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State Authority over Territory, 1996

1996, as V-Dem Institute’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

State Authority over Territory, 1996 covers 170 countries. 12 countries share the highest reading, 100.000; Somalia is lowest, at 35.000. The middle country reads 95.200. Against 1995, 10 values changed (8 up, 2 down), the same countries are covered.

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State Authority over Territory · Data for 1996

Highest12 countries share it

100.000

LowestSomalia

35.000

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, 1996, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.

Showing 25 of 170 countries · select a heading to sort

State Authority over Territory, 1996: every country, as published by V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg.
ArmeniaARMWestern Asia100.000
BelarusBLREastern Europe100.000
Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa100.000
EritreaERIEastern Africa100.000
EstoniaESTNorthern Europe100.000
HungaryHUNEastern Europe100.000
LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe100.000
LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe100.000
MaltaMLTSouthern Europe100.000
NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe100.000
SlovakiaSVKEastern 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

02In 1996

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

  1. Armeniashared100.000
  2. Belarusshared100.000
  3. Switzerlandshared100.000
  4. Cabo Verdeshared100.000
  5. Eritreashared100.000

Lowest

  1. Somalia35.000
  2. Liberia42.800
  3. Sierra Leone50.857
  4. Lebanon57.200
  5. DR Congo62.400

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 95.200. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

031995 → 1996

Since 1995

What changed between 1995 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

  • +0 / −0countries joined / left
  • 10values changed, of 170 in both
  • 8 · 2rose · fell
  • 160unchanged

Rose most

Fell most

  • DR Congo75.800 → 62.400−13.400
  • Oman99.000 → 96.667−2.333

Both years come from the same release, so a difference here is a change in the data, not a revision of it. Every country’s full history is charted on the statistic page.

04Caveats

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 1996.

  • 137 distinct values among 170

    Values are stored exactly as published, to 3 decimals. 12 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 170 countries has every column.

05The 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 (1996). State Authority over Territory, 1996 [data set], describing 1996. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/state-authority-over-territory/1996

0636 held

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07Questions

State Authority over Territory, 1996: questions and answers

Which country has the highest state control of territory in State Authority over Territory, 1996?

12 countries share the highest reading, 100.000, so no single country is named.

What year does State Authority over Territory, 1996 describe?

1996.

How many countries does State Authority over Territory, 1996 cover?

170.

Where can I download State Authority over Territory, 1996?

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, 1996 the newest?

No. The newest held here is State Authority over Territory, 2025.

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