Estonia vs France: State Capacity Index

Estonia
1.7
in 2015
France
1.64
in 2015
Estonia rank
21st
France rank
23rd

State Capacity Index over time

  • Estonia
  • France
0.511.52196019872015

How they compare

Estonia currently reports 1.7 against 1.64 in France, a difference of 0.06.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 1991 it was France ahead.

Estonia ranks 21st and France ranks 23rd of 166 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Estonia France Difference Ahead
1990s 1.14 1.85 0.7073 France
2000s 1.49 1.8 0.307 France
2010s 1.62 1.68 0.0658 France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher state capacity index, Estonia or France?
Estonia, at 1.7 against 1.64 in France as of 2015.
What is the difference in state capacity index between Estonia and France?
0.06, with Estonia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and France?
25 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2015.
How do Estonia and France rank globally for state capacity index?
Estonia ranks 21st and France ranks 23rd 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.