Haiti vs Libya: State Capacity Index

Haiti
-1.15
in 2015
Libya
-1.35
in 2015
Haiti rank
159th
Libya rank
162nd

State Capacity Index over time

  • Haiti
  • Libya
-1.5-1-0.50196019872015

How they compare

Haiti currently reports -1.15 against -1.35 in Libya, a difference of 0.2.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 56 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Libya ahead.

Haiti ranks 159th and Libya ranks 162nd of 166 countries.

Libya has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Haiti Libya Difference Ahead
1960s -1.46 -0.6125 0.8462 Libya
1970s -1.25 -0.1754 1.08 Libya
1980s -1.22 -0.3108 0.9081 Libya
1990s -0.8956 -0.1804 0.7152 Libya
2000s -0.876 -0.3699 0.5061 Libya
2010s -1.11 -0.7088 0.4015 Libya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher state capacity index, Haiti or Libya?
Haiti, at -1.15 against -1.35 in Libya as of 2015.
What is the difference in state capacity index between Haiti and Libya?
0.2, with Haiti ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Haiti and Libya?
56 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2015.
How do Haiti and Libya rank globally for state capacity index?
Haiti ranks 159th and Libya ranks 162nd 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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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.