Data for 2006

State Authority over Territory, 2006

2006, as V-Dem Institute’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

State Authority over Territory, 2006 covers 172 countries. 12 countries share the highest reading, 100.000; Somalia is lowest, at 37.273. The middle country reads 95.500. Against 2005, 34 values changed (26 up, 8 down), 1 country joined.

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State Authority over Territory · Data for 2006

Highest12 countries share it

100.000

LowestSomalia

37.273

Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the better end. A higher value is the better result.

172countries
1measure
2006the year it describes
146distinct values3 decimals, as published
Sep 26, 2026read from the publisher
CC BY-SA 4.0licence

01Values only

The table

Every country and every column of State Authority over Territory, 2006, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.

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State Authority over Territory, 2006: every country, as published by V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg.

ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	100.000
BelarusBLREastern Europe	100.000
Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	100.000
CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	100.000
EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	100.000
HungaryHUNEastern Europe	100.000
LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	100.000
LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	100.000
MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	100.000
NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	100.000
SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	100.000
SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	100.000
AustriaAUTWestern Europe	99.929
CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	99.929
IcelandISLNorthern Europe	99.923
RwandaRWAEastern Africa	99.923
South KoreaKOREastern Asia	99.917
BelgiumBELWestern Europe	99.909
BulgariaBGREastern Europe	99.909
SwedenSWENorthern Europe	99.850
New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	99.833
NorwayNORNorthern Europe	99.812
MontenegroMNESouthern Europe	99.790
ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	99.727
BarbadosBRBCaribbean	99.700
RomaniaROUEastern Europe	99.545
FinlandFINNorthern Europe	99.462
VanuatuVUTMelanesia	99.333
BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	99.300
São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	99.286
SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	99.250
TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia	99.111
TaiwanTWNEastern Asia	99.100
Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	99.091
UruguayURYSouth America	99.045
DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	98.929
GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	98.929
MalawiMWIEastern Africa	98.875
MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	98.769
GuyanaGUYSouth America	98.750
SpainESPSouthern Europe	98.750
CubaCUBCaribbean	98.700
QatarQATWestern Asia	98.667
PolandPOLEastern Europe	98.600
United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	98.571
United StatesUSANorthern America	98.545
BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	98.533
RussiaRUSEastern Europe	98.467
CanadaCANNorthern America	98.438
EritreaERIEastern Africa	98.357
KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia	98.333
GhanaGHAWestern Africa	98.308
UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	98.308
AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	98.000
MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	98.000
Costa RicaCRICentral America	97.929
JordanJORWestern Asia	97.833
MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	97.833
North KoreaPRKEastern Asia	97.778
NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	97.750
BahrainBHRWestern Asia	97.714
TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	97.700
ChileCHLSouth America	97.571
JapanJPNEastern Asia	97.529
Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	97.500
KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	97.444
ArgentinaARGSouth America	97.385
ChinaCHNEastern Asia	97.250
UkraineUKREastern Europe	97.250
GambiaGMBWestern Africa	97.222
PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	97.200
KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	97.083
IsraelISRWestern Asia	97.071
IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	96.786
North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	96.769
OmanOMNWestern Asia	96.667
South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	96.562
CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	96.500
Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia	96.500
ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	96.200
AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	96.000
Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa	95.909
SeychellesSYCEastern Africa	95.875
Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	95.727
Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe	95.692
BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	95.500
EcuadorECUSouth America	95.500
FranceFRAWestern Europe	95.500
LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	95.429
United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	95.200
CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	95.000
EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	95.000
VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	95.000
El SalvadorSLVCentral America	94.929
LatviaLVANorthern Europe	94.818
JamaicaJAMCaribbean	94.700
TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	94.625
EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	94.400
FijiFJIMelanesia	94.182
BoliviaBOLSouth America	93.455
MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	93.433
LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	93.333
EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	93.143
UgandaUGAEastern Africa	93.062
GuineaGINWestern Africa	93.000
Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	92.833
BurundiBDIEastern Africa	92.778
ItalyITASouthern Europe	92.727
MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	92.727
IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	92.267
DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	92.167
ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	92.111
IranIRNSouthern Asia	91.667
SenegalSENWestern Africa	91.583
TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	91.571
PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	91.417
KenyaKENEastern Africa	91.333
VenezuelaVENSouth America	91.000
BrazilBRASouth America	90.941
MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	90.800
PeruPERSouth America	90.636
HaitiHTICaribbean	90.556
NicaraguaNICCentral America	90.545
IndiaINDSouthern Asia	90.500
GuatemalaGTMCentral America	90.200
GermanyDEUWestern Europe	90.000
SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe	89.792
Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	89.733
MexicoMEXCentral America	89.615
AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	89.600
SyriaSYRWestern Asia	89.333
TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	89.091
Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	88.900
AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	88.429
HondurasHNDCentral America	87.778
Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	87.571
PanamaPANCentral America	87.500
TogoTGOWestern Africa	87.364
GabonGABMiddle Africa	86.714
Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	86.400
SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	85.000
LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	84.818
ParaguayPRYSouth America	84.375
AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	83.769
SurinameSURSouth America	83.750
Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	83.650
MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	82.889
PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	82.769
BeninBENWestern Africa	82.308
NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	81.969
GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	81.667
MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	80.938
NepalNPLSouthern Asia	80.385
LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	79.636
MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	78.500
MaliMLIWestern Africa	78.429
Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	78.167
ColombiaCOLSouth America	77.857
ChadTCDMiddle Africa	76.625
NigerNERWestern Africa	76.182
DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	74.500
Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	74.333
MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	73.385
YemenYEMWestern Asia	73.308
IraqIRQWestern Asia	68.769
ComorosCOMEastern Africa	68.100
SudanSDNNorthern Africa	67.077
LebanonLBNWestern Asia	66.929
CyprusCYPWestern Asia	66.500
AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	66.294
Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	66.077
SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	37.273

02In 2006

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

Armeniashared100.000
Belarusshared100.000
Switzerlandshared100.000
Cabo Verdeshared100.000
Estoniashared100.000

Lowest

Somalia37.273
Côte d’Ivoire66.077
Afghanistan66.294
Cyprus66.500
Lebanon66.929

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 95.500. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032005 → 2006

Since 2005

What changed between 2005 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+1 / −0countries joined / left
34values changed, of 171 in both
26 · 8rose · fell
137unchanged

Rose most

Egypt86.857 → 93.143+6.286
Ukraine92.000 → 97.250+5.250
Algeria83.429 → 88.429+5.000
Nepal75.769 → 80.385+4.616
Lebanon62.571 → 66.929+4.358

Fell most

Afghanistan68.765 → 66.294−2.471
Central African Republic79.500 → 78.167−1.333
Latvia95.455 → 94.818−0.637
Pakistan83.231 → 82.769−0.462
Peru90.818 → 90.636−0.182

+ Montenegro

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

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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 2006.
146 distinct values among 172
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 172 countries has every column.

05The files

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V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg (2006). State Authority over Territory, 2006 [data set], describing 2006. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/state-authority-over-territory/2006

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