Brazil vs Morocco: State Capacity Index

Brazil
0.7382
in 2015
Morocco
0.7204
in 2015
Brazil rank
58th
Morocco rank
59th

State Capacity Index over time

  • Brazil
  • Morocco
-0.500.51196019872015

How they compare

Brazil currently reports 0.7382 against 0.7204 in Morocco, a difference of 0.0178.

Across all 56 years both countries report, Brazil has been ahead every year.

Brazil ranks 58th and Morocco ranks 59th of 166 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Morocco Difference Ahead
1960s 0.1162 -0.4395 0.5557 Brazil
1970s 0.218 -0.1369 0.355 Brazil
1980s 0.5381 -0.0929 0.631 Brazil
1990s 0.887 0.4153 0.4717 Brazil
2000s 0.8854 0.687 0.1984 Brazil
2010s 0.8399 0.7083 0.1316 Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher state capacity index, Brazil or Morocco?
Brazil, at 0.7382 against 0.7204 in Morocco as of 2015.
What is the difference in state capacity index between Brazil and Morocco?
0.0178, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Morocco?
56 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2015.
How do Brazil and Morocco rank globally for state capacity index?
Brazil ranks 58th and Morocco ranks 59th 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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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.