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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

100.000

LowestLiberia

33.800

Shaded 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

State Authority over Territory, 1990: every country, as published by V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg.
Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa100.000
HungaryHUNEastern Europe100.000
LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe100.000
MaltaMLTSouthern Europe100.000
NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe100.000
SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe100.000
AustriaAUTWestern Europe99.929
CzechiaCZEEastern Europe99.929
IcelandISLNorthern Europe99.923
RwandaRWAEastern Africa99.923
South KoreaKOREastern Asia99.917
BelgiumBELWestern Europe99.909
BulgariaBGREastern Europe99.909
SwedenSWENorthern Europe99.850
New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand99.833
NorwayNORNorthern Europe99.812
EcuadorECUSouth America99.750
ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa99.727
BarbadosBRBCaribbean99.700
RomaniaROUEastern Europe99.636
PolandPOLEastern Europe99.500
FinlandFINNorthern Europe99.462
VanuatuVUTMelanesia99.333
BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia99.300
São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa99.286

02In 1990

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

  1. Switzerlandshared100.000
  2. Cabo Verdeshared100.000
  3. Hungaryshared100.000
  4. Luxembourgshared100.000
  5. Maltashared100.000

Lowest

  1. Liberia33.800
  2. Afghanistan53.333
  3. Mozambique58.200
  4. Angola60.000
  5. 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.

The site’s method
  • 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.

Licence in full

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

0536 held

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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.

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