Afghanistan vs Haiti: State Capacity Index

Afghanistan
-1.05
in 2015
Haiti
-1.15
in 2015
Afghanistan rank
158th
Haiti rank
159th

State Capacity Index over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Haiti
-2-1.5-1-0.5196019872015

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports -1.05 against -1.15 in Haiti, a difference of 0.1.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 158th and Haiti ranks 159th of 166 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 3 and Haiti in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Haiti Difference Ahead
1960s -1.28 -1.46 0.1819 Afghanistan
1970s -1.04 -1.25 0.2144 Afghanistan
1980s -1.07 -1.22 0.152 Afghanistan
1990s -1.46 -0.8956 0.566 Haiti
2000s -1.54 -0.876 0.6608 Haiti
2010s -1.14 -1.11 0.0315 Haiti

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher state capacity index, Afghanistan or Haiti?
Afghanistan, at -1.05 against -1.15 in Haiti as of 2015.
What is the difference in state capacity index between Afghanistan and Haiti?
0.1, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Haiti?
56 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2015.
How do Afghanistan and Haiti rank globally for state capacity index?
Afghanistan ranks 158th and Haiti ranks 159th of 166 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Jonathan Hanson and Rachel Sigman (2021); Population based on various sources (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as State Capacity Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
State Capacity Index
Source
Jonathan Hanson and Rachel Sigman (2021); Population based on various sources (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
166 places, 8,015 data points, 1960–2015
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Measures state capacity by combining 21 different indicators related to three key dimensions: extractive capacity, coercive capacity, and administrative capacity. Higher values indicate greater state capacity.