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
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
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.