Afghanistan vs Sudan: State Capacity Index
Afghanistan
-1.05
in 2015
Sudan
-0.8835
in 2015
Afghanistan rank
158th
Sudan rank
155th
State Capacity Index over time
- Afghanistan
- Sudan
How they compare
Sudan currently reports -0.8835 against -1.05 in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.1665.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sudan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 158th and Sudan ranks 155th of 166 countries.
Sudan has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -1.28 | -0.6203 | 0.6565 | Sudan |
| 1970s | -1.04 | -0.9141 | 0.125 | Sudan |
| 1980s | -1.07 | -0.5803 | 0.4867 | Sudan |
| 1990s | -1.46 | -0.9726 | 0.489 | Sudan |
| 2000s | -1.54 | -0.9708 | 0.566 | Sudan |
| 2010s | -1.14 | -1.02 | 0.1225 | Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher state capacity index, Afghanistan or Sudan?
- Sudan, at -0.8835 against -1.05 in Afghanistan as of 2015.
- What is the difference in state capacity index between Afghanistan and Sudan?
- 0.1665, with Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Sudan?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2015.
- How do Afghanistan and Sudan rank globally for state capacity index?
- Afghanistan ranks 158th and Sudan ranks 155th 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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About this data
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.