Angola vs Mauritania: State Capacity Index
Angola
-0.1073
in 2015
Mauritania
-0.1642
in 2015
Angola rank
133rd
Mauritania rank
135th
State Capacity Index over time
- Angola
- Mauritania
How they compare
Angola currently reports -0.1073 against -0.1642 in Mauritania, a difference of 0.0569.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 41 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Mauritania ahead.
Angola ranks 133rd and Mauritania ranks 135th of 166 countries.
Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Angola | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | -1.1 | -0.1595 | 0.9411 | Mauritania |
| 1980s | -0.8548 | -0.1565 | 0.6983 | Mauritania |
| 1990s | -0.7944 | -0.1429 | 0.6515 | Mauritania |
| 2000s | -0.5161 | -0.0308 | 0.4853 | Mauritania |
| 2010s | -0.2375 | -0.1732 | 0.0644 | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher state capacity index, Angola or Mauritania?
- Angola, at -0.1073 against -0.1642 in Mauritania as of 2015.
- What is the difference in state capacity index between Angola and Mauritania?
- 0.0569, with Angola ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Mauritania?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2015.
- How do Angola and Mauritania rank globally for state capacity index?
- Angola ranks 133rd and Mauritania ranks 135th 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.