Which has higher state capacity index, Israel or United Kingdom?

United Kingdom, at 1.78 against 1.75 in Israel as of 2015.

What is the difference in state capacity index between Israel and United Kingdom?

0.03, with United Kingdom ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and United Kingdom?

56 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2015.

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.

Israel vs United Kingdom: State Capacity Index

Israel

1.75

in 2015

United Kingdom

1.78

in 2015

Israel rank

20th

United Kingdom rank

17th

State Capacity Index over time

Israel
United Kingdom

How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 1.78 against 1.75 in Israel, a difference of 0.03.

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

Israel ranks 20th and United Kingdom ranks 17th of 166 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Israel averaged higher in 4 and United Kingdom in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Israel	United Kingdom	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.7304	1.11	0.3841	United Kingdom
1970s	1.46	1.45	0.0109	Israel
1980s	1.71	1.52	0.195	Israel
1990s	1.83	1.78	0.0458	Israel
2000s	1.91	1.88	0.0343	Israel
2010s	1.79	1.82	0.0273	United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher state capacity index, Israel or United Kingdom?: United Kingdom, at 1.78 against 1.75 in Israel as of 2015.
What is the difference in state capacity index between Israel and United Kingdom?: 0.03, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and United Kingdom?: 56 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2015.
How do Israel and United Kingdom rank globally for state capacity index?: Israel ranks 20th and United Kingdom ranks 17th 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
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

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.