Fiji vs Saudi Arabia: State Capacity Index
Fiji
0.4425
in 2015
Saudi Arabia
0.4078
in 2015
Fiji rank
88th
Saudi Arabia rank
90th
State Capacity Index over time
- Fiji
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Fiji currently reports 0.4425 against 0.4078 in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.0347.
That makes Fiji's figure about 1.1 times Saudi Arabia's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Fiji ahead.
Fiji ranks 88th and Saudi Arabia ranks 90th of 166 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Fiji averaged higher in 4 and Saudi Arabia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Fiji | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3339 | -0.0279 | 0.3619 | Fiji |
| 1980s | 0.5511 | 0.3633 | 0.1878 | Fiji |
| 1990s | 0.5285 | 0.1548 | 0.3737 | Fiji |
| 2000s | 0.3125 | 0.3585 | 0.0461 | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 0.4423 | 0.3406 | 0.1017 | Fiji |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher state capacity index, Fiji or Saudi Arabia?
- Fiji, at 0.4425 against 0.4078 in Saudi Arabia as of 2015.
- What is the difference in state capacity index between Fiji and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.0347, with Fiji ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Fiji and Saudi Arabia?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2015.
- How do Fiji and Saudi Arabia rank globally for state capacity index?
- Fiji ranks 88th and Saudi Arabia ranks 90th 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.