Bahrain vs El Salvador: State Capacity Index
Bahrain
0.4698
in 2015
El Salvador
0.4873
in 2015
Bahrain rank
86th
El Salvador rank
83rd
State Capacity Index over time
- Bahrain
- El Salvador
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 0.4873 against 0.4698 in Bahrain, a difference of 0.0175.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Bahrain ahead.
Bahrain ranks 86th and El Salvador ranks 83rd of 166 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Bahrain averaged higher in 3 and El Salvador in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahrain | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2698 | -0.423 | 0.6928 | Bahrain |
| 1980s | -0.3306 | -0.523 | 0.1924 | Bahrain |
| 1990s | 0.2966 | -0.0401 | 0.3367 | Bahrain |
| 2000s | 0.1641 | 0.2592 | 0.0951 | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 0.0833 | 0.5076 | 0.4244 | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher state capacity index, Bahrain or El Salvador?
- El Salvador, at 0.4873 against 0.4698 in Bahrain as of 2015.
- What is the difference in state capacity index between Bahrain and El Salvador?
- 0.0175, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and El Salvador?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2015.
- How do Bahrain and El Salvador rank globally for state capacity index?
- Bahrain ranks 86th and El Salvador ranks 83rd 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.