Nepal vs Venezuela: State Capacity Index
Nepal
-0.0274
in 2015
Venezuela
-0.026
in 2015
Nepal rank
124th
Venezuela rank
123rd
State Capacity Index over time
- Nepal
- Venezuela
How they compare
Venezuela currently reports -0.026 against -0.0274 in Nepal, a difference of 0.0014.
Across all 56 years both countries report, Venezuela has been ahead every year.
Nepal ranks 124th and Venezuela ranks 123rd of 166 countries.
Venezuela has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nepal | Venezuela | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -0.7626 | 0.5294 | 1.29 | Venezuela |
| 1970s | -0.7651 | 0.8256 | 1.59 | Venezuela |
| 1980s | -0.6107 | 0.2686 | 0.8793 | Venezuela |
| 1990s | -0.4895 | 0.2601 | 0.7496 | Venezuela |
| 2000s | -0.3948 | 0.216 | 0.6108 | Venezuela |
| 2010s | -0.1413 | 0.0521 | 0.1934 | Venezuela |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher state capacity index, Nepal or Venezuela?
- Venezuela, at -0.026 against -0.0274 in Nepal as of 2015.
- What is the difference in state capacity index between Nepal and Venezuela?
- 0.0014, with Venezuela ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Venezuela?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2015.
- How do Nepal and Venezuela rank globally for state capacity index?
- Nepal ranks 124th and Venezuela ranks 123rd 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.