Egypt vs Kuwait: State Capacity Index
Egypt
0.2569
in 2015
Kuwait
0.2707
in 2015
Egypt rank
102nd
Kuwait rank
99th
State Capacity Index over time
- Egypt
- Kuwait
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 0.2707 against 0.2569 in Egypt, a difference of 0.0138.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.1 times Egypt's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1963 it was Kuwait ahead.
Egypt ranks 102nd and Kuwait ranks 99th of 166 countries.
Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -0.539 | 0.7408 | 1.28 | Kuwait |
| 1970s | -0.2926 | 0.9975 | 1.29 | Kuwait |
| 1980s | -0.0634 | 0.3217 | 0.3851 | Kuwait |
| 1990s | -0.1422 | 0.1853 | 0.3274 | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 0.0517 | 0.2265 | 0.1748 | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 0.1719 | 0.3304 | 0.1586 | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher state capacity index, Egypt or Kuwait?
- Kuwait, at 0.2707 against 0.2569 in Egypt as of 2015.
- What is the difference in state capacity index between Egypt and Kuwait?
- 0.0138, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Kuwait?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2015.
- How do Egypt and Kuwait rank globally for state capacity index?
- Egypt ranks 102nd and Kuwait ranks 99th 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.