Indonesia vs Philippines: State Capacity Index

Indonesia
0.6743
in 2015
Philippines
0.7146
in 2015
Indonesia rank
64th
Philippines rank
61st

State Capacity Index over time

  • Indonesia
  • Philippines
-1.5-1-0.500.51196019872015

How they compare

Philippines currently reports 0.7146 against 0.6743 in Indonesia, a difference of 0.0403.

That makes Philippines's figure about 1.1 times Indonesia's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Philippines ahead.

Indonesia ranks 64th and Philippines ranks 61st of 166 countries.

Philippines has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Indonesia Philippines Difference Ahead
1960s -0.9136 -0.1281 0.7854 Philippines
1970s -0.2873 -0.2065 0.0807 Philippines
1980s -0.3427 -0.3034 0.0393 Philippines
1990s -0.1645 0.4049 0.5694 Philippines
2000s 0.4264 0.5328 0.1064 Philippines
2010s 0.616 0.7172 0.1012 Philippines

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher state capacity index, Indonesia or Philippines?
Philippines, at 0.7146 against 0.6743 in Indonesia as of 2015.
What is the difference in state capacity index between Indonesia and Philippines?
0.0403, with Philippines ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Philippines?
56 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2015.
How do Indonesia and Philippines rank globally for state capacity index?
Indonesia ranks 64th and Philippines ranks 61st 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.