Bhutan vs Colombia: State Capacity Index
Bhutan
0.6275
in 2015
Colombia
0.6181
in 2015
Bhutan rank
70th
Colombia rank
73rd
State Capacity Index over time
- Bhutan
- Colombia
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 0.6275 against 0.6181 in Colombia, a difference of 0.0094.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Bhutan ahead.
Bhutan ranks 70th and Colombia ranks 73rd of 166 countries.
Bhutan has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Colombia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2237 | -0.173 | 0.3967 | Bhutan |
| 1970s | 0.4879 | -0.1143 | 0.6022 | Bhutan |
| 1980s | 0.5691 | -0.0442 | 0.6133 | Bhutan |
| 1990s | 0.472 | 0.2422 | 0.2298 | Bhutan |
| 2000s | 0.5763 | 0.3336 | 0.2426 | Bhutan |
| 2010s | 0.7024 | 0.5859 | 0.1165 | Bhutan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher state capacity index, Bhutan or Colombia?
- Bhutan, at 0.6275 against 0.6181 in Colombia as of 2015.
- What is the difference in state capacity index between Bhutan and Colombia?
- 0.0094, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Colombia?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2015.
- How do Bhutan and Colombia rank globally for state capacity index?
- Bhutan ranks 70th and Colombia ranks 73rd 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.