Azerbaijan vs Niger: State Capacity Index
Azerbaijan
0.0577
in 2015
Niger
0.0481
in 2015
Azerbaijan rank
118th
Niger rank
119th
State Capacity Index over time
- Azerbaijan
- Niger
How they compare
Azerbaijan currently reports 0.0577 against 0.0481 in Niger, a difference of 0.0096.
That makes Azerbaijan's figure about 1.2 times Niger's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Azerbaijan ahead.
Azerbaijan ranks 118th and Niger ranks 119th of 166 countries.
Azerbaijan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Azerbaijan | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.3518 | -0.7019 | 0.3501 | Azerbaijan |
| 2000s | 0.0039 | -0.4552 | 0.4591 | Azerbaijan |
| 2010s | 0.1042 | -0.06 | 0.1643 | Azerbaijan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher state capacity index, Azerbaijan or Niger?
- Azerbaijan, at 0.0577 against 0.0481 in Niger as of 2015.
- What is the difference in state capacity index between Azerbaijan and Niger?
- 0.0096, with Azerbaijan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Niger?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2015.
- How do Azerbaijan and Niger rank globally for state capacity index?
- Azerbaijan ranks 118th and Niger ranks 119th 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.