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
-1.5-1.2-1-0.75-0.5-0.25196019872015

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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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.