Malawi vs Mozambique: State Capacity Index

Malawi
0.2015
in 2015
Mozambique
0.1894
in 2015
Malawi rank
106th
Mozambique rank
108th

State Capacity Index over time

  • Malawi
  • Mozambique
-1-0.500.5196419892015

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 0.2015 against 0.1894 in Mozambique, a difference of 0.0121.

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

The two have swapped places 4 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Malawi ahead.

Malawi ranks 106th and Mozambique ranks 108th of 166 countries.

Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Mozambique Difference Ahead
1970s -0.2793 -0.7147 0.4354 Malawi
1980s -0.4836 -0.5671 0.0835 Malawi
1990s -0.2866 -0.7606 0.474 Malawi
2000s 0.0126 -0.2838 0.2964 Malawi
2010s 0.2009 0.1557 0.0452 Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher state capacity index, Malawi or Mozambique?
Malawi, at 0.2015 against 0.1894 in Mozambique as of 2015.
What is the difference in state capacity index between Malawi and Mozambique?
0.0121, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Mozambique?
41 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2015.
How do Malawi and Mozambique rank globally for state capacity index?
Malawi ranks 106th and Mozambique ranks 108th 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.