 | |
| 98.000 | |
| 98.000 | |
| 97.929 | |
| 97.833 | |
| 97.800 | |
| 97.778 | |
| 97.750 | |
| 97.714 | |
| 97.667 | |
| 97.571 | |
| 97.529 | |
| 97.500 | |
| 97.500 | |
| 97.500 | |
| 97.385 | |
| 97.222 | |
| 97.200 | |
| 97.071 | |
| 97.000 | |
| 96.800 | |
| 96.786 | |
| 96.000 | |
| 96.000 | |
| 96.000 | |
| 96.000 | |
| 95.875 | |
| 95.500 | |
| 95.500 | |
| 95.455 | |
| 95.429 | |
| 95.200 | |
| 95.000 | |
| 94.833 | |
| 94.833 | |
| 94.800 | |
| 94.700 | |
| 94.625 | |
| 94.600 | |
| 94.600 | |
| 94.400 | |
| 94.182 | |
| 94.000 | |
| 93.750 | |
| 93.600 | |
| 93.600 | |
| 93.500 | |
| 93.000 | |
| 92.727 | |
| 92.500 | |
| 91.667 | |
| 91.583 | |
| 91.571 | |
| 91.167 | |
| 91.000 | |
| 90.941 | |
| 90.833 | |
| 90.833 | |
| 90.833 | |
| 90.800 | |
| 90.600 | |
| 90.000 | |
| 90.000 | |
| 89.733 | |
| 87.571 | |
| 87.364 | |
| 87.250 | |
| 87.200 | |
| 87.000 | |
| 86.857 | |
| 86.714 | |
| 86.667 | |
| 86.000 | |
| 85.800 | |
| 85.583 | |
| 85.000 | |
| 84.429 | |
| 84.400 | |
| 84.200 | |
| 83.500 | |
| 83.400 | |
| 82.600 | |
| 82.600 | |
| 82.000 | |
| 81.969 | |
| 81.667 | |
| 81.000 | |
| 80.938 | |
| 79.636 | |
| 79.333 | |
| 79.000 | |
| 78.750 | |
| 78.667 | |
| 78.286 | |
| 76.857 | |
| 76.625 | |
| 75.687 | |
| 75.571 | |
| 74.000 | |
| 71.000 | |
| 70.571 | |
| 70.400 | |
| 68.100 | |
| 67.333 | |
| 66.500 | |
| 66.200 | |
| 64.800 | |
| 60.000 | |
| 58.200 | |
| 53.333 | |
| 33.800 |
02In 1990
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline.
Highest
Switzerlandshared100.000
Cabo Verdeshared100.000
Hungaryshared100.000
Luxembourgshared100.000
Maltashared100.000
Lowest
Liberia33.800
Afghanistan53.333
Mozambique58.200
Angola60.000
Lebanon64.800
A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 94.750. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.
03Caveats
Read before you use
What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.
One year of the 2026 release
Every year in this series comes from V-Dem Institute’s 2026 release, recalculated on one method. It can differ from what was first published for 1990.
125 distinct values among 150
Values are stored exactly as published, to 3 decimals. 6 countries share 100.000. Countries sharing a value share a position too.
Which end is better
A higher value is the better result.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 150 countries has every column.
04The files
Download and cite
The table as a file, digit for digit, what this site changed, and a citation for this edition.
- .csv
For a spreadsheet or code
150 rows · 4.2 KB · UTF-8, opens in Excel
Opens with 11 lines of source notes; the table starts on row 13.
Download state-authority-over-territory-1990-nations-inquiry.csv - ↗
The publisher’s original
V-Dem Institute’s own file, on its own site.
V-Dem-CY-FullOthers-v16_csv.zip
What this site changed: Reshaped into one row per country: regional and income-group totals are left out, only the columns listed are kept, each row gets its ISO 3166 code, and some country names are brought to one spelling. No value is recalculated, rescaled or rounded.
Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0. Share, adapt and use commercially with credit — and anything you publish that adapts it must carry the same licence.
Cite this edition
V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg (1990). State Authority over Territory, 1990 [data set], describing 1990. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/state-authority-over-territory/1990
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06Questions
State Authority over Territory, 1990: questions and answers
Which country has the highest state control of territory in State Authority over Territory, 1990?
6 countries share the highest reading, 100.000, so no single country is named.
What year does State Authority over Territory, 1990 describe?
1990.
How many countries does State Authority over Territory, 1990 cover?
150.
Where can I download State Authority over Territory, 1990?
On this page, as a CSV file holding every value exactly as published, or from the publisher’s own site, linked below.
Is State Authority over Territory, 1990 the newest?
No. The newest held here is State Authority over Territory, 2025.