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
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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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.