Data for 1963
State Capacity Index, 1963
1963, as Jonathan K. Hanson (University of Michigan) and Rachel Sigman (Naval Postgraduate School)’s 2020 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten
State Capacity Index, 1963 covers 111 countries on 2 measures. Denmark is highest, at 1.8940; Burundi is lowest, at -1.4810. The middle country reads -0.2409. Against 1962, 108 values changed (67 up, 41 down), 2 countries joined.
State Capacity Index · Data for 1963
HighestDenmark
1.8940
LowestBurundi
-1.4810Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the better end. A higher value is the better result.
01Position · derived
The table
Every country and every column of State Capacity Index, 1963, as published. Jonathan K. Hanson (University of Michigan) and Rachel Sigman (Naval Postgraduate School) ranks nobody on this measure; the position is derived here by ordering the published values. “=” marks a shared position.
Showing 25 of 111 countries · select a heading to sort
| derived | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe | 1.8940 | 0.383296 |
| 2 |  JapanJPNEastern Asia | 1.8470 | 0.417939 |
| 3 |  SwedenSWENorthern Europe | 1.7570 | 0.390163 |
| 4 |  NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe | 1.6090 | 0.387831 |
| 5 |  AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand | 1.5650 | 0.426011 |
| 6 |  BelgiumBELWestern Europe | 1.5100 | 0.387065 |
| 7 |  NorwayNORNorthern Europe | 1.4690 | 0.416673 |
| 8 |  FranceFRAWestern Europe | 1.4520 | 0.384766 |
| 9 |  New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand | 1.3650 | 0.384129 |
| 10 |  AustriaAUTWestern Europe | 1.2920 | 0.384069 |
| 11 |  FinlandFINNorthern Europe | 1.2080 | 0.397801 |
| 12 |  CanadaCANNorthern America | 1.2020 | 0.409208 |
| 13 |  United StatesUSANorthern America | 1.0240 | 0.417653 |
| 14 |  TürkiyeTURWestern Asia | 0.9847 | 0.381026 |
| 15 |  IrelandIRLNorthern Europe | 0.9613 | 0.401745 |
| 16 |  United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe | 0.9566 | 0.430957 |
| 17 |  South KoreaKOREastern Asia | 0.8943 | 0.376021 |
| 18 |  ItalyITASouthern Europe | 0.8582 | 0.381970 |
| 19 |  SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe | 0.8387 | 0.377850 |
| 20 |  GreeceGRCSouthern Europe | 0.8058 | 0.385810 |
| 21 |  KuwaitKWTWestern Asia | 0.7065 | 0.445772 |
| 22 |  ChileCHLSouth America | 0.6720 | 0.379311 |
| 23 |  PortugalPRTSouthern Europe | 0.6665 | 0.418216 |
| 24 |  Costa RicaCRICentral America | 0.6477 | 0.427873 |
| 25 |  BulgariaBGREastern Europe | 0.5484 | 0.422112 |
| 26 |  PolandPOLEastern Europe | 0.5378 | 0.430033 |
| 27 |  IsraelISRWestern Asia | 0.5296 | 0.442521 |
| 28 |  SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia | 0.4723 | 0.516957 |
| 29 |  PeruPERSouth America | 0.4661 | 0.400266 |
| 30 |  UruguayURYSouth America | 0.4511 | 0.378514 |
| 31 |  VenezuelaVENSouth America | 0.4499 | 0.385103 |
| 32 |  CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia | 0.4025 | 0.449344 |
| 33 |  ArgentinaARGSouth America | 0.3685 | 0.393586 |
| 34 |  SpainESPSouthern Europe | 0.3336 | 0.405088 |
| 35 |  RomaniaROUEastern Europe | 0.2973 | 0.428341 |
| 36 |  HungaryHUNEastern Europe | 0.2929 | 0.434242 |
| 37 |  BrazilBRASouth America | 0.1976 | 0.385751 |
| 38 |  BhutanBTNSouthern Asia | 0.1885 | 0.503110 |
| 39 |  TaiwanTWNEastern Asia | 0.1808 | 0.451977 |
| 40 |  Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia | 0.1656 | 0.455385 |
| 41 |  MongoliaMNGEastern Asia | 0.0888 | 0.446114 |
| 42 |  SyriaSYRWestern Asia | 0.0659 | 0.454745 |
| 43 |  Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean | 0.0579 | 0.451252 |
| 44 |  Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean | 0.0347 | 0.425252 |
| 45 |  El SalvadorSLVCentral America | 0.0047 | 0.425155 |
| 46 |  IranIRNSouthern Asia | -0.0286 | 0.386657 |
| 47 |  AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe | -0.0302 | 0.440755 |
| 48 |  IndiaINDSouthern Asia | -0.0349 | 0.387148 |
| 49 |  JordanJORWestern Asia | -0.0589 | 0.450134 |
| 50 |  PakistanPAKSouthern Asia | -0.1011 | 0.405085 |
| 51 |  MexicoMEXCentral America | -0.1065 | 0.385047 |
| 52 |  MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia | -0.1179 | 0.447258 |
| 53 |  PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia | -0.1347 | 0.398756 |
| 54 |  IraqIRQWestern Asia | -0.2155 | 0.439709 |
| 55 |  JamaicaJAMCaribbean | -0.2200 | 0.456164 |
| 56 |  ColombiaCOLSouth America | -0.2409 | 0.382440 |
| 57 |  EcuadorECUSouth America | -0.2650 | 0.431711 |
| 58 |  GhanaGHAWestern Africa | -0.2919 | 0.451916 |
| 59 |  MoroccoMARNorthern Africa | -0.3481 | 0.427905 |
| 60 |  South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa | -0.3509 | 0.428189 |
| 61 |  RwandaRWAEastern Africa | -0.3569 | 0.446891 |
| 62 |  HondurasHNDCentral America | -0.3742 | 0.437911 |
| 63 |  CubaCUBCaribbean | -0.3812 | 0.422892 |
| 64 |  Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa | -0.3841 | 0.444115 |
| 65 |  CyprusCYPWestern Asia | -0.3983 | 0.442756 |
| 66 |  SenegalSENWestern Africa | -0.4111 | 0.505266 |
| 67 |  CameroonCMRMiddle Africa | -0.4148 | 0.449183 |
| 68 |  ChinaCHNEastern Asia | -0.4210 | 0.427508 |
| 69 |  ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia | -0.4748 | 0.386924 |
| 70 |  PanamaPANCentral America | -0.5033 | 0.438683 |
| 71 |  Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa | -0.5035 | 0.445002 |
| 72 |  UgandaUGAEastern Africa | -0.5113 | 0.491613 |
| 73 |  MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa | -0.5148 | 0.446435 |
| 74 |  AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa | -0.5378 | 0.452785 |
| 75 |  ParaguayPRYSouth America | -0.5412 | 0.422061 |
| 76 |  GabonGABMiddle Africa | -0.5482 | 0.440833 |
| 77 |  MaliMLIWestern Africa | -0.5703 | 0.453190 |
| 78 |  NigerNERWestern Africa | -0.5741 | 0.441225 |
| 79 |  TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa | -0.5865 | 0.424463 |
| 80 |  Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa | -0.5979 | 0.449763 |
| 81 |  TogoTGOWestern Africa | -0.6339 | 0.445577 |
| 82 |  EgyptEGYNorthern Africa | -0.6355 | 0.431386 |
| 83 |  North KoreaPRKEastern Asia | -0.6376 | 0.442157 |
| 84 |  Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia | -0.6429 | 0.428584 |
| 85 |  Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa | -0.6530 | 0.448268 |
| 86 |  GuatemalaGTMCentral America | -0.6541 | 0.420217 |
| 87 |  LibyaLBYNorthern Africa | -0.6576 | 0.427314 |
| 88 |  NepalNPLSouthern Asia | -0.6642 | 0.429072 |
| 89 |  SudanSDNNorthern Africa | -0.7063 | 0.494007 |
| 90 |  KenyaKENEastern Africa | -0.7592 | 0.450819 |
| 91 |  TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa | -0.7632 | 0.494888 |
| 92 |  IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia | -0.7786 | 0.383748 |
| 93 |  BeninBENWestern Africa | -0.8147 | 0.449118 |
| 94 |  BoliviaBOLSouth America | -0.8684 | 0.425659 |
| 95 |  SomaliaSOMEastern Africa | -0.9053 | 0.449265 |
| 96 |  GuineaGINWestern Africa | -0.9205 | 0.449534 |
| 97 |  MadagascarMDGEastern Africa | -0.9969 | 0.424100 |
| 98 |  LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia | -1.0210 | 0.440737 |
| 99 |  OmanOMNWestern Asia | -1.0310 | 0.493012 |
| 100 |  NigeriaNGAWestern Africa | -1.0620 | 0.446570 |
| 101 |  MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia | -1.0990 | 0.425908 |
| 102 |  LiberiaLBRWestern Africa | -1.1330 | 0.425861 |
| 103 |  LebanonLBNWestern Asia | -1.1630 | 0.439400 |
| 104 |  Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa | -1.2190 | 0.448277 |
| 105 |  ChadTCDMiddle Africa | -1.2260 | 0.388814 |
| 106 |  NicaraguaNICCentral America | -1.2660 | 0.425786 |
| 107 |  EthiopiaETHEastern Africa | -1.2970 | 0.431884 |
| 108 |  DR CongoCODMiddle Africa | -1.3120 | 0.455508 |
| 109 |  AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia | -1.3600 | 0.422916 |
| 110 |  HaitiHTICaribbean | -1.4780 | 0.426051 |
| 111 | BurundiBDIEastern Africa | -1.4810 | 0.441540 |
02In 1963
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline, then the highest and lowest on each other measure.
Highest
- 1Denmark1.8940
- 2Japan1.8470
- 3Sweden1.7570
- 4Netherlands1.6090
- 5Australia1.5650
Lowest
- 111Burundi-1.4810
- 110Haiti-1.4780
- 109Afghanistan-1.3600
- 108DR Congo-1.3120
- 107Ethiopia-1.2970
A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads -0.2409. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.
Each measure’s ends
Standard deviation of the estimate
Highest
Singapore0.516957Lowest
South Korea0.376021Middle country: 0.428341
031962 → 1963
Since 1962
What changed between 1962 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.
- +2 / −0countries joined / left
- 108values changed, of 109 in both
- 67 · 41rose · fell
- 1unchanged
Rose most
- Dominican Republic-0.4220 → 0.0347+0.4567
- Cambodia0.0462 → 0.4025+0.3563
- Rwanda-0.6834 → -0.3569+0.3265
- Nepal-0.9442 → -0.6642+0.2800
- Singapore0.2033 → 0.4723+0.2690
+ Kenya+ KuwaitBoth 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 2020 release
Every year in this series comes from Jonathan K. Hanson (University of Michigan) and Rachel Sigman (Naval Postgraduate School)’s 2020 release, recalculated on one method. It can differ from what was first published for 1963.
The position is ours
Jonathan K. Hanson (University of Michigan) and Rachel Sigman (Naval Postgraduate School) publishes values only. The order here sorts the published values, and the page says so wherever it prints one.
Which end is better
A higher value is the better result.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 111 countries has every column.
05The files
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The publisher’s original
Jonathan K. Hanson (University of Michigan) and Rachel Sigman (Naval Postgraduate School)’s own file, on its own site.
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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.
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Cite this edition
Jonathan K. Hanson (University of Michigan) and Rachel Sigman (Naval Postgraduate School) (1963). State Capacity Index, 1963 [data set], describing 1963. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/state-capacity/1963
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How it has moved, charted by country
07Questions
State Capacity Index, 1963: questions and answers
Which country has the highest state capacity in State Capacity Index, 1963?
Denmark, at 1.8940, of the 111 countries in the file.
What year does State Capacity Index, 1963 describe?
1963.
How many countries does State Capacity Index, 1963 cover?
111.
Where can I download State Capacity Index, 1963?
On this page, as a CSV file holding every value exactly as published, or from the publisher’s own site, linked below.
Is State Capacity Index, 1963 the newest?
No. The newest held here is State Capacity Index, 2015.