Albania vs Cuba: State Capacity Index

Albania
0.5549
in 2015
Cuba
0.566
in 2015
Albania rank
80th
Cuba rank
78th

State Capacity Index over time

  • Albania
  • Cuba
-0.5-0.2500.250.50.75196019872015

How they compare

Cuba currently reports 0.566 against 0.5549 in Albania, a difference of 0.0111.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Albania ahead.

Albania ranks 80th and Cuba ranks 78th of 166 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Albania averaged higher in 3 and Cuba in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Albania Cuba Difference Ahead
1960s -0.0504 -0.3032 0.2528 Albania
1970s 0.0494 -0.1548 0.2042 Albania
1980s 0.5136 0.1477 0.366 Albania
1990s -0.1573 0.3991 0.5564 Cuba
2000s 0.265 0.5135 0.2485 Cuba
2010s 0.5113 0.5365 0.0252 Cuba

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher state capacity index, Albania or Cuba?
Cuba, at 0.566 against 0.5549 in Albania as of 2015.
What is the difference in state capacity index between Albania and Cuba?
0.0111, with Cuba ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Albania and Cuba?
56 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2015.
How do Albania and Cuba rank globally for state capacity index?
Albania ranks 80th and Cuba ranks 78th 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.