Eritrea vs Haiti: State Capacity Index

Eritrea
-1.23
in 2015
Haiti
-1.15
in 2015
Eritrea rank
161st
Haiti rank
159th

State Capacity Index over time

  • Eritrea
  • Haiti
-1.5-1-0.500.5196019872015

How they compare

Haiti currently reports -1.15 against -1.23 in Eritrea, a difference of 0.08.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 23 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Eritrea ahead.

Eritrea ranks 161st and Haiti ranks 159th of 166 countries.

Eritrea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eritrea Haiti Difference Ahead
1990s 0.1737 -0.7834 0.9571 Eritrea
2000s -0.6763 -0.876 0.1997 Eritrea
2010s -1.11 -1.11 0.005 Eritrea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher state capacity index, Eritrea or Haiti?
Haiti, at -1.15 against -1.23 in Eritrea as of 2015.
What is the difference in state capacity index between Eritrea and Haiti?
0.08, with Haiti ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Haiti?
23 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2015.
How do Eritrea and Haiti rank globally for state capacity index?
Eritrea ranks 161st and Haiti ranks 159th 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
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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.