Estonia vs Israel: State Capacity Index

Estonia
1.7
in 2015
Israel
1.75
in 2015
Estonia rank
21st
Israel rank
20th

State Capacity Index over time

  • Estonia
  • Israel
0.511.52196019872015

How they compare

Israel currently reports 1.75 against 1.7 in Estonia, a difference of 0.05.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Israel has been ahead every year.

Estonia ranks 21st and Israel ranks 20th of 166 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Estonia Israel Difference Ahead
1990s 1.14 1.88 0.7392 Israel
2000s 1.49 1.91 0.4221 Israel
2010s 1.62 1.79 0.1735 Israel

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher state capacity index, Estonia or Israel?
Israel, at 1.75 against 1.7 in Estonia as of 2015.
What is the difference in state capacity index between Estonia and Israel?
0.05, with Israel ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Israel?
25 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2015.
How do Estonia and Israel rank globally for state capacity index?
Estonia ranks 21st and Israel ranks 20th 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.