Which has higher state capacity index, Ecuador or Trinidad and Tobago?

Trinidad and Tobago, at 0.5713 against 0.5636 in Ecuador as of 2015.

What is the difference in state capacity index between Ecuador and Trinidad and Tobago?

0.0077, with Trinidad and Tobago ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Trinidad and Tobago?

54 years are reported by both, from 1962 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.

Ecuador vs Trinidad and Tobago: State Capacity Index

Ecuador

0.5636

in 2015

Trinidad and Tobago

0.5713

in 2015

Ecuador rank

79th

Trinidad and Tobago rank

77th

State Capacity Index over time

Ecuador
Trinidad and Tobago

How they compare

Trinidad and Tobago currently reports 0.5713 against 0.5636 in Ecuador, a difference of 0.0077.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Trinidad and Tobago ahead.

Ecuador ranks 79th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 77th of 166 countries.

Trinidad and Tobago has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ecuador	Trinidad and Tobago	Difference	Ahead
1960s	-0.251	0.1199	0.3709	Trinidad and Tobago
1970s	-0.2546	0.506	0.7607	Trinidad and Tobago
1980s	0.2013	0.8814	0.6801	Trinidad and Tobago
1990s	0.3059	0.7007	0.3947	Trinidad and Tobago
2000s	0.4222	0.6965	0.2743	Trinidad and Tobago
2010s	0.5782	0.732	0.1538	Trinidad and Tobago

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher state capacity index, Ecuador or Trinidad and Tobago?: Trinidad and Tobago, at 0.5713 against 0.5636 in Ecuador as of 2015.
What is the difference in state capacity index between Ecuador and Trinidad and Tobago?: 0.0077, with Trinidad and Tobago ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Trinidad and Tobago?: 54 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2015.
How do Ecuador and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for state capacity index?: Ecuador ranks 79th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 77th 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.