Haiti vs Syria: State Capacity Index

Haiti
-1.15
in 2015
Syria
-1.2
in 2015
Haiti rank
159th
Syria rank
160th

State Capacity Index over time

  • Haiti
  • Syria
-1.5-1-0.500.5196019872015

How they compare

Haiti currently reports -1.15 against -1.2 in Syria, a difference of 0.05.

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

Haiti ranks 159th and Syria ranks 160th of 166 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Haiti Syria Difference Ahead
1960s -1.46 -0.0155 1.44 Syria
1970s -1.25 -0.3878 0.8657 Syria
1980s -1.22 -0.0899 1.13 Syria
1990s -0.8956 0.244 1.14 Syria
2000s -0.876 0.2811 1.16 Syria
2010s -1.11 -0.582 0.5284 Syria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher state capacity index, Haiti or Syria?
Haiti, at -1.15 against -1.2 in Syria as of 2015.
What is the difference in state capacity index between Haiti and Syria?
0.05, with Haiti ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Haiti and Syria?
56 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2015.
How do Haiti and Syria rank globally for state capacity index?
Haiti ranks 159th and Syria ranks 160th 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.