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State Capacity Index, 2004

2004, 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, 2004 covers 162 countries on 2 measures. Denmark is highest, at 2.8810; Somalia is lowest, at -2.0590. The middle country reads 0.2853. Against 2003, 161 values changed (104 up, 57 down), the same countries are covered.

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State Capacity Index · Data for 2004

HighestDenmark

2.8810

LowestSomalia

-2.0590

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, 2004, 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, 2004: every country, as published by Jonathan K. Hanson (University of Michigan) and Rachel Sigman (Naval Postgraduate School).
derived
1DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe2.88100.34218
2NorwayNORNorthern Europe2.64800.35814
3FinlandFINNorthern Europe2.52800.34380
4AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand2.44200.34123
5BelgiumBELWestern Europe2.37100.34044
6NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe2.35800.34441
7SwedenSWENorthern Europe2.34300.34415
8New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand2.28900.34335
9AustriaAUTWestern Europe2.16900.33854
10SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe2.13100.34734
11South KoreaKOREastern Asia2.10500.34926
12CanadaCANNorthern America2.09300.36227
13IrelandIRLNorthern Europe2.07000.35573
14IsraelISRWestern Asia1.87900.35530
15SpainESPSouthern Europe1.87700.34074
16United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe1.87000.34343
17GermanyDEUWestern Europe1.83500.34953
=18FranceFRAWestern Europe1.82600.34035
=18JapanJPNEastern Asia1.82600.36510
20United StatesUSANorthern America1.82100.36309
21HungaryHUNEastern Europe1.76700.30359
22PortugalPRTSouthern Europe1.68300.34347
23SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia1.63200.34931
24QatarQATWestern Asia1.61100.35752
25SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe1.57500.35044

02In 2004

At either end

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

Highest

  1. 1Denmark2.8810
  2. 2Norway2.6480
  3. 3Finland2.5280
  4. 4Australia2.4420
  5. 5Belgium2.3710

Lowest

  1. 162Somalia-2.0590
  2. 161Afghanistan-1.8260
  3. 160DR Congo-1.4510
  4. 159Liberia-1.4460
  5. 158Central African Republic-1.1370

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 0.2853. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

  • Standard deviation of the estimate

    HighestComoros0.42247

    LowestGuatemala0.29786

    Middle country: 0.31730

032003 → 2004

Since 2003

What changed between 2003 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

  • +0 / −0countries joined / left
  • 161values changed, of 162 in both
  • 104 · 57rose · fell
  • 1unchanged

Rose most

Fell most

  • Iraq-0.7012 → -1.1360−0.4348
  • Eritrea-0.5810 → -1.0060−0.4250
  • Namibia0.9836 → 0.6130−0.3706
  • Lebanon0.0245 → -0.2779−0.3024
  • Gabon0.0711 → -0.2171−0.2882

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 2004.

  • 159 distinct values among 162

    Values are stored exactly as published, to 5 decimals. 2 countries share 1.8260. 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 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-2004-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) (2004). State Capacity Index, 2004 [data set], describing 2004. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/state-capacity/2004

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07Questions

State Capacity Index, 2004: questions and answers

Which country has the highest state capacity in State Capacity Index, 2004?

Denmark, at 2.8810, of the 162 countries in the file.

What year does State Capacity Index, 2004 describe?

2004.

How many countries does State Capacity Index, 2004 cover?

162.

Where can I download State Capacity Index, 2004?

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, 2004 the newest?

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

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