Jordan vs Panama: State Capacity Index

Jordan
0.4558
in 2015
Panama
0.413
in 2015
Jordan rank
87th
Panama rank
89th

State Capacity Index over time

  • Jordan
  • Panama
-1-0.500.5196019872015

How they compare

Jordan currently reports 0.4558 against 0.413 in Panama, a difference of 0.0428.

That makes Jordan's figure about 1.1 times Panama's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Panama ahead.

Jordan ranks 87th and Panama ranks 89th of 166 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Jordan Panama Difference Ahead
1960s -0.3047 -0.5618 0.2571 Jordan
1970s -0.5058 -0.5849 0.0791 Jordan
1980s -0.4104 -0.4237 0.0133 Jordan
1990s 0.1077 0.0998 0.0078 Jordan
2000s 0.3123 0.088 0.2243 Jordan
2010s 0.4449 0.3311 0.1138 Jordan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher state capacity index, Jordan or Panama?
Jordan, at 0.4558 against 0.413 in Panama as of 2015.
What is the difference in state capacity index between Jordan and Panama?
0.0428, with Jordan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and Panama?
56 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2015.
How do Jordan and Panama rank globally for state capacity index?
Jordan ranks 87th and Panama ranks 89th 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.