Comoros vs Sudan: State Capacity Index
Comoros
-0.9382
in 2015
Sudan
-0.8835
in 2015
Comoros rank
156th
Sudan rank
155th
State Capacity Index over time
- Comoros
- Sudan
How they compare
Sudan currently reports -0.8835 against -0.9382 in Comoros, a difference of 0.0547.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Sudan ahead.
Comoros ranks 156th and Sudan ranks 155th of 166 countries.
Sudan has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Comoros | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | -0.8773 | -0.8512 | 0.026 | Sudan |
| 1980s | -1.27 | -0.5803 | 0.6879 | Sudan |
| 1990s | -1.23 | -0.9726 | 0.2579 | Sudan |
| 2000s | -1.12 | -0.9708 | 0.15 | Sudan |
| 2010s | -1.07 | -1.02 | 0.0487 | Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher state capacity index, Comoros or Sudan?
- Sudan, at -0.8835 against -0.9382 in Comoros as of 2015.
- What is the difference in state capacity index between Comoros and Sudan?
- 0.0547, with Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Comoros and Sudan?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2015.
- How do Comoros and Sudan rank globally for state capacity index?
- Comoros ranks 156th and Sudan ranks 155th 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.