India vs Rwanda: State Capacity Index
India
0.767
in 2015
Rwanda
0.7528
in 2015
India rank
55th
Rwanda rank
57th
State Capacity Index over time
- India
- Rwanda
How they compare
India currently reports 0.767 against 0.7528 in Rwanda, a difference of 0.0142.
Across all 55 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.
India ranks 55th and Rwanda ranks 57th of 166 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -0.015 | -0.4016 | 0.3867 | India |
| 1970s | 0.0209 | -0.5072 | 0.5281 | India |
| 1980s | -0.0087 | -0.2651 | 0.2563 | India |
| 1990s | 0.2941 | -0.0167 | 0.3108 | India |
| 2000s | 0.6666 | 0.4559 | 0.2107 | India |
| 2010s | 0.7677 | 0.6914 | 0.0763 | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher state capacity index, India or Rwanda?
- India, at 0.767 against 0.7528 in Rwanda as of 2015.
- What is the difference in state capacity index between India and Rwanda?
- 0.0142, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Rwanda?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2015.
- How do India and Rwanda rank globally for state capacity index?
- India ranks 55th and Rwanda ranks 57th 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.