Which has higher state capacity index, Namibia or United Arab Emirates?

United Arab Emirates, at 0.7112 against 0.6551 in Namibia as of 2015.

What is the difference in state capacity index between Namibia and United Arab Emirates?

0.0561, with United Arab Emirates ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and United Arab Emirates?

26 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2015.

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.

Namibia vs United Arab Emirates: State Capacity Index

Namibia

0.6551

in 2015

United Arab Emirates

0.7112

in 2015

Namibia rank

66th

United Arab Emirates rank

63rd

State Capacity Index over time

Namibia
United Arab Emirates

How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 0.7112 against 0.6551 in Namibia, a difference of 0.0561.

That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 1.1 times Namibia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1990 it was United Arab Emirates ahead.

Namibia ranks 66th and United Arab Emirates ranks 63rd of 166 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 2 and United Arab Emirates in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Namibia	United Arab Emirates	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.8401	0.6739	0.1662	Namibia
2000s	0.7554	0.2673	0.4881	Namibia
2010s	0.6859	1.09	0.4004	United Arab Emirates

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher state capacity index, Namibia or United Arab Emirates?: United Arab Emirates, at 0.7112 against 0.6551 in Namibia as of 2015.
What is the difference in state capacity index between Namibia and United Arab Emirates?: 0.0561, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and United Arab Emirates?: 26 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2015.
How do Namibia and United Arab Emirates rank globally for state capacity index?: Namibia ranks 66th and United Arab Emirates ranks 63rd 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
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

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.