Kenya vs Sierra Leone: State Capacity Index
Kenya
-0.0789
in 2015
Sierra Leone
-0.0702
in 2015
Kenya rank
129th
Sierra Leone rank
127th
State Capacity Index over time
- Kenya
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports -0.0702 against -0.0789 in Kenya, a difference of 0.0087.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1963 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Kenya ranks 129th and Sierra Leone ranks 127th of 166 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -0.5822 | -0.6345 | 0.0523 | Kenya |
| 1970s | -0.5137 | -0.8275 | 0.3138 | Kenya |
| 1980s | -0.3578 | -0.9137 | 0.5559 | Kenya |
| 1990s | -0.08 | -1.49 | 1.41 | Kenya |
| 2000s | -0.0783 | -0.8075 | 0.7292 | Kenya |
| 2010s | 0.0232 | -0.1759 | 0.1991 | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher state capacity index, Kenya or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at -0.0702 against -0.0789 in Kenya as of 2015.
- What is the difference in state capacity index between Kenya and Sierra Leone?
- 0.0087, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Sierra Leone?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2015.
- How do Kenya and Sierra Leone rank globally for state capacity index?
- Kenya ranks 129th and Sierra Leone ranks 127th 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.