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State Capacity Index, 2014

2014, 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, 2014 covers 166 countries on 2 measures. Denmark is highest, at 2.9570; Somalia is lowest, at -2.0930. The middle country reads 0.5074. Against 2013, 165 values changed (91 up, 74 down), the same countries are covered.

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State Capacity Index · Data for 2014

HighestDenmark

2.9570

LowestSomalia

-2.0930

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, 2014, 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 166 countries · select a heading to sort

State Capacity Index, 2014: every country, as published by Jonathan K. Hanson (University of Michigan) and Rachel Sigman (Naval Postgraduate School).
derived
1DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe2.95700.343691
2SwedenSWENorthern Europe2.54900.338160
3NorwayNORNorthern Europe2.54600.342440
4BelgiumBELWestern Europe2.51900.346710
5AustriaAUTWestern Europe2.48600.342965
6FinlandFINNorthern Europe2.39700.340144
7SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe2.38300.344563
8NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe2.33100.344609
9AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand2.29100.337978
10New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand2.23000.345635
11CanadaCANNorthern America2.12800.337603
12GermanyDEUWestern Europe2.12300.348286
13IrelandIRLNorthern Europe2.06600.355961
14SpainESPSouthern Europe1.97400.342974
15South KoreaKOREastern Asia1.96100.314013
16United StatesUSANorthern America1.91000.346880
17JapanJPNEastern Asia1.80700.317894
18United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe1.79000.348803
19IsraelISRWestern Asia1.77600.351355
20PortugalPRTSouthern Europe1.74800.344721
21EstoniaESTNorthern Europe1.68600.328833
22SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia1.67500.326684
23FranceFRAWestern Europe1.66200.340698
24CzechiaCZEEastern Europe1.59200.324775
25SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe1.58900.324263

02In 2014

At either end

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

Highest

  1. 1Denmark2.9570
  2. 2Sweden2.5490
  3. 3Norway2.5460
  4. 4Belgium2.5190
  5. 5Austria2.4860

Lowest

  1. 166Somalia-2.0930
  2. 165Central African Republic-1.4290
  3. 164South Sudan-1.4010
  4. 163Syria-1.2200
  5. 162Haiti-1.1900

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 0.5074. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

  • Standard deviation of the estimate

    HighestQatar0.377198

    LowestBolivia0.264849

    Middle country: 0.295905

032013 → 2014

Since 2013

What changed between 2013 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

  • +0 / −0countries joined / left
  • 165values changed, of 166 in both
  • 91 · 74rose · fell
  • 1unchanged

Rose most

Fell most

  • Ukraine0.8871 → 0.5089−0.3782
  • Georgia1.0260 → 0.7769−0.2491
  • Libya-0.6612 → -0.8898−0.2286
  • Syria-1.0350 → -1.2200−0.1850
  • Türkiye1.2800 → 1.1010−0.1790

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 2014.

  • 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 166 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

    166 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-2014-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) (2014). State Capacity Index, 2014 [data set], describing 2014. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/state-capacity/2014

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07Questions

State Capacity Index, 2014: questions and answers

Which country has the highest state capacity in State Capacity Index, 2014?

Denmark, at 2.9570, of the 166 countries in the file.

What year does State Capacity Index, 2014 describe?

2014.

How many countries does State Capacity Index, 2014 cover?

166.

Where can I download State Capacity Index, 2014?

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, 2014 the newest?

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

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