Jordan vs USSR: State Capacity Index
Jordan
0.4558
in 2015
USSR
0.4764
in 1991
Jordan rank
87th
USSR rank
85th
State Capacity Index over time
- Jordan
- USSR
How they compare
USSR currently reports 0.4764 against 0.4558 in Jordan, a difference of 0.0206.
Across all 32 years both countries report, USSR has been ahead every year.
Jordan ranks 87th and USSR ranks 85th of 166 countries.
USSR has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jordan | USSR | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -0.3047 | 0.5387 | 0.8434 | USSR |
| 1970s | -0.5058 | 0.6445 | 1.15 | USSR |
| 1980s | -0.4104 | 0.6109 | 1.02 | USSR |
| 1990s | -0.1653 | 0.5112 | 0.6765 | USSR |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher state capacity index, Jordan or USSR?
- USSR, at 0.4764 against 0.4558 in Jordan as of 1991.
- What is the difference in state capacity index between Jordan and USSR?
- 0.0206, with USSR ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and USSR?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 1991.
- How do Jordan and USSR rank globally for state capacity index?
- Jordan ranks 87th and USSR ranks 85th 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.