Bolivia vs Ecuador: State Capacity Index

Bolivia
0.5021
in 2015
Ecuador
0.5636
in 2015
Bolivia rank
82nd
Ecuador rank
79th

State Capacity Index over time

  • Bolivia
  • Ecuador
-1-0.500.5196019872015

How they compare

Ecuador currently reports 0.5636 against 0.5021 in Bolivia, a difference of 0.0615.

That makes Ecuador's figure about 1.1 times Bolivia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Ecuador ahead.

Bolivia ranks 82nd and Ecuador ranks 79th of 166 countries.

Ecuador has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bolivia Ecuador Difference Ahead
1960s -1.05 -0.3014 0.7503 Ecuador
1970s -0.9318 -0.2546 0.6772 Ecuador
1980s -0.6102 0.2013 0.8115 Ecuador
1990s -0.1051 0.3059 0.411 Ecuador
2000s 0.2404 0.4222 0.1819 Ecuador
2010s 0.3744 0.5782 0.2039 Ecuador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher state capacity index, Bolivia or Ecuador?
Ecuador, at 0.5636 against 0.5021 in Bolivia as of 2015.
What is the difference in state capacity index between Bolivia and Ecuador?
0.0615, with Ecuador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Ecuador?
56 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2015.
How do Bolivia and Ecuador rank globally for state capacity index?
Bolivia ranks 82nd and Ecuador ranks 79th 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

Indicator
State Capacity Index
Source
Jonathan Hanson and Rachel Sigman (2021); Population based on various sources (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
166 places, 8,015 data points, 1960–2015
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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.