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State Capacity Index, 2003

2003, 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, 2003 covers 162 countries on 2 measures. Denmark is highest, at 2.8420; Somalia is lowest, at -1.8050. The middle country reads 0.2408. Against 2002, 162 values changed (91 up, 71 down), the same countries are covered.

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State Capacity Index · Data for 2003

HighestDenmark

2.8420

LowestSomalia

-1.8050

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, 2003, 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, 2003: every country, as published by Jonathan K. Hanson (University of Michigan) and Rachel Sigman (Naval Postgraduate School).
derived
1DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe2.84200.340856
2NorwayNORNorthern Europe2.61300.366213
3FinlandFINNorthern Europe2.49800.340299
4AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand2.41700.343845
5BelgiumBELWestern Europe2.36900.337486
6NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe2.35800.346764
7SwedenSWENorthern Europe2.32500.341801
8New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand2.21900.340413
9AustriaAUTWestern Europe2.16400.347615
10SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe2.13900.345688
11CanadaCANNorthern America2.08100.359893
12South KoreaKOREastern Asia2.04900.347603
13IrelandIRLNorthern Europe2.04500.359418
14United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe1.88300.341062
15IsraelISRWestern Asia1.88200.354555
16HungaryHUNEastern Europe1.86100.342049
17SpainESPSouthern Europe1.85000.349581
18GermanyDEUWestern Europe1.82300.346892
19United StatesUSANorthern America1.80400.357979
20JapanJPNEastern Asia1.78500.359459
21FranceFRAWestern Europe1.75700.344547
22PortugalPRTSouthern Europe1.67700.337834
23SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia1.67100.356839
24CzechiaCZEEastern Europe1.54300.352985
25SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe1.51000.353212

02In 2003

At either end

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

Highest

  1. 1Denmark2.8420
  2. 2Norway2.6130
  3. 3Finland2.4980
  4. 4Australia2.4170
  5. 5Belgium2.3690

Lowest

  1. 162Somalia-1.8050
  2. 161Afghanistan-1.8030
  3. 160Liberia-1.3530
  4. 159DR Congo-1.2130
  5. 158Central African Republic-1.0490

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 0.2408. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

  • Standard deviation of the estimate

    HighestEritrea0.447917

    LowestTürkiye0.333808

    Middle country: 0.353317

032002 → 2003

Since 2002

What changed between 2002 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

  • +0 / −0countries joined / left
  • 162values changed, of 162 in both
  • 91 · 71rose · fell
  • 0unchanged

Rose most

Fell most

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 2003.

  • 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-2003-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) (2003). State Capacity Index, 2003 [data set], describing 2003. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/state-capacity/2003

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07Questions

State Capacity Index, 2003: questions and answers

Which country has the highest state capacity in State Capacity Index, 2003?

Denmark, at 2.8420, of the 162 countries in the file.

What year does State Capacity Index, 2003 describe?

2003.

How many countries does State Capacity Index, 2003 cover?

162.

Where can I download State Capacity Index, 2003?

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, 2003 the newest?

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

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