Burundi vs Madagascar: State Capacity Index
Burundi
-0.6417
in 2015
Madagascar
-0.6381
in 2015
Burundi rank
151st
Madagascar rank
150th
State Capacity Index over time
- Burundi
- Madagascar
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports -0.6381 against -0.6417 in Burundi, a difference of 0.0036.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Madagascar ahead.
Burundi ranks 151st and Madagascar ranks 150th of 166 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 3 and Madagascar in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -1.37 | -0.9668 | 0.408 | Madagascar |
| 1970s | -1.12 | -0.9441 | 0.1788 | Madagascar |
| 1980s | -0.5769 | -0.7091 | 0.1321 | Burundi |
| 1990s | -0.5026 | -0.9084 | 0.4058 | Burundi |
| 2000s | -0.6453 | -0.511 | 0.1343 | Madagascar |
| 2010s | -0.5381 | -0.6681 | 0.13 | Burundi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher state capacity index, Burundi or Madagascar?
- Madagascar, at -0.6381 against -0.6417 in Burundi as of 2015.
- What is the difference in state capacity index between Burundi and Madagascar?
- 0.0036, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Madagascar?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2015.
- How do Burundi and Madagascar rank globally for state capacity index?
- Burundi ranks 151st and Madagascar ranks 150th 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.