Cuba vs Ecuador: State Capacity Index

Cuba
0.566
in 2015
Ecuador
0.5636
in 2015
Cuba rank
78th
Ecuador rank
79th

State Capacity Index over time

  • Cuba
  • Ecuador
-0.5-0.2500.250.50.75196019872015

How they compare

Cuba currently reports 0.566 against 0.5636 in Ecuador, a difference of 0.0024.

The two have swapped places 14 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Cuba ahead.

Cuba ranks 78th and Ecuador ranks 79th of 166 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 3 and Ecuador in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cuba Ecuador Difference Ahead
1960s -0.3032 -0.3014 0.0018 Ecuador
1970s -0.1548 -0.2546 0.0998 Cuba
1980s 0.1477 0.2013 0.0536 Ecuador
1990s 0.3991 0.3059 0.0932 Cuba
2000s 0.5135 0.4222 0.0913 Cuba
2010s 0.5365 0.5782 0.0417 Ecuador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher state capacity index, Cuba or Ecuador?
Cuba, at 0.566 against 0.5636 in Ecuador as of 2015.
What is the difference in state capacity index between Cuba and Ecuador?
0.0024, with Cuba ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Ecuador?
56 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2015.
How do Cuba and Ecuador rank globally for state capacity index?
Cuba ranks 78th and Ecuador ranks 79th 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.