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
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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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.