Kenya vs Uzbekistan: State Capacity Index
Kenya
-0.0789
in 2015
Uzbekistan
-0.0795
in 2015
Kenya rank
129th
Uzbekistan rank
131st
State Capacity Index over time
- Kenya
- Uzbekistan
How they compare
Kenya currently reports -0.0789 against -0.0795 in Uzbekistan, a difference of 0.0006.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 129th and Uzbekistan ranks 131st of 166 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Uzbekistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.0576 | -0.3332 | 0.2756 | Kenya |
| 2000s | -0.0783 | -0.3037 | 0.2254 | Kenya |
| 2010s | 0.0232 | -0.1153 | 0.1384 | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher state capacity index, Kenya or Uzbekistan?
- Kenya, at -0.0789 against -0.0795 in Uzbekistan as of 2015.
- What is the difference in state capacity index between Kenya and Uzbekistan?
- 0.0006, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Uzbekistan?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2015.
- How do Kenya and Uzbekistan rank globally for state capacity index?
- Kenya ranks 129th and Uzbekistan ranks 131st 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.