El Salvador vs USSR: State Capacity Index
El Salvador
0.4873
in 2015
USSR
0.4764
in 1991
El Salvador rank
83rd
USSR rank
85th
State Capacity Index over time
- El Salvador
- USSR
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 0.4873 against 0.4764 in USSR, a difference of 0.0109.
Across all 32 years both countries report, USSR has been ahead every year.
El Salvador ranks 83rd and USSR ranks 85th of 166 countries.
USSR has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | USSR | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -0.021 | 0.5387 | 0.5597 | USSR |
| 1970s | -0.3987 | 0.6445 | 1.04 | USSR |
| 1980s | -0.523 | 0.6109 | 1.13 | USSR |
| 1990s | -0.581 | 0.5112 | 1.09 | USSR |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher state capacity index, El Salvador or USSR?
- El Salvador, at 0.4873 against 0.4764 in USSR as of 2015.
- What is the difference in state capacity index between El Salvador and USSR?
- 0.0109, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and USSR?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 1991.
- How do El Salvador and USSR rank globally for state capacity index?
- El Salvador ranks 83rd and USSR ranks 85th 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.