Kyrgyzstan vs Malawi: State Capacity Index

Kyrgyzstan
0.2239
in 2015
Malawi
0.2015
in 2015
Kyrgyzstan rank
104th
Malawi rank
106th

State Capacity Index over time

  • Kyrgyzstan
  • Malawi
-0.75-0.5-0.2500.25196419892015

How they compare

Kyrgyzstan currently reports 0.2239 against 0.2015 in Malawi, a difference of 0.0224.

That makes Kyrgyzstan's figure about 1.1 times Malawi's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Kyrgyzstan ahead.

Kyrgyzstan ranks 104th and Malawi ranks 106th of 166 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Kyrgyzstan averaged higher in 1 and Malawi in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kyrgyzstan Malawi Difference Ahead
1990s -0.3943 -0.264 0.1303 Malawi
2000s -0.1631 0.0126 0.1757 Malawi
2010s 0.2069 0.2009 0.006 Kyrgyzstan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher state capacity index, Kyrgyzstan or Malawi?
Kyrgyzstan, at 0.2239 against 0.2015 in Malawi as of 2015.
What is the difference in state capacity index between Kyrgyzstan and Malawi?
0.0224, with Kyrgyzstan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kyrgyzstan and Malawi?
25 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2015.
How do Kyrgyzstan and Malawi rank globally for state capacity index?
Kyrgyzstan ranks 104th and Malawi ranks 106th 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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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
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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.