Israel vs Japan: State Capacity Index

Israel
1.75
in 2015
Japan
1.77
in 2015
Israel rank
20th
Japan rank
19th

State Capacity Index over time

  • Israel
  • Japan
0.511.52196019872015

How they compare

Japan currently reports 1.77 against 1.75 in Israel, a difference of 0.02.

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

Israel ranks 20th and Japan ranks 19th of 166 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Israel averaged higher in 1 and Japan in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Israel Japan Difference Ahead
1960s 0.7304 1.68 0.9538 Japan
1970s 1.46 1.79 0.3229 Japan
1980s 1.71 2.02 0.3114 Japan
1990s 1.83 2.05 0.2198 Japan
2000s 1.91 1.81 0.0989 Israel
2010s 1.79 1.82 0.0242 Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher state capacity index, Israel or Japan?
Japan, at 1.77 against 1.75 in Israel as of 2015.
What is the difference in state capacity index between Israel and Japan?
0.02, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Japan?
56 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2015.
How do Israel and Japan rank globally for state capacity index?
Israel ranks 20th and Japan ranks 19th 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.