Fiji vs Panama: State Capacity Index
Fiji
0.4425
in 2015
Panama
0.413
in 2015
Fiji rank
88th
Panama rank
89th
State Capacity Index over time
- Fiji
- Panama
How they compare
Fiji currently reports 0.4425 against 0.413 in Panama, a difference of 0.0295.
That makes Fiji's figure about 1.1 times Panama's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Fiji ahead.
Fiji ranks 88th and Panama ranks 89th of 166 countries.
Fiji has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Fiji | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3339 | -0.5849 | 0.9188 | Fiji |
| 1980s | 0.5511 | -0.4237 | 0.9748 | Fiji |
| 1990s | 0.5285 | 0.0998 | 0.4287 | Fiji |
| 2000s | 0.3125 | 0.088 | 0.2244 | Fiji |
| 2010s | 0.4423 | 0.3311 | 0.1112 | Fiji |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher state capacity index, Fiji or Panama?
- Fiji, at 0.4425 against 0.413 in Panama as of 2015.
- What is the difference in state capacity index between Fiji and Panama?
- 0.0295, with Fiji ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Fiji and Panama?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2015.
- How do Fiji and Panama rank globally for state capacity index?
- Fiji ranks 88th and Panama ranks 89th 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.