Costa Rica vs Serbia: State Capacity Index
Costa Rica
0.8696
in 2015
Serbia
0.8887
in 2015
Costa Rica rank
50th
Serbia rank
48th
State Capacity Index over time
- Costa Rica
- Serbia
How they compare
Serbia currently reports 0.8887 against 0.8696 in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0191.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 10 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 50th and Serbia ranks 48th of 165 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Serbia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Serbia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.904 | 0.6158 | 0.2882 | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.8253 | 0.8639 | 0.0386 | Serbia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher state capacity index, Costa Rica or Serbia?
- Serbia, at 0.8887 against 0.8696 in Costa Rica as of 2015.
- What is the difference in state capacity index between Costa Rica and Serbia?
- 0.0191, with Serbia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Serbia?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2015.
- How do Costa Rica and Serbia rank globally for state capacity index?
- Costa Rica ranks 50th and Serbia ranks 48th of 165 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.