Cuba vs Thailand: State Capacity Index
Cuba
0.566
in 2015
Thailand
0.5795
in 2015
Cuba rank
78th
Thailand rank
76th
State Capacity Index over time
- Cuba
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 0.5795 against 0.566 in Cuba, a difference of 0.0135.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Cuba ahead.
Cuba ranks 78th and Thailand ranks 76th of 166 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 1 and Thailand in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -0.3032 | -0.4421 | 0.1389 | Cuba |
| 1970s | -0.1548 | -0.1392 | 0.0156 | Thailand |
| 1980s | 0.1477 | 0.2815 | 0.1338 | Thailand |
| 1990s | 0.3991 | 0.6761 | 0.2769 | Thailand |
| 2000s | 0.5135 | 0.7233 | 0.2098 | Thailand |
| 2010s | 0.5365 | 0.6298 | 0.0933 | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher state capacity index, Cuba or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 0.5795 against 0.566 in Cuba as of 2015.
- What is the difference in state capacity index between Cuba and Thailand?
- 0.0135, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Thailand?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2015.
- How do Cuba and Thailand rank globally for state capacity index?
- Cuba ranks 78th and Thailand ranks 76th 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.