India vs Kazakhstan: State Capacity Index

India
0.767
in 2015
Kazakhstan
0.8113
in 2015
India rank
55th
Kazakhstan rank
52nd

State Capacity Index over time

  • India
  • Kazakhstan
-0.2500.250.50.751196019872015

How they compare

Kazakhstan currently reports 0.8113 against 0.767 in India, a difference of 0.0443.

That makes Kazakhstan's figure about 1.1 times India's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Kazakhstan ahead.

India ranks 55th and Kazakhstan ranks 52nd of 166 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, India averaged higher in 2 and Kazakhstan in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade India Kazakhstan Difference Ahead
1990s 0.3169 0.0914 0.2255 India
2000s 0.6666 0.6562 0.0105 India
2010s 0.7677 0.8113 0.0437 Kazakhstan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher state capacity index, India or Kazakhstan?
Kazakhstan, at 0.8113 against 0.767 in India as of 2015.
What is the difference in state capacity index between India and Kazakhstan?
0.0443, with Kazakhstan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Kazakhstan?
25 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2015.
How do India and Kazakhstan rank globally for state capacity index?
India ranks 55th and Kazakhstan ranks 52nd 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.