Fiji vs Tanzania: State Capacity Index
Fiji
0.4425
in 2015
Tanzania
0.3776
in 2015
Fiji rank
88th
Tanzania rank
91st
State Capacity Index over time
- Fiji
- Tanzania
How they compare
Fiji currently reports 0.4425 against 0.3776 in Tanzania, a difference of 0.0649.
That makes Fiji's figure about 1.2 times Tanzania's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Fiji ahead.
Fiji ranks 88th and Tanzania ranks 91st of 166 countries.
Fiji has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Fiji | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3339 | -0.3357 | 0.6696 | Fiji |
| 1980s | 0.5511 | -0.1429 | 0.694 | Fiji |
| 1990s | 0.5285 | 0.0069 | 0.5215 | Fiji |
| 2000s | 0.3125 | 0.1686 | 0.1439 | Fiji |
| 2010s | 0.4423 | 0.3106 | 0.1316 | Fiji |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher state capacity index, Fiji or Tanzania?
- Fiji, at 0.4425 against 0.3776 in Tanzania as of 2015.
- What is the difference in state capacity index between Fiji and Tanzania?
- 0.0649, with Fiji ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Fiji and Tanzania?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2015.
- How do Fiji and Tanzania rank globally for state capacity index?
- Fiji ranks 88th and Tanzania ranks 91st 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.