Belarus vs Qatar: State Capacity Index
Belarus
0.9087
in 2015
Qatar
0.9509
in 2015
Belarus rank
46th
Qatar rank
43rd
State Capacity Index over time
- Belarus
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 0.9509 against 0.9087 in Belarus, a difference of 0.0422.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Qatar ahead.
Belarus ranks 46th and Qatar ranks 43rd of 166 countries.
Qatar has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belarus | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7193 | 0.808 | 0.0887 | Qatar |
| 2000s | 0.8468 | 1.4 | 0.5518 | Qatar |
| 2010s | 0.9234 | 1.1 | 0.1808 | Qatar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher state capacity index, Belarus or Qatar?
- Qatar, at 0.9509 against 0.9087 in Belarus as of 2015.
- What is the difference in state capacity index between Belarus and Qatar?
- 0.0422, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Qatar?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2015.
- How do Belarus and Qatar rank globally for state capacity index?
- Belarus ranks 46th and Qatar ranks 43rd 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.