Poland vs Taiwan: State Capacity Index

Poland
1.43
in 2015
Taiwan
1.46
in 2015
Poland rank
32nd
Taiwan rank
31st

State Capacity Index over time

  • Poland
  • Taiwan
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How they compare

Taiwan currently reports 1.46 against 1.43 in Poland, a difference of 0.03.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 56 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Poland ahead.

Poland ranks 32nd and Taiwan ranks 31st of 166 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Poland averaged higher in 1 and Taiwan in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Poland Taiwan Difference Ahead
1960s 0.5303 0.3214 0.2089 Poland
1970s 0.6065 0.8904 0.2839 Taiwan
1980s 0.8396 1.46 0.6233 Taiwan
1990s 1.37 1.75 0.3746 Taiwan
2000s 1.34 1.57 0.2297 Taiwan
2010s 1.42 1.5 0.0855 Taiwan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher state capacity index, Poland or Taiwan?
Taiwan, at 1.46 against 1.43 in Poland as of 2015.
What is the difference in state capacity index between Poland and Taiwan?
0.03, with Taiwan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Poland and Taiwan?
56 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2015.
How do Poland and Taiwan rank globally for state capacity index?
Poland ranks 32nd and Taiwan ranks 31st 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.