Statizoid

Canada vs Ireland: State Capacity Index

Canada
2.1
in 2015
Ireland
2.01
in 2015
Canada rank
12th
Ireland rank
13th

State Capacity Index over time

  • Canada
  • Ireland
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How they compare

Canada currently reports 2.1 against 2.01 in Ireland, a difference of 0.086.

Across all 56 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.

Canada ranks 12th and Ireland ranks 13th of 165 countries.

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About this data

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.