India vs Vietnam: State Capacity Index

India
0.767
in 2015
Vietnam
0.7557
in 2015
India rank
55th
Vietnam rank
56th

State Capacity Index over time

  • India
  • Vietnam
-0.5-0.2500.250.50.75196019872015

How they compare

India currently reports 0.767 against 0.7557 in Vietnam, a difference of 0.0113.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1976 it was India ahead.

India ranks 55th and Vietnam ranks 56th of 166 countries.

India has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade India Vietnam Difference Ahead
1970s -0.0402 -0.3221 0.2818 India
1980s -0.0087 -0.094 0.0853 India
1990s 0.2941 0.0787 0.2154 India
2000s 0.6666 0.4386 0.228 India
2010s 0.7677 0.6382 0.1294 India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher state capacity index, India or Vietnam?
India, at 0.767 against 0.7557 in Vietnam as of 2015.
What is the difference in state capacity index between India and Vietnam?
0.0113, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Vietnam?
40 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2015.
How do India and Vietnam rank globally for state capacity index?
India ranks 55th and Vietnam ranks 56th 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.