Kuwait vs Laos: State capacity index
Kuwait
0.2707
in 2015
Laos
0.2661
in 2015
Kuwait rank
99th
Laos rank
101st
State capacity index over time
- Kuwait
- Laos
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 0.2707 against 0.2661 in Laos, a difference of 0.0046.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1963 it was Kuwait ahead.
Kuwait ranks 99th and Laos ranks 101st of 166 countries.
Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7408 | -0.9637 | 1.7 | Kuwait |
| 1970s | 0.9975 | -0.7297 | 1.73 | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 0.3217 | -0.4993 | 0.821 | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 0.1853 | -0.2261 | 0.4113 | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 0.2265 | -0.2132 | 0.4398 | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 0.3304 | 0.1212 | 0.2092 | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher state capacity index, Kuwait or Laos?
- Kuwait, at 0.2707 against 0.2661 in Laos as of 2015.
- What is the difference in state capacity index between Kuwait and Laos?
- 0.0046, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Laos?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2015.
- How do Kuwait and Laos rank globally for state capacity index?
- Kuwait ranks 99th and Laos ranks 101st of 166 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as State capacity index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.