Mexico vs Mongolia: State Capacity Index
Mexico
0.6593
in 2015
Mongolia
0.649
in 2015
Mexico rank
65th
Mongolia rank
67th
State Capacity Index over time
- Mexico
- Mongolia
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 0.6593 against 0.649 in Mongolia, a difference of 0.0103.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Mexico ahead.
Mexico ranks 65th and Mongolia ranks 67th of 166 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 3 and Mongolia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Mongolia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -0.0708 | -0.0393 | 0.0315 | Mongolia |
| 1970s | 0.1767 | 0.217 | 0.0403 | Mongolia |
| 1980s | 0.414 | 0.2932 | 0.1208 | Mexico |
| 1990s | 0.6887 | 0.5591 | 0.1296 | Mexico |
| 2000s | 0.7048 | 0.5271 | 0.1777 | Mexico |
| 2010s | 0.6697 | 0.7076 | 0.0379 | Mongolia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher state capacity index, Mexico or Mongolia?
- Mexico, at 0.6593 against 0.649 in Mongolia as of 2015.
- What is the difference in state capacity index between Mexico and Mongolia?
- 0.0103, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Mongolia?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2015.
- How do Mexico and Mongolia rank globally for state capacity index?
- Mexico ranks 65th and Mongolia ranks 67th 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.