Burkina Faso vs Mozambique: State capacity index

Burkina Faso
0.1683
in 2015
Mozambique
0.1894
in 2015
Burkina Faso rank
109th
Mozambique rank
108th

State capacity index over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Mozambique
-1-0.500.5196019872015

How they compare

Mozambique currently reports 0.1894 against 0.1683 in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.0211.

That makes Mozambique's figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Mozambique ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 109th and Mozambique ranks 108th of 166 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 4 and Mozambique in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Mozambique Difference Ahead
1970s -0.8002 -0.7147 0.0854 Mozambique
1980s -0.4215 -0.5671 0.1456 Burkina Faso
1990s -0.0435 -0.7606 0.717 Burkina Faso
2000s 0.2212 -0.2838 0.505 Burkina Faso
2010s 0.2533 0.1557 0.0976 Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher state capacity index, Burkina Faso or Mozambique?
Mozambique, at 0.1894 against 0.1683 in Burkina Faso as of 2015.
What is the difference in state capacity index between Burkina Faso and Mozambique?
0.0211, with Mozambique ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Mozambique?
41 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2015.
How do Burkina Faso and Mozambique rank globally for state capacity index?
Burkina Faso ranks 109th and Mozambique ranks 108th of 166 countries.
Where does this data come from?
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
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
166 places, 8,015 data points, 1960–2015
Last refreshed