Costa Rica vs Georgia: State Capacity Index
Costa Rica
0.8696
in 2015
Georgia
0.9021
in 2015
Costa Rica rank
50th
Georgia rank
47th
State Capacity Index over time
- Costa Rica
- Georgia
How they compare
Georgia currently reports 0.9021 against 0.8696 in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0325.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 50th and Georgia ranks 47th of 166 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Georgia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Georgia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6841 | -0.6914 | 1.38 | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 0.8921 | 0.1731 | 0.719 | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.8253 | 0.9143 | 0.089 | Georgia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher state capacity index, Costa Rica or Georgia?
- Georgia, at 0.9021 against 0.8696 in Costa Rica as of 2015.
- What is the difference in state capacity index between Costa Rica and Georgia?
- 0.0325, with Georgia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Georgia?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2015.
- How do Costa Rica and Georgia rank globally for state capacity index?
- Costa Rica ranks 50th and Georgia ranks 47th 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.