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State Capacity Index, 1992

1992, 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, 1992 covers 158 countries on 2 measures. Denmark is highest, at 2.7790; Somalia is lowest, at -2.0510. The middle country reads 0.1056. Against 1991, 156 values changed (101 up, 55 down), 2 countries joined.

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State Capacity Index · Data for 1992

HighestDenmark

2.7790

LowestSomalia

-2.0510

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, 1992, 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 158 countries · select a heading to sort

State Capacity Index, 1992: every country, as published by Jonathan K. Hanson (University of Michigan) and Rachel Sigman (Naval Postgraduate School).
derived
1DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe2.77900.342927
2SwedenSWENorthern Europe2.49100.343514
3FinlandFINNorthern Europe2.36500.343328
4AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand2.32600.345627
=5New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand2.31500.345367
=5NorwayNORNorthern Europe2.31500.365344
7BelgiumBELWestern Europe2.30600.350127
8NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe2.22400.344127
9CanadaCANNorthern America2.21500.358039
10SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe2.19500.342670
11JapanJPNEastern Asia2.09500.358788
12GermanyDEUWestern Europe2.04800.344502
13AustriaAUTWestern Europe1.95200.342857
14IrelandIRLNorthern Europe1.94500.349077
15South KoreaKOREastern Asia1.94300.348127
16IsraelISRWestern Asia1.92400.354535
17United StatesUSANorthern America1.90800.360525
18TaiwanTWNEastern Asia1.88100.395875
=19HungaryHUNEastern Europe1.87600.340902
=19SpainESPSouthern Europe1.87600.346804
21FranceFRAWestern Europe1.86600.341831
22United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe1.73000.343851
23PortugalPRTSouthern Europe1.69700.342033
24SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia1.66200.352784
25ItalyITASouthern Europe1.59400.343863

02In 1992

At either end

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

Highest

  1. 1Denmark2.7790
  2. 2Sweden2.4910
  3. 3Finland2.3650
  4. 4Australia2.3260
  5. 5Norwayshared2.3150

Lowest

  1. 158Somalia-2.0510
  2. 157Afghanistan-1.9140
  3. 156Tajikistan-1.5280
  4. 155Sierra Leone-1.5080
  5. 154DR Congo-1.4540

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 0.1056. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

  • Standard deviation of the estimate

    HighestMoldova0.496529

    LowestEthiopia0.337418

    Middle country: 0.355158

031991 → 1992

Since 1991

What changed between 1991 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

  • +2 / −0countries joined / left
  • 156values changed, of 156 in both
  • 101 · 55rose · fell
  • 0unchanged

Rose most

  • Belarus-0.1997 → 1.1120+1.3117
  • Kuwait-0.3363 → 0.8090+1.1453
  • Libya-0.3929 → 0.0802+0.4731
  • Zambia0.1673 → 0.6275+0.4602
  • Israel1.4800 → 1.9240+0.4440

Fell most

+ Bosnia and Herzegovina+ Russia

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 1992.

  • 156 distinct values among 158

    Values are stored exactly as published, to 5 decimals. 2 countries share 2.3150. Countries sharing a value share a position too.

  • 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 158 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

    158 rows · 6.2 KB · UTF-8, opens in Excel

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

    Download state-capacity-1992-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.

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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.

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) (1992). State Capacity Index, 1992 [data set], describing 1992. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/state-capacity/1992

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07Questions

State Capacity Index, 1992: questions and answers

Which country has the highest state capacity in State Capacity Index, 1992?

Denmark, at 2.7790, of the 158 countries in the file.

What year does State Capacity Index, 1992 describe?

1992.

How many countries does State Capacity Index, 1992 cover?

158.

Where can I download State Capacity Index, 1992?

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, 1992 the newest?

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

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