Belgium vs Denmark: State Capacity Index
Belgium
2.38
in 2015
Denmark
2.7
in 2015
Belgium rank
4th
Denmark rank
1st
State Capacity Index over time
- Belgium
- Denmark
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 2.7 against 2.38 in Belgium, a difference of 0.32.
That makes Denmark's figure about 1.1 times Belgium's.
Across all 56 years both countries report, Denmark has been ahead every year.
Belgium ranks 4th and Denmark ranks 1st of 166 countries.
Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Denmark | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.56 | 1.95 | 0.3914 | Denmark |
| 1970s | 1.82 | 2.3 | 0.478 | Denmark |
| 1980s | 2.18 | 2.59 | 0.4086 | Denmark |
| 1990s | 2.39 | 2.84 | 0.449 | Denmark |
| 2000s | 2.38 | 2.88 | 0.4976 | Denmark |
| 2010s | 2.46 | 2.9 | 0.4418 | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher state capacity index, Belgium or Denmark?
- Denmark, at 2.7 against 2.38 in Belgium as of 2015.
- What is the difference in state capacity index between Belgium and Denmark?
- 0.32, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Denmark?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2015.
- How do Belgium and Denmark rank globally for state capacity index?
- Belgium ranks 4th and Denmark ranks 1st 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.