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
-0.500.51196019872015

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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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.