Botswana vs Tunisia: State Capacity Index
Botswana
0.6213
in 2015
Tunisia
0.6241
in 2015
Botswana rank
72nd
Tunisia rank
71st
State Capacity Index over time
- Botswana
- Tunisia
How they compare
Tunisia currently reports 0.6241 against 0.6213 in Botswana, a difference of 0.0028.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 72nd and Tunisia ranks 71st of 166 countries.
Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Tunisia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.421 | -0.3763 | 0.7973 | Botswana |
| 1970s | 0.2698 | 0.2142 | 0.0556 | Botswana |
| 1980s | 0.6562 | 0.1771 | 0.4791 | Botswana |
| 1990s | 0.792 | 0.2081 | 0.5839 | Botswana |
| 2000s | 0.8635 | 0.6307 | 0.2328 | Botswana |
| 2010s | 0.6595 | 0.5983 | 0.0612 | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher state capacity index, Botswana or Tunisia?
- Tunisia, at 0.6241 against 0.6213 in Botswana as of 2015.
- What is the difference in state capacity index between Botswana and Tunisia?
- 0.0028, with Tunisia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Tunisia?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2015.
- How do Botswana and Tunisia rank globally for state capacity index?
- Botswana ranks 72nd and Tunisia ranks 71st 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.