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
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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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.