Mongolia vs Namibia: State Capacity Index

Mongolia
0.649
in 2015
Namibia
0.6551
in 2015
Mongolia rank
67th
Namibia rank
66th

State Capacity Index over time

  • Mongolia
  • Namibia
-0.2500.250.50.751196019872015

How they compare

Namibia currently reports 0.6551 against 0.649 in Mongolia, a difference of 0.0061.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Mongolia ahead.

Mongolia ranks 67th and Namibia ranks 66th of 166 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Mongolia averaged higher in 1 and Namibia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mongolia Namibia Difference Ahead
1990s 0.5591 0.8401 0.281 Namibia
2000s 0.5271 0.7554 0.2282 Namibia
2010s 0.7076 0.6859 0.0216 Mongolia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher state capacity index, Mongolia or Namibia?
Namibia, at 0.6551 against 0.649 in Mongolia as of 2015.
What is the difference in state capacity index between Mongolia and Namibia?
0.0061, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mongolia and Namibia?
26 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2015.
How do Mongolia and Namibia rank globally for state capacity index?
Mongolia ranks 67th and Namibia ranks 66th 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.