Statizoid

Finland vs Germany: State Capacity Index

Finland
2.34
in 2015
Germany
2.3
in 2015
Finland rank
6th
Germany rank
7th

State Capacity Index over time

  • Finland
  • Germany
0123196019872015

How they compare

Finland currently reports 2.34 against 2.3 in Germany, a difference of 0.036.

Across all 26 years both countries report, Finland has been ahead every year.

Finland ranks 6th and Germany ranks 7th of 165 countries.

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About this data

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.