Eritrea vs Yemen: State Capacity Index

Eritrea
-1.23
in 2015
Yemen
-1.44
in 2015
Eritrea rank
161st
Yemen rank
164th

State Capacity Index over time

  • Eritrea
  • Yemen
-1.5-1-0.500.5199020022015

How they compare

Eritrea currently reports -1.23 against -1.44 in Yemen, a difference of 0.21.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 23 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Eritrea ahead.

Eritrea ranks 161st and Yemen ranks 164th of 166 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 1 and Yemen in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eritrea Yemen Difference Ahead
1990s 0.1737 -0.6972 0.8709 Eritrea
2000s -0.6763 -0.6293 0.047 Yemen
2010s -1.11 -0.8566 0.2488 Yemen

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher state capacity index, Eritrea or Yemen?
Eritrea, at -1.23 against -1.44 in Yemen as of 2015.
What is the difference in state capacity index between Eritrea and Yemen?
0.21, with Eritrea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Yemen?
23 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2015.
How do Eritrea and Yemen rank globally for state capacity index?
Eritrea ranks 161st and Yemen ranks 164th 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.