Austria vs Denmark: State Capacity Index

Austria
2.48
in 2015
Denmark
2.7
in 2015
Austria rank
3rd
Denmark rank
1st

State Capacity Index over time

  • Austria
  • Denmark
0123196019872015

How they compare

Denmark currently reports 2.7 against 2.48 in Austria, a difference of 0.22.

That makes Denmark's figure about 1.1 times Austria's.

Across all 56 years both countries report, Denmark has been ahead every year.

Austria ranks 3rd and Denmark ranks 1st of 166 countries.

Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Austria Denmark Difference Ahead
1960s 1.29 1.95 0.6552 Denmark
1970s 1.48 2.3 0.8139 Denmark
1980s 1.78 2.59 0.8088 Denmark
1990s 1.97 2.84 0.8693 Denmark
2000s 2.2 2.88 0.6751 Denmark
2010s 2.41 2.9 0.4947 Denmark

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher state capacity index, Austria or Denmark?
Denmark, at 2.7 against 2.48 in Austria as of 2015.
What is the difference in state capacity index between Austria and Denmark?
0.22, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Denmark?
56 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2015.
How do Austria and Denmark rank globally for state capacity index?
Austria ranks 3rd and Denmark ranks 1st 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.