Cape Verde vs El Salvador: State Capacity Index
Cape Verde
0.486
in 2015
El Salvador
0.4873
in 2015
Cape Verde rank
84th
El Salvador rank
83rd
State Capacity Index over time
- Cape Verde
- El Salvador
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 0.4873 against 0.486 in Cape Verde, a difference of 0.0013.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1975 it was El Salvador ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 84th and El Salvador ranks 83rd of 166 countries.
Cape Verde has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3487 | -0.4128 | 0.7615 | Cape Verde |
| 1980s | 0.2679 | -0.523 | 0.7909 | Cape Verde |
| 1990s | 0.3246 | -0.0401 | 0.3647 | Cape Verde |
| 2000s | 0.5427 | 0.2592 | 0.2835 | Cape Verde |
| 2010s | 0.5523 | 0.5076 | 0.0447 | Cape Verde |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher state capacity index, Cape Verde or El Salvador?
- El Salvador, at 0.4873 against 0.486 in Cape Verde as of 2015.
- What is the difference in state capacity index between Cape Verde and El Salvador?
- 0.0013, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and El Salvador?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2015.
- How do Cape Verde and El Salvador rank globally for state capacity index?
- Cape Verde ranks 84th and El Salvador ranks 83rd 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.
Individual pages
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.