Morocco vs Vietnam: State Capacity Index

Morocco
0.7204
in 2015
Vietnam
0.7557
in 2015
Morocco rank
59th
Vietnam rank
56th

State Capacity Index over time

  • Morocco
  • Vietnam
-0.500.51196019872015

How they compare

Vietnam currently reports 0.7557 against 0.7204 in Morocco, a difference of 0.0353.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Morocco ahead.

Morocco ranks 59th and Vietnam ranks 56th of 166 countries.

Morocco has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Morocco Vietnam Difference Ahead
1970s -0.0576 -0.3221 0.2644 Morocco
1980s -0.0929 -0.094 0.0012 Morocco
1990s 0.4153 0.0787 0.3366 Morocco
2000s 0.687 0.4386 0.2484 Morocco
2010s 0.7083 0.6382 0.0701 Morocco

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher state capacity index, Morocco or Vietnam?
Vietnam, at 0.7557 against 0.7204 in Morocco as of 2015.
What is the difference in state capacity index between Morocco and Vietnam?
0.0353, with Vietnam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Morocco and Vietnam?
40 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2015.
How do Morocco and Vietnam rank globally for state capacity index?
Morocco ranks 59th and Vietnam ranks 56th 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.