Albania vs Trinidad and Tobago: State Capacity Index

Albania
0.5549
in 2015
Trinidad and Tobago
0.5713
in 2015
Albania rank
80th
Trinidad and Tobago rank
77th

State Capacity Index over time

  • Albania
  • Trinidad and Tobago
-0.500.51196019872015

How they compare

Trinidad and Tobago currently reports 0.5713 against 0.5549 in Albania, a difference of 0.0164.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Trinidad and Tobago ahead.

Albania ranks 80th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 77th of 165 countries.

Trinidad and Tobago has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Albania Trinidad and Tobago Difference Ahead
1960s -0.062 0.1199 0.1819 Trinidad and Tobago
1970s 0.0494 0.506 0.4566 Trinidad and Tobago
1980s 0.5136 0.8814 0.3678 Trinidad and Tobago
1990s -0.1573 0.7007 0.8579 Trinidad and Tobago
2000s 0.265 0.6965 0.4315 Trinidad and Tobago
2010s 0.5113 0.732 0.2207 Trinidad and Tobago

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher state capacity index, Albania or Trinidad and Tobago?
Trinidad and Tobago, at 0.5713 against 0.5549 in Albania as of 2015.
What is the difference in state capacity index between Albania and Trinidad and Tobago?
0.0164, with Trinidad and Tobago ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Albania and Trinidad and Tobago?
54 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2015.
How do Albania and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for state capacity index?
Albania ranks 80th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 77th 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

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
Last refreshed

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.