Bangladesh vs Venezuela: State Capacity Index
Bangladesh
0.0123
in 2015
Venezuela
-0.026
in 2015
Bangladesh rank
121st
Venezuela rank
122nd
State Capacity Index over time
- Bangladesh
- Venezuela
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 0.0123 against -0.026 in Venezuela, a difference of 0.0383.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 44 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Venezuela ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 121st and Venezuela ranks 122nd of 165 countries.
Venezuela has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Venezuela | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | -0.4753 | 0.8553 | 1.33 | Venezuela |
| 1980s | -0.5878 | 0.2686 | 0.8564 | Venezuela |
| 1990s | -0.2688 | 0.2601 | 0.5289 | Venezuela |
| 2000s | -0.2165 | 0.216 | 0.4325 | Venezuela |
| 2010s | -0.0712 | 0.0521 | 0.1233 | Venezuela |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher state capacity index, Bangladesh or Venezuela?
- Bangladesh, at 0.0123 against -0.026 in Venezuela as of 2015.
- What is the difference in state capacity index between Bangladesh and Venezuela?
- 0.0383, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Venezuela?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2015.
- How do Bangladesh and Venezuela rank globally for state capacity index?
- Bangladesh ranks 121st and Venezuela ranks 122nd of 165 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.