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
-1.5-1-0.500.5196019872015

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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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.