Afghanistan vs Syria: State Capacity Index
Afghanistan
-1.05
in 2015
Syria
-1.2
in 2015
Afghanistan rank
157th
Syria rank
159th
State Capacity Index over time
- Afghanistan
- Syria
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports -1.05 against -1.2 in Syria, a difference of 0.15.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 56 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Syria ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 157th and Syria ranks 159th of 165 countries.
Syria has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -1.28 | -0.0155 | 1.26 | Syria |
| 1970s | -1.04 | -0.3878 | 0.6513 | Syria |
| 1980s | -1.07 | -0.0899 | 0.9771 | Syria |
| 1990s | -1.46 | 0.244 | 1.71 | Syria |
| 2000s | -1.54 | 0.2811 | 1.82 | Syria |
| 2010s | -1.14 | -0.582 | 0.5599 | Syria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher state capacity index, Afghanistan or Syria?
- Afghanistan, at -1.05 against -1.2 in Syria as of 2015.
- What is the difference in state capacity index between Afghanistan and Syria?
- 0.15, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Syria?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2015.
- How do Afghanistan and Syria rank globally for state capacity index?
- Afghanistan ranks 157th and Syria ranks 159th of 165 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.