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State Capacity Index, 2002

2002, 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, 2002 covers 162 countries on 2 measures. Denmark is highest, at 2.8270; Somalia is lowest, at -1.8040. The middle country reads 0.2279. Against 2001, 161 values changed (90 up, 71 down), 1 country joined.

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State Capacity Index · Data for 2002

HighestDenmark

2.8270

LowestSomalia

-1.8040

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, 2002, 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 162 countries · select a heading to sort

State Capacity Index, 2002: every country, as published by Jonathan K. Hanson (University of Michigan) and Rachel Sigman (Naval Postgraduate School).
derived
1DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe2.82700.344552
2NorwayNORNorthern Europe2.59600.360611
3FinlandFINNorthern Europe2.47200.344303
4AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand2.38800.348186
5BelgiumBELWestern Europe2.38400.349547
6NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe2.34700.340378
7SwedenSWENorthern Europe2.30300.337465
8New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand2.26800.338747
9AustriaAUTWestern Europe2.15900.339639
10SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe2.14800.348664
11CanadaCANNorthern America2.07800.363163
12IrelandIRLNorthern Europe2.00900.358203
13South KoreaKOREastern Asia1.95800.340367
14IsraelISRWestern Asia1.90600.353612
15United StatesUSANorthern America1.88500.366737
16United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe1.88400.347640
17HungaryHUNEastern Europe1.85600.342927
18SpainESPSouthern Europe1.82000.343035
19GermanyDEUWestern Europe1.81100.344832
20FranceFRAWestern Europe1.77700.340611
21SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia1.77100.356599
22JapanJPNEastern Asia1.76500.356218
23PortugalPRTSouthern Europe1.68500.340623
24SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe1.51800.351270
25CzechiaCZEEastern Europe1.51400.352159

02In 2002

At either end

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

Highest

  1. 1Denmark2.8270
  2. 2Norway2.5960
  3. 3Finland2.4720
  4. 4Australia2.3880
  5. 5Belgium2.3840

Lowest

  1. 162Somalia-1.8040
  2. 161Afghanistan-1.3320
  3. 160Comoros-1.1730
  4. 159Liberia-1.1370
  5. 158Solomon Islands-1.0510

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 0.2279. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

  • Standard deviation of the estimate

    HighestAfghanistan0.467824

    LowestEthiopia0.336506

    Middle country: 0.354913

032001 → 2002

Since 2001

What changed between 2001 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

  • +1 / −0countries joined / left
  • 161values changed, of 161 in both
  • 90 · 71rose · fell
  • 0unchanged

Rose most

Fell most

+ Timor-Leste

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 2002.

  • 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 162 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

    162 rows · 6.3 KB · UTF-8, opens in Excel

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

    Download state-capacity-2002-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) (2002). State Capacity Index, 2002 [data set], describing 2002. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/state-capacity/2002

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Other years

07Questions

State Capacity Index, 2002: questions and answers

Which country has the highest state capacity in State Capacity Index, 2002?

Denmark, at 2.8270, of the 162 countries in the file.

What year does State Capacity Index, 2002 describe?

2002.

How many countries does State Capacity Index, 2002 cover?

162.

Where can I download State Capacity Index, 2002?

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, 2002 the newest?

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

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