Austria vs Belgium: State Capacity Index
Austria
2.48
in 2015
Belgium
2.38
in 2015
Austria rank
3rd
Belgium rank
4th
State Capacity Index over time
- Austria
- Belgium
How they compare
Austria currently reports 2.48 against 2.38 in Belgium, a difference of 0.1.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Belgium ahead.
Austria ranks 3rd and Belgium ranks 4th of 166 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Belgium | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.29 | 1.56 | 0.2638 | Belgium |
| 1970s | 1.48 | 1.82 | 0.3359 | Belgium |
| 1980s | 1.78 | 2.18 | 0.4002 | Belgium |
| 1990s | 1.97 | 2.39 | 0.4203 | Belgium |
| 2000s | 2.2 | 2.38 | 0.1775 | Belgium |
| 2010s | 2.41 | 2.46 | 0.0528 | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher state capacity index, Austria or Belgium?
- Austria, at 2.48 against 2.38 in Belgium as of 2015.
- What is the difference in state capacity index between Austria and Belgium?
- 0.1, with Austria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Belgium?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2015.
- How do Austria and Belgium rank globally for state capacity index?
- Austria ranks 3rd and Belgium ranks 4th 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.