Nepal vs Pakistan: State Capacity Index
Nepal
-0.0274
in 2015
Pakistan
0.0124
in 2015
Nepal rank
124th
Pakistan rank
121st
State Capacity Index over time
- Nepal
- Pakistan
How they compare
Pakistan currently reports 0.0124 against -0.0274 in Nepal, a difference of 0.0398.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Pakistan ahead.
Nepal ranks 124th and Pakistan ranks 121st of 166 countries.
Pakistan has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nepal | Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -0.7626 | -0.1033 | 0.6594 | Pakistan |
| 1970s | -0.7651 | -0.1125 | 0.6526 | Pakistan |
| 1980s | -0.6107 | -0.2179 | 0.3928 | Pakistan |
| 1990s | -0.4895 | -0.2938 | 0.1956 | Pakistan |
| 2000s | -0.3948 | 0.109 | 0.5038 | Pakistan |
| 2010s | -0.1413 | 0.0258 | 0.167 | Pakistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher state capacity index, Nepal or Pakistan?
- Pakistan, at 0.0124 against -0.0274 in Nepal as of 2015.
- What is the difference in state capacity index between Nepal and Pakistan?
- 0.0398, with Pakistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Pakistan?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2015.
- How do Nepal and Pakistan rank globally for state capacity index?
- Nepal ranks 124th and Pakistan ranks 121st 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.