Brazil vs Vietnam: State Capacity Index

Brazil
0.7382
in 2015
Vietnam
0.7557
in 2015
Brazil rank
58th
Vietnam rank
56th

State Capacity Index over time

  • Brazil
  • Vietnam
-0.500.51196019872015

How they compare

Vietnam currently reports 0.7557 against 0.7382 in Brazil, a difference of 0.0175.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 40 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Brazil ahead.

Brazil ranks 58th and Vietnam ranks 56th of 166 countries.

Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Vietnam Difference Ahead
1970s 0.239 -0.3221 0.5611 Brazil
1980s 0.5381 -0.094 0.6322 Brazil
1990s 0.887 0.0787 0.8083 Brazil
2000s 0.8854 0.4386 0.4468 Brazil
2010s 0.8399 0.6382 0.2017 Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher state capacity index, Brazil or Vietnam?
Vietnam, at 0.7557 against 0.7382 in Brazil as of 2015.
What is the difference in state capacity index between Brazil and Vietnam?
0.0175, with Vietnam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Vietnam?
40 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2015.
How do Brazil and Vietnam rank globally for state capacity index?
Brazil ranks 58th and Vietnam ranks 56th 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.