Nepal vs Sierra Leone: State Capacity Index

Nepal
-0.0274
in 2015
Sierra Leone
-0.0702
in 2015
Nepal rank
124th
Sierra Leone rank
127th

State Capacity Index over time

  • Nepal
  • Sierra Leone
-1.5-1-0.50196019872015

How they compare

Nepal currently reports -0.0274 against -0.0702 in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.0428.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Nepal ranks 124th and Sierra Leone ranks 127th of 166 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Nepal averaged higher in 5 and Sierra Leone in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nepal Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1960s -0.7292 -0.6471 0.0821 Sierra Leone
1970s -0.7651 -0.8275 0.0624 Nepal
1980s -0.6107 -0.9137 0.303 Nepal
1990s -0.4895 -1.49 1 Nepal
2000s -0.3948 -0.8075 0.4127 Nepal
2010s -0.1413 -0.1759 0.0346 Nepal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher state capacity index, Nepal or Sierra Leone?
Nepal, at -0.0274 against -0.0702 in Sierra Leone as of 2015.
What is the difference in state capacity index between Nepal and Sierra Leone?
0.0428, with Nepal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Sierra Leone?
55 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2015.
How do Nepal and Sierra Leone rank globally for state capacity index?
Nepal ranks 124th and Sierra Leone ranks 127th 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.