Albania vs El Salvador: State Capacity Index
Albania
0.5549
in 2015
El Salvador
0.4873
in 2015
Albania rank
80th
El Salvador rank
83rd
State Capacity Index over time
- Albania
- El Salvador
How they compare
Albania currently reports 0.5549 against 0.4873 in El Salvador, a difference of 0.0676.
That makes Albania's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Albania ahead.
Albania ranks 80th and El Salvador ranks 83rd of 165 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Albania averaged higher in 4 and El Salvador in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Albania | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -0.0504 | -0.021 | 0.0294 | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 0.0494 | -0.3987 | 0.4481 | Albania |
| 1980s | 0.5136 | -0.523 | 1.04 | Albania |
| 1990s | -0.1573 | -0.0401 | 0.1172 | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 0.265 | 0.2592 | 0.0058 | Albania |
| 2010s | 0.5113 | 0.5076 | 0.0037 | Albania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher state capacity index, Albania or El Salvador?
- Albania, at 0.5549 against 0.4873 in El Salvador as of 2015.
- What is the difference in state capacity index between Albania and El Salvador?
- 0.0676, with Albania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Albania and El Salvador?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2015.
- How do Albania and El Salvador rank globally for state capacity index?
- Albania ranks 80th and El Salvador ranks 83rd 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.