Chad vs Madagascar: State Capacity Index
Chad
-0.5349
in 2015
Madagascar
-0.6381
in 2015
Chad rank
148th
Madagascar rank
150th
State Capacity Index over time
- Chad
- Madagascar
How they compare
Chad currently reports -0.5349 against -0.6381 in Madagascar, a difference of 0.1032.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Madagascar ahead.
Chad ranks 148th and Madagascar ranks 150th of 166 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Chad averaged higher in 1 and Madagascar in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chad | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -1.22 | -0.9696 | 0.2487 | Madagascar |
| 1970s | -1.13 | -0.9441 | 0.1897 | Madagascar |
| 1980s | -1.09 | -0.7091 | 0.3766 | Madagascar |
| 1990s | -0.8434 | -0.9084 | 0.065 | Chad |
| 2000s | -0.788 | -0.511 | 0.277 | Madagascar |
| 2010s | -0.7232 | -0.6681 | 0.0552 | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher state capacity index, Chad or Madagascar?
- Chad, at -0.5349 against -0.6381 in Madagascar as of 2015.
- What is the difference in state capacity index between Chad and Madagascar?
- 0.1032, with Chad ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Madagascar?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2015.
- How do Chad and Madagascar rank globally for state capacity index?
- Chad ranks 148th 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.