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
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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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.