South Korea vs United States: State Capacity Index
South Korea
1.96
in 2015
United States
1.86
in 2015
South Korea rank
15th
United States rank
16th
State Capacity Index over time
- South Korea
- United States
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 1.96 against 1.86 in United States, a difference of 0.101.
That makes South Korea's figure about 1.1 times United States's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1960 it was United States ahead.
South Korea ranks 15th and United States ranks 16th 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.