Peru vs Rwanda: State Capacity Index

Peru
0.7907
in 2015
Rwanda
0.7528
in 2015
Peru rank
54th
Rwanda rank
57th

State Capacity Index over time

  • Peru
  • Rwanda
-0.500.51196019872015

How they compare

Peru currently reports 0.7907 against 0.7528 in Rwanda, a difference of 0.0379.

That makes Peru's figure about 1.1 times Rwanda's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Peru ahead.

Peru ranks 54th and Rwanda ranks 57th of 166 countries.

Peru has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Peru Rwanda Difference Ahead
1960s 0.3628 -0.4016 0.7645 Peru
1970s -0.0412 -0.5072 0.466 Peru
1980s -0.0911 -0.2651 0.174 Peru
1990s 0.032 -0.0167 0.0487 Peru
2000s 0.5999 0.4559 0.144 Peru
2010s 0.7559 0.6914 0.0645 Peru

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher state capacity index, Peru or Rwanda?
Peru, at 0.7907 against 0.7528 in Rwanda as of 2015.
What is the difference in state capacity index between Peru and Rwanda?
0.0379, with Peru ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Rwanda?
55 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2015.
How do Peru and Rwanda rank globally for state capacity index?
Peru ranks 54th and Rwanda ranks 57th 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.