Chad vs Iraq: State Capacity Index

Chad
-0.5349
in 2015
Iraq
-0.6327
in 2015
Chad rank
148th
Iraq rank
149th

State Capacity Index over time

  • Chad
  • Iraq
-1.5-1-0.500.5196019872015

How they compare

Chad currently reports -0.5349 against -0.6327 in Iraq, a difference of 0.0978.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Iraq ahead.

Chad ranks 148th and Iraq ranks 149th of 166 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Chad Iraq Difference Ahead
1960s -1.22 -0.2416 0.9767 Iraq
1970s -1.13 -0.0075 1.13 Iraq
1980s -1.09 0.1352 1.22 Iraq
1990s -0.8434 -0.3516 0.4917 Iraq
2000s -0.788 -0.8336 0.0456 Chad
2010s -0.7232 -0.7014 0.0218 Iraq

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher state capacity index, Chad or Iraq?
Chad, at -0.5349 against -0.6327 in Iraq as of 2015.
What is the difference in state capacity index between Chad and Iraq?
0.0978, with Chad ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Iraq?
56 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2015.
How do Chad and Iraq rank globally for state capacity index?
Chad ranks 148th and Iraq ranks 149th 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.