El Salvador vs Iran: State Capacity Index
El Salvador
0.4873
in 2015
Iran
0.5043
in 2015
El Salvador rank
83rd
Iran rank
81st
State Capacity Index over time
- El Salvador
- Iran
How they compare
Iran currently reports 0.5043 against 0.4873 in El Salvador, a difference of 0.017.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1960 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 83rd and Iran ranks 81st of 166 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 1 and Iran in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Iran | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -0.021 | 0.0369 | 0.058 | Iran |
| 1970s | -0.3987 | -0.0213 | 0.3774 | Iran |
| 1980s | -0.523 | -0.176 | 0.347 | Iran |
| 1990s | -0.0401 | 0.4048 | 0.4449 | Iran |
| 2000s | 0.2592 | 0.4556 | 0.1964 | Iran |
| 2010s | 0.5076 | 0.462 | 0.0456 | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher state capacity index, El Salvador or Iran?
- Iran, at 0.5043 against 0.4873 in El Salvador as of 2015.
- What is the difference in state capacity index between El Salvador and Iran?
- 0.017, with Iran ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Iran?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2015.
- How do El Salvador and Iran rank globally for state capacity index?
- El Salvador ranks 83rd and Iran ranks 81st 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.