Greece vs Taiwan: State Capacity Index
Greece
1.42
in 2015
Taiwan
1.46
in 2015
Greece rank
33rd
Taiwan rank
31st
State Capacity Index over time
- Greece
- Taiwan
How they compare
Taiwan currently reports 1.46 against 1.42 in Greece, a difference of 0.04.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Greece ahead.
Greece ranks 33rd and Taiwan ranks 31st of 166 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 1 and Taiwan in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6578 | 0.3214 | 0.3365 | Greece |
| 1970s | 0.8172 | 0.8904 | 0.0732 | Taiwan |
| 1980s | 1.13 | 1.46 | 0.3319 | Taiwan |
| 1990s | 1.45 | 1.75 | 0.3012 | Taiwan |
| 2000s | 1.42 | 1.57 | 0.1545 | Taiwan |
| 2010s | 1.43 | 1.5 | 0.0708 | Taiwan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher state capacity index, Greece or Taiwan?
- Taiwan, at 1.46 against 1.42 in Greece as of 2015.
- What is the difference in state capacity index between Greece and Taiwan?
- 0.04, with Taiwan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Taiwan?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2015.
- How do Greece and Taiwan rank globally for state capacity index?
- Greece ranks 33rd and Taiwan ranks 31st 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.