Angola vs Suriname: State Capacity Index

Angola
-0.1073
in 2015
Suriname
-0.0876
in 2015
Angola rank
133rd
Suriname rank
132nd

State Capacity Index over time

  • Angola
  • Suriname
-1.5-1-0.500.5197519952015

How they compare

Suriname currently reports -0.0876 against -0.1073 in Angola, a difference of 0.0197.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Suriname ahead.

Angola ranks 133rd and Suriname ranks 132nd of 166 countries.

Suriname has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Angola Suriname Difference Ahead
1970s -1.1 -0.5238 0.5768 Suriname
1980s -0.8548 -0.6524 0.2024 Suriname
1990s -0.7944 -0.2518 0.5427 Suriname
2000s -0.5161 -0.0294 0.4867 Suriname
2010s -0.2375 0.0958 0.3333 Suriname

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher state capacity index, Angola or Suriname?
Suriname, at -0.0876 against -0.1073 in Angola as of 2015.
What is the difference in state capacity index between Angola and Suriname?
0.0197, with Suriname ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Suriname?
41 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2015.
How do Angola and Suriname rank globally for state capacity index?
Angola ranks 133rd and Suriname ranks 132nd 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.