Morocco vs Rwanda: State Capacity Index

Morocco
0.7204
in 2015
Rwanda
0.7528
in 2015
Morocco rank
59th
Rwanda rank
57th

State Capacity Index over time

  • Morocco
  • Rwanda
-0.500.51196019872015

How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 0.7528 against 0.7204 in Morocco, a difference of 0.0324.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Morocco ahead.

Morocco ranks 59th and Rwanda ranks 57th of 166 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Morocco averaged higher in 5 and Rwanda in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Morocco Rwanda Difference Ahead
1960s -0.4177 -0.4016 0.016 Rwanda
1970s -0.1369 -0.5072 0.3703 Morocco
1980s -0.0929 -0.2651 0.1722 Morocco
1990s 0.4153 -0.0167 0.432 Morocco
2000s 0.687 0.4559 0.2311 Morocco
2010s 0.7083 0.6914 0.0169 Morocco

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher state capacity index, Morocco or Rwanda?
Rwanda, at 0.7528 against 0.7204 in Morocco as of 2015.
What is the difference in state capacity index between Morocco and Rwanda?
0.0324, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Morocco and Rwanda?
55 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2015.
How do Morocco and Rwanda rank globally for state capacity index?
Morocco ranks 59th and Rwanda ranks 57th 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.