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
-1.5-1.2-1-0.75-0.5196019872015

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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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.