Qatar vs Turkey: State Capacity Index

Qatar
0.9509
in 2015
Turkey
1
in 2015
Qatar rank
43rd
Turkey rank
41st

State Capacity Index over time

  • Qatar
  • Turkey
-1-0.500.511.5196019872015

How they compare

Turkey currently reports 1 against 0.9509 in Qatar, a difference of 0.0491.

That makes Turkey's figure about 1.1 times Qatar's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Turkey ahead.

Qatar ranks 43rd and Turkey ranks 41st of 166 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Qatar averaged higher in 1 and Turkey in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Qatar Turkey Difference Ahead
1970s 0.3345 0.8673 0.5328 Turkey
1980s 0.4139 0.8241 0.4103 Turkey
1990s 0.7701 0.9799 0.2097 Turkey
2000s 1.4 1.23 0.1736 Qatar
2010s 1.1 1.24 0.1334 Turkey

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher state capacity index, Qatar or Turkey?
Turkey, at 1 against 0.9509 in Qatar as of 2015.
What is the difference in state capacity index between Qatar and Turkey?
0.0491, with Turkey ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Qatar and Turkey?
45 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2015.
How do Qatar and Turkey rank globally for state capacity index?
Qatar ranks 43rd and Turkey ranks 41st 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.