Iraq vs Madagascar: State Capacity Index
Iraq
-0.6327
in 2015
Madagascar
-0.6381
in 2015
Iraq rank
149th
Madagascar rank
150th
State Capacity Index over time
- Iraq
- Madagascar
How they compare
Iraq currently reports -0.6327 against -0.6381 in Madagascar, a difference of 0.0054.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Iraq ahead.
Iraq ranks 149th and Madagascar ranks 150th of 166 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 4 and Madagascar in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -0.2416 | -0.9696 | 0.7279 | Iraq |
| 1970s | -0.0075 | -0.9441 | 0.9366 | Iraq |
| 1980s | 0.1352 | -0.7091 | 0.8443 | Iraq |
| 1990s | -0.3516 | -0.9084 | 0.5568 | Iraq |
| 2000s | -0.8336 | -0.511 | 0.3226 | Madagascar |
| 2010s | -0.7014 | -0.6681 | 0.0333 | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher state capacity index, Iraq or Madagascar?
- Iraq, at -0.6327 against -0.6381 in Madagascar as of 2015.
- What is the difference in state capacity index between Iraq and Madagascar?
- 0.0054, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Madagascar?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2015.
- How do Iraq and Madagascar rank globally for state capacity index?
- Iraq ranks 149th and Madagascar ranks 150th 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.