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State Capacity Index
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2015; countries can have different observation years.
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Key Insights
Global Average
0.5value
Median: 0.5value
Countries Covered
165
with available data
Highest
Denmark
2.7value
Lowest
Somalia
-2.1value
Top 5 Countries
1Denmark2.7value
2Norway2.5value
3Austria2.5value
4Belgium2.4value
5Sweden2.4value
By Region
Oceania2.2value(2 countries)
Europe1.7value(30 countries)
North America1.2value(4 countries)
South America0.9value(7 countries)
Asia0.6value(26 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (-2.1value)High (2.7value)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 0.5value)
Oceania (2)
Europe (30)
North America (4)
South America (7)
Asia (26)
Africa (9)
Other (87)
Percentile Profile
The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.
0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest
About This Statistic
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2015; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denmark | 2.7value |
| 2 | Norway | 2.5value |
| 3 | Austria | 2.5value |
| 4 | Belgium | 2.4value |
| 5 | Sweden | 2.4value |
| 6 | Finland | 2.3value |
| 7 | Germany | 2.3value |
| 8 | Switzerland | 2.3value |
| 9 | New Zealand | 2.2value |
| 10 | Australia | 2.2value |
| 11 | Netherlands | 2.2value |
| 12 | Canada | 2.1value |
| 13 | Ireland | 2.0value |
| 14 | Spain | 2.0value |
| 15 | South Korea | 2.0value |
| 16 | United States of America | 1.9value |
| 17 | United Kingdom | 1.8value |
| 18 | Portugal | 1.8value |
| 19 | Japan | 1.8value |
| 20 | Israel | 1.8value |
| 21 | Estonia | 1.7value |
| 22 | Singapore | 1.7value |
| 23 | France | 1.6value |
| 24 | Slovenia | 1.6value |
| 25 | Czech Republic | 1.6value |
| 26 | Italy | 1.5value |
| 27 | Hungary | 1.5value |
| 28 | Chile | 1.5value |
| 29 | Lithuania | 1.5value |
| 30 | Latvia | 1.5value |
| 31 | Taiwan, Province of China | 1.5value |
| 32 | Poland | 1.4value |
| 33 | Greece | 1.4value |
| 34 | Croatia | 1.4value |
| 35 | Slovakia | 1.4value |
| 36 | Uruguay | 1.3value |
| 37 | Oman | 1.2value |
| 38 | Bulgaria | 1.2value |
| 39 | Armenia | 1.1value |
| 40 | Romania | 1.0value |
| 41 | Türkiye | 1.0value |
| 42 | Montenegro | 1.0value |
| 43 | Qatar | 1.0value |
| 44 | Mauritius | 0.9value |
| 45 | Cyprus | 0.9value |
| 46 | Belarus | 0.9value |
| 47 | Georgia | 0.9value |
| 48 | Serbia | 0.9value |
| 49 | South Africa | 0.9value |
| 50 | Costa Rica | 0.9value |
| 51 | Malaysia | 0.8value |
| 52 | Kazakhstan | 0.8value |
| 53 | Argentina | 0.8value |
| 54 | Peru | 0.8value |
| 55 | India | 0.8value |
| 56 | Vietnam | 0.8value |
| 57 | Rwanda | 0.8value |
| 58 | Brazil | 0.7value |
| 59 | Morocco | 0.7value |
| 60 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 0.7value |
| 61 | Philippines | 0.7value |
| 62 | People's Republic of China | 0.7value |
| 63 | United Arab Emirates | 0.7value |
| 64 | Indonesia | 0.7value |
| 65 | Mexico | 0.7value |
| 66 | Namibia | 0.7value |
| 67 | Jamaica | 0.6value |
| 68 | Mongolia | 0.6value |
| 69 | Russian Federation | 0.6value |
| 70 | Bhutan | 0.6value |
| 71 | Tunisia | 0.6value |
| 72 | Botswana | 0.6value |
| 73 | Colombia | 0.6value |
| 74 | Dominican Republic | 0.6value |
| 75 | Moldova, Republic of | 0.6value |
| 76 | Thailand | 0.6value |
| 77 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.6value |
| 78 | Cuba | 0.6value |
| 79 | Ecuador | 0.6value |
| 80 | Albania | 0.6value |
| 81 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 0.5value |
| 82 | Bolivia | 0.5value |
| 83 | El Salvador | 0.5value |
| 84 | Cape Verde | 0.5value |
| 85 | Bahrain | 0.5value |
| 86 | Jordan | 0.5value |
| 87 | Fiji | 0.4value |
| 88 | Panama | 0.4value |
| 89 | Saudi Arabia | 0.4value |
| 90 | United Republic of Tanzania | 0.4value |
| 91 | Uganda | 0.4value |
| 92 | Zambia | 0.4value |
| 93 | Honduras | 0.3value |
| 94 | Sri Lanka | 0.3value |
| 95 | Ukraine | 0.3value |
| 96 | Zimbabwe | 0.3value |
| 97 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.3value |
| 98 | Kuwait | 0.3value |
| 99 | Senegal | 0.3value |
| 100 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.3value |
| 101 | Egypt | 0.3value |
| 102 | Ghana | 0.3value |
| 103 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.2value |
| 104 | Guyana | 0.2value |
| 105 | Malawi | 0.2value |
| 106 | North Korea | 0.2value |
| 107 | Mozambique | 0.2value |
| 108 | Burkina Faso | 0.2value |
| 109 | Guatemala | 0.1value |
| 110 | Algeria | 0.1value |
| 111 | Nicaragua | 0.1value |
| 112 | Paraguay | 0.1value |
| 113 | Benin | 0.1value |
| 114 | Ethiopia | 0.1value |
| 115 | Timor-Leste | 0.1value |
| 116 | Lesotho | 0.1value |
| 117 | Azerbaijan | 0.1value |
| 118 | Niger | 0.0value |
| 119 | Lebanon | 0.0value |
| 120 | Pakistan | 0.0value |
| 121 | Bangladesh | 0.0value |
| 122 | Venezuela | -0.0value |
| 123 | Nepal | -0.0value |
| 124 | Tajikistan | -0.0value |
| 125 | Cambodia | -0.1value |
| 126 | Sierra Leone | -0.1value |
| 127 | Cote d'Ivoire | -0.1value |
| 128 | Kenya | -0.1value |
| 129 | Eswatini | -0.1value |
| 130 | Uzbekistan | -0.1value |
| 131 | Suriname | -0.1value |
| 132 | Angola | -0.1value |
| 133 | Republic of The Gambia | -0.2value |
| 134 | Mauritania | -0.2value |
| 135 | Mali | -0.2value |
| 136 | Togo | -0.2value |
| 137 | Gabon | -0.2value |
| 138 | Guinea | -0.2value |
| 139 | Papua New Guinea | -0.3value |
| 140 | Myanmar | -0.3value |
| 141 | Nigeria | -0.4value |
| 142 | Cameroon | -0.4value |
| 143 | Djibouti | -0.4value |
| 144 | Republic of the Congo | -0.5value |
| 145 | Liberia | -0.5value |
| 146 | Equatorial Guinea | -0.5value |
| 147 | Chad | -0.5value |
| 148 | Iraq | -0.6value |
| 149 | Madagascar | -0.6value |
| 150 | Burundi | -0.6value |
| 151 | Solomon Islands | -0.7value |
| 152 | Turkmenistan | -0.7value |
| 153 | Guinea-Bissau | -0.9value |
| 154 | Sudan | -0.9value |
| 155 | Comoros | -0.9value |
| 156 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | -1.0value |
| 157 | Afghanistan | -1.0value |
| 158 | Haiti | -1.2value |
| 159 | Syrian Arab Republic | -1.2value |
| 160 | Eritrea | -1.2value |
| 161 | Libya | -1.4value |
| 162 | South Sudan | -1.4value |
| 163 | Yemen | -1.4value |
| 164 | Central African Republic | -1.5value |
| 165 | Somalia | -2.1value |
Showing 165 of 165 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2015).
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