Which has higher state capacity index, Korea, Dem. People's Rep. or Mozambique?

Korea, Dem. People's Rep., at 0.1979 against 0.1894 in Mozambique as of 2015.

What is the difference in state capacity index between Korea, Dem. People's Rep. and Mozambique?

0.0085, with Korea, Dem. People's Rep. ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Korea, Dem. People's Rep. and Mozambique?

41 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2015.

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.

Korea, Dem. People's Rep. vs Mozambique: State Capacity Index

Korea, Dem. People's Rep.

0.1979

in 2015

Mozambique

0.1894

in 2015

Korea, Dem. People's Rep. rank

106th

Mozambique rank

107th

State Capacity Index over time

Korea, Dem. People's Rep.
Mozambique

How they compare

Korea, Dem. People's Rep. currently reports 0.1979 against 0.1894 in Mozambique, a difference of 0.0085.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Korea, Dem. People's Rep. ahead.

Korea, Dem. People's Rep. ranks 106th and Mozambique ranks 107th of 165 countries.

Korea, Dem. People's Rep. has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Korea, Dem. People's Rep.	Mozambique	Difference	Ahead
1970s	-0.4613	-0.7147	0.2535	Korea, Dem. People's Rep.
1980s	-0.2846	-0.5671	0.2825	Korea, Dem. People's Rep.
1990s	-0.0336	-0.7606	0.727	Korea, Dem. People's Rep.
2000s	0.1184	-0.2838	0.4022	Korea, Dem. People's Rep.
2010s	0.216	0.1557	0.0603	Korea, Dem. People's Rep.

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher state capacity index, Korea, Dem. People's Rep. or Mozambique?: Korea, Dem. People's Rep., at 0.1979 against 0.1894 in Mozambique as of 2015.
What is the difference in state capacity index between Korea, Dem. People's Rep. and Mozambique?: 0.0085, with Korea, Dem. People's Rep. ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea, Dem. People's Rep. and Mozambique?: 41 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2015.
How do Korea, Dem. People's Rep. and Mozambique rank globally for state capacity index?: Korea, Dem. People's Rep. ranks 106th and Mozambique ranks 107th of 165 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

Indicator: State Capacity Index
Source: Jonathan Hanson and Rachel Sigman (2021); Population based on various sources (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 166 places, 8,015 data points, 1960–2015
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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.