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State Capacity Index, 1984

1984, 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, 1984 covers 136 countries on 2 measures. Denmark is highest, at 2.5850; Uganda is lowest, at -1.4810. The middle country reads -0.0911. Against 1983, 136 values changed (68 up, 68 down), the same countries are covered.

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State Capacity Index · Data for 1984

HighestDenmark

2.5850

LowestUganda

-1.4810

Shaded 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, 1984, 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 136 countries · select a heading to sort

State Capacity Index, 1984: every country, as published by Jonathan K. Hanson (University of Michigan) and Rachel Sigman (Naval Postgraduate School).
derived
1DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe2.58500.34740
2SwedenSWENorthern Europe2.45300.34152
3NorwayNORNorthern Europe2.37100.35963
4AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand2.32700.34437
5FinlandFINNorthern Europe2.30400.34034
6New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand2.23000.34632
7BelgiumBELWestern Europe2.18800.34134
8SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe2.08100.34419
9NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe2.07100.34955
10CanadaCANNorthern America2.05600.36145
11JapanJPNEastern Asia2.03200.35710
12AustriaAUTWestern Europe1.85800.34392
13United StatesUSANorthern America1.81700.36659
14IrelandIRLNorthern Europe1.77700.35250
15FranceFRAWestern Europe1.76000.34449
16SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia1.69500.34799
17United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe1.67100.34246
18IsraelISRWestern Asia1.56300.33965
19TaiwanTWNEastern Asia1.55000.38794
20SpainESPSouthern Europe1.45000.33341
21ItalyITASouthern Europe1.39100.34125
22BulgariaBGREastern Europe1.34500.38461
23South KoreaKOREastern Asia1.33400.32967
24PortugalPRTSouthern Europe1.31100.33660
25HungaryHUNEastern Europe1.27700.34140

02In 1984

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline, then the highest and lowest on each other measure.

Highest

  1. 1Denmark2.5850
  2. 2Sweden2.4530
  3. 3Norway2.3710
  4. 4Australia2.3270
  5. 5Finland2.3040

Lowest

  1. 136Uganda-1.4810
  2. 135Comoros-1.3210
  3. 134Chad-1.2660
  4. 133Haiti-1.2290
  5. 132DR Congo-1.2010

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads -0.0911. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

  • Standard deviation of the estimate

    HighestCambodia0.48639

    LowestBrazil0.32700

    Middle country: 0.35626

031983 → 1984

Since 1983

What changed between 1983 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

  • +0 / −0countries joined / left
  • 136values changed, of 136 in both
  • 68 · 68rose · fell
  • 0unchanged

Rose most

Fell most

  • Zambia0.6969 → 0.2435−0.4534
  • Guyana0.8867 → 0.4897−0.3970
  • Iraq0.3583 → -0.0267−0.3850
  • Israel1.9360 → 1.5630−0.3730
  • Bangladesh-0.4640 → -0.7662−0.3022

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 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 1984.

  • 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 136 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
  • .csv

    For a spreadsheet or code

    136 rows · 5.5 KB · UTF-8, opens in Excel

    Opens with 11 lines of source notes; the table starts on row 13.

    Download state-capacity-1984-nations-inquiry.csv
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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.

    4103950

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: CC0 1.0. No conditions at all. Crediting the publisher is still the courteous thing to do.

Cite this edition

Jonathan K. Hanson (University of Michigan) and Rachel Sigman (Naval Postgraduate School) (1984). State Capacity Index, 1984 [data set], describing 1984. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/state-capacity/1984

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07Questions

State Capacity Index, 1984: questions and answers

Which country has the highest state capacity in State Capacity Index, 1984?

Denmark, at 2.5850, of the 136 countries in the file.

What year does State Capacity Index, 1984 describe?

1984.

How many countries does State Capacity Index, 1984 cover?

136.

Where can I download State Capacity Index, 1984?

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, 1984 the newest?

No. The newest held here is State Capacity Index, 2015.

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