Mauritania vs Togo: State Capacity Index

Mauritania
-0.1642
in 2015
Togo
-0.1935
in 2015
Mauritania rank
135th
Togo rank
137th

State Capacity Index over time

  • Mauritania
  • Togo
-0.8-0.6-0.4-0.2-00.2196019872015

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports -0.1642 against -0.1935 in Togo, a difference of 0.0293.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Mauritania ahead.

Mauritania ranks 135th and Togo ranks 137th of 166 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 5 and Togo in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania Togo Difference Ahead
1960s -0.3924 -0.5144 0.1219 Mauritania
1970s -0.2295 -0.0842 0.1453 Togo
1980s -0.1565 -0.1931 0.0366 Mauritania
1990s -0.1429 -0.491 0.348 Mauritania
2000s -0.0308 -0.5203 0.4896 Mauritania
2010s -0.1732 -0.3127 0.1396 Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher state capacity index, Mauritania or Togo?
Mauritania, at -0.1642 against -0.1935 in Togo as of 2015.
What is the difference in state capacity index between Mauritania and Togo?
0.0293, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Togo?
56 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2015.
How do Mauritania and Togo rank globally for state capacity index?
Mauritania ranks 135th and Togo ranks 137th 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.