Bolivia vs El Salvador: State Capacity Index
Bolivia
0.5021
in 2015
El Salvador
0.4873
in 2015
Bolivia rank
82nd
El Salvador rank
83rd
State Capacity Index over time
- Bolivia
- El Salvador
How they compare
Bolivia currently reports 0.5021 against 0.4873 in El Salvador, a difference of 0.0148.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1960 it was El Salvador ahead.
Bolivia ranks 82nd and El Salvador ranks 83rd of 166 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bolivia | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -1.05 | -0.021 | 1.03 | El Salvador |
| 1970s | -0.9318 | -0.3987 | 0.5331 | El Salvador |
| 1980s | -0.6102 | -0.523 | 0.0872 | El Salvador |
| 1990s | -0.1051 | -0.0401 | 0.065 | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 0.2404 | 0.2592 | 0.0189 | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 0.3744 | 0.5076 | 0.1333 | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher state capacity index, Bolivia or El Salvador?
- Bolivia, at 0.5021 against 0.4873 in El Salvador as of 2015.
- What is the difference in state capacity index between Bolivia and El Salvador?
- 0.0148, with Bolivia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and El Salvador?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2015.
- How do Bolivia and El Salvador rank globally for state capacity index?
- Bolivia ranks 82nd and El Salvador ranks 83rd 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.