Japan vs Portugal: State Capacity Index

Japan
1.77
in 2015
Portugal
1.77
in 2015
Japan rank
19th
Portugal rank
18th

State Capacity Index over time

  • Japan
  • Portugal
0.511.52196019872015

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 1.77 against 1.77 in Japan, a difference of 0.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 56 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 19th and Portugal ranks 18th of 166 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Portugal Difference Ahead
1960s 1.68 0.6545 1.03 Japan
1970s 1.79 0.8792 0.9076 Japan
1980s 2.02 1.25 0.7698 Japan
1990s 2.05 1.68 0.3671 Japan
2000s 1.81 1.7 0.1124 Japan
2010s 1.82 1.73 0.0812 Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher state capacity index, Japan or Portugal?
Portugal, at 1.77 against 1.77 in Japan as of 2015.
What is the difference in state capacity index between Japan and Portugal?
0, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Portugal?
56 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2015.
How do Japan and Portugal rank globally for state capacity index?
Japan ranks 19th and Portugal ranks 18th 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.