Burundi vs Chad: State Capacity Index

Burundi
-0.6417
in 2015
Chad
-0.5349
in 2015
Burundi rank
151st
Chad rank
148th

State Capacity Index over time

  • Burundi
  • Chad
-1.5-1.2-1-0.75-0.5196019872015

How they compare

Chad currently reports -0.5349 against -0.6417 in Burundi, a difference of 0.1068.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Chad ahead.

Burundi ranks 151st and Chad ranks 148th of 166 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 5 and Chad in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burundi Chad Difference Ahead
1960s -1.37 -1.18 0.1929 Chad
1970s -1.12 -1.13 0.0108 Burundi
1980s -0.5769 -1.09 0.5087 Burundi
1990s -0.5026 -0.8434 0.3408 Burundi
2000s -0.6453 -0.788 0.1426 Burundi
2010s -0.5381 -0.7232 0.1852 Burundi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher state capacity index, Burundi or Chad?
Chad, at -0.5349 against -0.6417 in Burundi as of 2015.
What is the difference in state capacity index between Burundi and Chad?
0.1068, with Chad ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Chad?
54 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2015.
How do Burundi and Chad rank globally for state capacity index?
Burundi ranks 151st and Chad ranks 148th 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.