Albania vs Ecuador: State Capacity Index
Albania
0.5549
in 2015
Ecuador
0.5636
in 2015
Albania rank
80th
Ecuador rank
79th
State Capacity Index over time
- Albania
- Ecuador
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 0.5636 against 0.5549 in Albania, a difference of 0.0087.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Albania ahead.
Albania ranks 80th and Ecuador ranks 79th of 166 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Albania averaged higher in 3 and Ecuador in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Albania | Ecuador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -0.0504 | -0.3014 | 0.251 | Albania |
| 1970s | 0.0494 | -0.2546 | 0.3041 | Albania |
| 1980s | 0.5136 | 0.2013 | 0.3124 | Albania |
| 1990s | -0.1573 | 0.3059 | 0.4632 | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 0.265 | 0.4222 | 0.1572 | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 0.5113 | 0.5782 | 0.0669 | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher state capacity index, Albania or Ecuador?
- Ecuador, at 0.5636 against 0.5549 in Albania as of 2015.
- What is the difference in state capacity index between Albania and Ecuador?
- 0.0087, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Albania and Ecuador?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2015.
- How do Albania and Ecuador rank globally for state capacity index?
- Albania ranks 80th and Ecuador ranks 79th 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.