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
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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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.