Fiji vs Jordan: State Capacity Index
Fiji
0.4425
in 2015
Jordan
0.4558
in 2015
Fiji rank
88th
Jordan rank
87th
State Capacity Index over time
- Fiji
- Jordan
How they compare
Jordan currently reports 0.4558 against 0.4425 in Fiji, a difference of 0.0133.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Fiji ahead.
Fiji ranks 88th and Jordan ranks 87th of 166 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Fiji averaged higher in 4 and Jordan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Fiji | Jordan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3339 | -0.5058 | 0.8397 | Fiji |
| 1980s | 0.5511 | -0.4104 | 0.9615 | Fiji |
| 1990s | 0.5285 | 0.1077 | 0.4208 | Fiji |
| 2000s | 0.3125 | 0.3123 | 0.0002 | Fiji |
| 2010s | 0.4423 | 0.4449 | 0.0026 | Jordan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher state capacity index, Fiji or Jordan?
- Jordan, at 0.4558 against 0.4425 in Fiji as of 2015.
- What is the difference in state capacity index between Fiji and Jordan?
- 0.0133, with Jordan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Fiji and Jordan?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2015.
- How do Fiji and Jordan rank globally for state capacity index?
- Fiji ranks 88th and Jordan ranks 87th 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.