Ghana vs Laos: State Capacity Index
Ghana
0.255
in 2015
Laos
0.2661
in 2015
Ghana rank
103rd
Laos rank
101st
State Capacity Index over time
- Ghana
- Laos
How they compare
Laos currently reports 0.2661 against 0.255 in Ghana, a difference of 0.0111.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Ghana ahead.
Ghana ranks 103rd and Laos ranks 101st of 166 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 4 and Laos in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -0.2918 | -1.07 | 0.7817 | Ghana |
| 1970s | -0.659 | -0.7297 | 0.0707 | Ghana |
| 1980s | -0.7303 | -0.4993 | 0.2309 | Laos |
| 1990s | -0.3004 | -0.2261 | 0.0744 | Laos |
| 2000s | -0.1655 | -0.2132 | 0.0478 | Ghana |
| 2010s | 0.1741 | 0.1212 | 0.0529 | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher state capacity index, Ghana or Laos?
- Laos, at 0.2661 against 0.255 in Ghana as of 2015.
- What is the difference in state capacity index between Ghana and Laos?
- 0.0111, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Laos?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2015.
- How do Ghana and Laos rank globally for state capacity index?
- Ghana ranks 103rd and Laos ranks 101st 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.