Ethiopia vs Paraguay: State Capacity Index
Ethiopia
0.1021
in 2015
Paraguay
0.1222
in 2015
Ethiopia rank
115th
Paraguay rank
113th
State Capacity Index over time
- Ethiopia
- Paraguay
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports 0.1222 against 0.1021 in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.0201.
That makes Paraguay's figure about 1.2 times Ethiopia's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Paraguay ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 115th and Paraguay ranks 113th of 166 countries.
Paraguay has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -1.34 | -0.587 | 0.7545 | Paraguay |
| 1970s | -1.1 | -0.5453 | 0.5499 | Paraguay |
| 1980s | -0.5899 | -0.4158 | 0.174 | Paraguay |
| 1990s | -0.331 | 0.1154 | 0.4465 | Paraguay |
| 2000s | -0.0595 | -0.0466 | 0.0129 | Paraguay |
| 2010s | 0.025 | 0.1191 | 0.0941 | Paraguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher state capacity index, Ethiopia or Paraguay?
- Paraguay, at 0.1222 against 0.1021 in Ethiopia as of 2015.
- What is the difference in state capacity index between Ethiopia and Paraguay?
- 0.0201, with Paraguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Paraguay?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2015.
- How do Ethiopia and Paraguay rank globally for state capacity index?
- Ethiopia ranks 115th and Paraguay ranks 113th 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.