Indonesia vs Jamaica: State Capacity Index
Indonesia
0.6743
in 2015
Jamaica
0.649
in 2015
Indonesia rank
64th
Jamaica rank
67th
State Capacity Index over time
- Indonesia
- Jamaica
How they compare
Indonesia currently reports 0.6743 against 0.649 in Jamaica, a difference of 0.0253.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Jamaica ahead.
Indonesia ranks 64th and Jamaica ranks 67th of 166 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Indonesia averaged higher in 2 and Jamaica in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Indonesia | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -0.9136 | -0.0925 | 0.8211 | Jamaica |
| 1970s | -0.2873 | 0.0596 | 0.3469 | Jamaica |
| 1980s | -0.3427 | 0.1828 | 0.5255 | Jamaica |
| 1990s | -0.1645 | 0.3346 | 0.4991 | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 0.4264 | 0.4122 | 0.0142 | Indonesia |
| 2010s | 0.616 | 0.5753 | 0.0407 | Indonesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher state capacity index, Indonesia or Jamaica?
- Indonesia, at 0.6743 against 0.649 in Jamaica as of 2015.
- What is the difference in state capacity index between Indonesia and Jamaica?
- 0.0253, with Indonesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Jamaica?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2015.
- How do Indonesia and Jamaica rank globally for state capacity index?
- Indonesia ranks 64th and Jamaica ranks 67th 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.