South Korea vs Portugal: State Capacity Index
South Korea
1.96
in 2015
Portugal
1.77
in 2015
South Korea rank
15th
Portugal rank
18th
State Capacity Index over time
- South Korea
- Portugal
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 1.96 against 1.77 in Portugal, a difference of 0.19.
That makes South Korea's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1960 it was South Korea ahead.
South Korea ranks 15th and Portugal ranks 18th of 165 countries.
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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.