Cote d'Ivoire vs Kenya: State Capacity Index

Cote d'Ivoire
-0.0714
in 2015
Kenya
-0.0789
in 2015
Cote d'Ivoire rank
128th
Kenya rank
129th

State Capacity Index over time

  • Cote d'Ivoire
  • Kenya
-0.75-0.5-0.2500.25196019872015

How they compare

Cote d'Ivoire currently reports -0.0714 against -0.0789 in Kenya, a difference of 0.0075.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1963 it was Cote d'Ivoire ahead.

Cote d'Ivoire ranks 128th and Kenya ranks 129th of 166 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Cote d'Ivoire averaged higher in 4 and Kenya in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cote d'Ivoire Kenya Difference Ahead
1960s -0.3642 -0.5822 0.218 Cote d'Ivoire
1970s -0.1275 -0.5137 0.3862 Cote d'Ivoire
1980s 0.0988 -0.3578 0.4566 Cote d'Ivoire
1990s 0.0374 -0.08 0.1174 Cote d'Ivoire
2000s -0.3579 -0.0783 0.2796 Kenya
2010s -0.3428 0.0232 0.3659 Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher state capacity index, Cote d'Ivoire or Kenya?
Cote d'Ivoire, at -0.0714 against -0.0789 in Kenya as of 2015.
What is the difference in state capacity index between Cote d'Ivoire and Kenya?
0.0075, with Cote d'Ivoire ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cote d'Ivoire and Kenya?
53 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2015.
How do Cote d'Ivoire and Kenya rank globally for state capacity index?
Cote d'Ivoire ranks 128th and Kenya ranks 129th 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.