Azerbaijan vs Lesotho: State Capacity Index
Azerbaijan
0.0577
in 2015
Lesotho
0.0805
in 2015
Azerbaijan rank
118th
Lesotho rank
117th
State Capacity Index over time
- Azerbaijan
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 0.0805 against 0.0577 in Azerbaijan, a difference of 0.0228.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.4 times Azerbaijan's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Azerbaijan ahead.
Azerbaijan ranks 118th and Lesotho ranks 117th of 166 countries.
Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Azerbaijan | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.3518 | -0.1612 | 0.1906 | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 0.0039 | 0.1422 | 0.1383 | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 0.1042 | 0.135 | 0.0308 | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher state capacity index, Azerbaijan or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 0.0805 against 0.0577 in Azerbaijan as of 2015.
- What is the difference in state capacity index between Azerbaijan and Lesotho?
- 0.0228, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Lesotho?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2015.
- How do Azerbaijan and Lesotho rank globally for state capacity index?
- Azerbaijan ranks 118th and Lesotho ranks 117th 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.