Kazakhstan vs Malaysia: State Capacity Index
Kazakhstan
0.8113
in 2015
Malaysia
0.8117
in 2015
Kazakhstan rank
52nd
Malaysia rank
51st
State Capacity Index over time
- Kazakhstan
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 0.8117 against 0.8113 in Kazakhstan, a difference of 0.0004.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Kazakhstan ahead.
Kazakhstan ranks 52nd and Malaysia ranks 51st of 166 countries.
Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kazakhstan | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0914 | 0.5827 | 0.4913 | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 0.6562 | 0.6949 | 0.0388 | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 0.8113 | 0.8561 | 0.0448 | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher state capacity index, Kazakhstan or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 0.8117 against 0.8113 in Kazakhstan as of 2015.
- What is the difference in state capacity index between Kazakhstan and Malaysia?
- 0.0004, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kazakhstan and Malaysia?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2015.
- How do Kazakhstan and Malaysia rank globally for state capacity index?
- Kazakhstan ranks 52nd and Malaysia ranks 51st 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.