Data for 2016
State Authority over Territory, 2016
2016, as V-Dem Institute’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten
State Authority over Territory, 2016 covers 174 countries. 13 countries share the highest reading, 100.000; Yemen is lowest, at 44.455. The middle country reads 95.437. Against 2015, 68 values changed (34 up, 34 down), the same countries are covered.
State Authority over Territory · Data for 2016
Highest13 countries share it
100.000LowestYemen
44.455Shaded 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, 2016, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.
Showing 25 of 174 countries · select a heading to sort
| 100.000 | |
| 100.000 | |
| 100.000 | |
| 100.000 | |
| 100.000 | |
| 100.000 | |
| 100.000 | |
| 100.000 | |
| 100.000 | |
| 100.000 | |
| 100.000 | |
| 100.000 | |
| 100.000 | |
| 99.929 | |
| 99.923 | |
| 99.923 | |
| 99.917 | |
| 99.917 | |
| 99.909 | |
| 99.909 | |
| 99.833 | |
| 99.812 | |
| 99.733 | |
| 99.667 | |
| 99.667 | |
| 99.636 | |
| 99.625 | |
| 99.500 | |
| 99.462 | |
| 99.400 | |
| 99.333 | |
| 99.286 | |
| 99.045 | |
| 98.929 | |
| 98.929 | |
| 98.900 | |
| 98.875 | |
| 98.714 | |
| 98.700 | |
| 98.667 | |
| 98.625 | |
| 98.625 | |
| 98.545 | |
| 98.455 | |
| 98.417 | |
| 98.333 | |
| 98.333 | |
| 98.333 | |
| 98.273 | |
| 98.111 | |
| 98.000 | |
| 97.778 | |
| 97.750 | |
| 97.727 | |
| 97.714 | |
| 97.700 | |
| 97.667 | |
| 97.583 | |
| 97.529 | |
| 97.500 | |
| 97.444 | |
| 97.385 | |
| 97.250 | |
| 97.222 | |
| 97.200 | |
| 97.182 | |
| 97.125 | |
| 97.100 | |
| 97.000 | |
| 96.909 | |
| 96.786 | |
| 96.750 | |
| 96.692 | |
| 96.462 | |
| 96.455 | |
| 96.333 | |
| 96.333 | |
| 96.111 | |
| 96.100 | |
| 95.875 | |
| 95.833 | |
| 95.769 | |
| 95.688 | |
| 95.556 | |
| 95.500 | |
| 95.500 | |
| 95.444 | |
| 95.429 | |
| 95.250 | |
| 95.200 | |
| 95.200 | |
| 95.154 | |
| 95.100 | |
| 95.000 | |
| 94.444 | |
| 94.333 | |
| 94.250 | |
| 94.250 | |
| 94.091 | |
| 93.583 | |
| 93.571 | |
| 93.438 | |
| 93.286 | |
| 93.250 | |
| 93.111 | |
| 93.000 | |
| 92.778 | |
| 92.778 | |
| 92.500 | |
| 92.417 | |
| 92.375 | |
| 92.200 | |
| 92.182 | |
| 92.000 | |
| 91.778 | |
| 91.778 | |
| 91.667 | |
| 91.667 | |
| 91.667 | |
| 91.250 | |
| 91.100 | |
| 90.875 | |
| 90.800 | |
| 90.714 | |
| 89.455 | |
| 89.429 | |
| 89.000 | |
| 88.692 | |
| 88.682 | |
| 88.000 | |
| 87.571 | |
| 87.500 | |
| 87.500 | |
| 87.200 | |
| 87.100 | |
| 86.857 | |
| 86.833 | |
| 86.800 | |
| 86.700 | |
| 86.091 | |
| 86.091 | |
| 85.333 | |
| 85.000 | |
| 84.167 | |
| 83.909 | |
| 83.818 | |
| 83.636 | |
| 83.375 | |
| 82.286 | |
| 81.818 | |
| 81.500 | |
| 80.167 | |
| 79.909 | |
| 79.400 | |
| 79.143 | |
| 78.500 | |
| 78.500 | |
| 78.182 | |
| 77.333 | |
| 76.944 | |
| 75.833 | |
| 73.636 | |
| 69.600 | |
| 68.444 | |
| 67.500 | |
| 67.125 | |
| 65.111 | |
| 61.500 | |
| 59.091 | |
| 55.500 | |
| 54.929 | |
| 50.286 | |
| 47.500 | |
| 44.455 |
02In 2016
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline.
Highest
Armeniashared100.000
Austriashared100.000
Belarusshared100.000
Cabo Verdeshared100.000
Estoniashared100.000
Lowest
Yemen44.455
Libya47.500
Somalia50.286
Afghanistan54.929
Syria55.500
A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 95.437. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.
032015 → 2016
Since 2015
What changed between 2015 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.
- +0 / −0countries joined / left
- 68values changed, of 174 in both
- 34 · 34rose · fell
- 106unchanged
Rose most
Solomon Islands84.556 → 94.333+9.777
Syria46.455 → 55.500+9.045
Iraq65.600 → 69.600+4.000
Nepal87.500 → 91.250+3.750
Colombia81.000 → 83.818+2.818
Fell most
Mauritania90.125 → 83.375−6.750
South Sudan64.667 → 59.091−5.576
Suriname72.857 → 67.500−5.357
Cameroon94.909 → 91.778−3.131
Yemen47.455 → 44.455−3.000
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.
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 2016.
143 distinct values among 174
Values are stored exactly as published, to 3 decimals. 13 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 174 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.
- .csv
For a spreadsheet or code
174 rows · 4.8 KB · UTF-8, opens in Excel
Opens with 11 lines of source notes; the table starts on row 13.
Download state-authority-over-territory-2016-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 (2016). State Authority over Territory, 2016 [data set], describing 2016. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/state-authority-over-territory/2016
0636 held
Other years
‹ The year before
State Authority over Territory, 2015174 countries
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State Authority over Territory, 2017174 countries
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State Authority over Territory: every year36 held, with the data dictionary, coverage and licence.
How it has moved, charted by country
07Questions
State Authority over Territory, 2016: questions and answers
Which country has the highest state control of territory in State Authority over Territory, 2016?
13 countries share the highest reading, 100.000, so no single country is named.
What year does State Authority over Territory, 2016 describe?
2016.
How many countries does State Authority over Territory, 2016 cover?
174.
Where can I download State Authority over Territory, 2016?
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, 2016 the newest?
No. The newest held here is State Authority over Territory, 2025.