Rwanda vs Vietnam: State Capacity Index

Rwanda
0.7528
in 2015
Vietnam
0.7557
in 2015
Rwanda rank
57th
Vietnam rank
56th

State Capacity Index over time

  • Rwanda
  • Vietnam
-0.500.51196119882015

How they compare

Vietnam currently reports 0.7557 against 0.7528 in Rwanda, a difference of 0.0029.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Vietnam ahead.

Rwanda ranks 57th and Vietnam ranks 56th of 166 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Rwanda averaged higher in 2 and Vietnam in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Rwanda Vietnam Difference Ahead
1970s -0.5739 -0.3221 0.2518 Vietnam
1980s -0.2651 -0.094 0.171 Vietnam
1990s -0.0167 0.0787 0.0954 Vietnam
2000s 0.4559 0.4386 0.0173 Rwanda
2010s 0.6914 0.6382 0.0532 Rwanda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher state capacity index, Rwanda or Vietnam?
Vietnam, at 0.7557 against 0.7528 in Rwanda as of 2015.
What is the difference in state capacity index between Rwanda and Vietnam?
0.0029, with Vietnam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Vietnam?
40 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2015.
How do Rwanda and Vietnam rank globally for state capacity index?
Rwanda ranks 57th and Vietnam ranks 56th 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.