Which has higher state capacity index, Dominican Republic or Thailand?

Dominican Republic, at 0.5986 against 0.5795 in Thailand as of 2015.

What is the difference in state capacity index between Dominican Republic and Thailand?

0.0191, with Dominican Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Thailand?

56 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2015.

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.

Dominican Republic vs Thailand: State Capacity Index

Dominican Republic

0.5986

in 2015

Thailand

0.5795

in 2015

Dominican Republic rank

74th

Thailand rank

76th

State Capacity Index over time

Dominican Republic
Thailand

How they compare

Dominican Republic currently reports 0.5986 against 0.5795 in Thailand, a difference of 0.0191.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Dominican Republic ahead.

Dominican Republic ranks 74th and Thailand ranks 76th of 166 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 1 and Thailand in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Dominican Republic	Thailand	Difference	Ahead
1960s	-0.2545	-0.4421	0.1876	Dominican Republic
1970s	-0.511	-0.1392	0.3717	Thailand
1980s	-0.3508	0.2815	0.6323	Thailand
1990s	0.0354	0.6761	0.6407	Thailand
2000s	0.3726	0.7233	0.3507	Thailand
2010s	0.5531	0.6298	0.0767	Thailand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher state capacity index, Dominican Republic or Thailand?: Dominican Republic, at 0.5986 against 0.5795 in Thailand as of 2015.
What is the difference in state capacity index between Dominican Republic and Thailand?: 0.0191, with Dominican Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Thailand?: 56 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2015.
How do Dominican Republic and Thailand rank globally for state capacity index?: Dominican Republic ranks 74th 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
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

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.