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State Capacity Index, 2008

2008, 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, 2008 covers 165 countries on 2 measures. Denmark is highest, at 2.9200; Somalia is lowest, at -2.2750. The middle country reads 0.4850. Against 2007, 163 values changed (99 up, 64 down), 1 country joined.

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State Capacity Index · Data for 2008

HighestDenmark

2.9200

LowestSomalia

-2.2750

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, 2008, 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 165 countries · select a heading to sort

State Capacity Index, 2008: every country, as published by Jonathan K. Hanson (University of Michigan) and Rachel Sigman (Naval Postgraduate School).
derived
1DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe2.92000.347651
2NorwayNORNorthern Europe2.59000.336843
3FinlandFINNorthern Europe2.54000.346084
4BelgiumBELWestern Europe2.50500.340823
5NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe2.41300.348107
6AustriaAUTWestern Europe2.36500.344486
7AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand2.34500.345863
8SwedenSWENorthern Europe2.30800.339552
9CanadaCANNorthern America2.23700.344186
10SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe2.17700.345210
11New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand2.16300.342020
12IrelandIRLNorthern Europe2.09100.355741
13South KoreaKOREastern Asia1.98000.310316
14United StatesUSANorthern America1.96200.349006
15GermanyDEUWestern Europe1.93600.339606
16IsraelISRWestern Asia1.91900.349983
17SpainESPSouthern Europe1.90900.347688
18United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe1.87200.342961
19JapanJPNEastern Asia1.82000.315304
20PortugalPRTSouthern Europe1.74300.342815
21FranceFRAWestern Europe1.73700.341142
22SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe1.70400.320788
23SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia1.69000.323750
24TaiwanTWNEastern Asia1.68500.325850
25HungaryHUNEastern Europe1.68300.285641

02In 2008

At either end

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

Highest

  1. 1Denmark2.9200
  2. 2Norway2.5900
  3. 3Finland2.5400
  4. 4Belgium2.5050
  5. 5Netherlands2.4130

Lowest

  1. 165Somalia-2.2750
  2. 164DR Congo-1.4790
  3. 163Afghanistan-1.4570
  4. 162Central African Republic-1.3440
  5. 161Comoros-1.1650

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 0.4850. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

  • Standard deviation of the estimate

    HighestKosovo0.449333

    LowestIndia0.262322

    Middle country: 0.293511

032007 → 2008

Since 2007

What changed between 2007 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

  • +1 / −0countries joined / left
  • 163values changed, of 164 in both
  • 99 · 64rose · fell
  • 1unchanged

Rose most

Fell most

  • Zimbabwe-0.1733 → -0.4866−0.3133
  • Nepal-0.2186 → -0.3859−0.1673
  • Guyana0.1895 → 0.0368−0.1528
  • Cuba0.6995 → 0.5553−0.1442
  • Eritrea-0.7617 → -0.8992−0.1375
+ Kosovo

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 2008.

  • 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 165 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

    165 rows · 6.4 KB · UTF-8, opens in Excel

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

    Download state-capacity-2008-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) (2008). State Capacity Index, 2008 [data set], describing 2008. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/state-capacity/2008

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07Questions

State Capacity Index, 2008: questions and answers

Which country has the highest state capacity in State Capacity Index, 2008?

Denmark, at 2.9200, of the 165 countries in the file.

What year does State Capacity Index, 2008 describe?

2008.

How many countries does State Capacity Index, 2008 cover?

165.

Where can I download State Capacity Index, 2008?

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, 2008 the newest?

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

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