Mali vs Mauritania: State Capacity Index
Mali
-0.165
in 2015
Mauritania
-0.1642
in 2015
Mali rank
136th
Mauritania rank
135th
State Capacity Index over time
- Mali
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports -0.1642 against -0.165 in Mali, a difference of 0.0008.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Mauritania ahead.
Mali ranks 136th and Mauritania ranks 135th of 166 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Mali averaged higher in 1 and Mauritania in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mali | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -0.575 | -0.3924 | 0.1825 | Mauritania |
| 1970s | -0.465 | -0.2295 | 0.2355 | Mauritania |
| 1980s | -0.8299 | -0.1565 | 0.6734 | Mauritania |
| 1990s | -0.59 | -0.1429 | 0.4471 | Mauritania |
| 2000s | -0.3251 | -0.0308 | 0.2944 | Mauritania |
| 2010s | -0.1615 | -0.1732 | 0.0116 | Mali |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher state capacity index, Mali or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at -0.1642 against -0.165 in Mali as of 2015.
- What is the difference in state capacity index between Mali and Mauritania?
- 0.0008, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Mauritania?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2015.
- How do Mali and Mauritania rank globally for state capacity index?
- Mali ranks 136th and Mauritania ranks 135th 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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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.