Senegal vs Zimbabwe: State Capacity Index
Senegal
0.2706
in 2015
Zimbabwe
0.2965
in 2015
Senegal rank
100th
Zimbabwe rank
97th
State Capacity Index over time
- Senegal
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 0.2965 against 0.2706 in Senegal, a difference of 0.0259.
That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.1 times Senegal's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Senegal ahead.
Senegal ranks 100th and Zimbabwe ranks 97th of 166 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Senegal averaged higher in 3 and Zimbabwe in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Senegal | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | -0.3837 | -0.817 | 0.4332 | Senegal |
| 1980s | -0.214 | 0.5938 | 0.8078 | Zimbabwe |
| 1990s | -0.2115 | 0.8203 | 1.03 | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 0.1513 | 0.0775 | 0.0738 | Senegal |
| 2010s | 0.2054 | 0.1035 | 0.1019 | Senegal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher state capacity index, Senegal or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 0.2965 against 0.2706 in Senegal as of 2015.
- What is the difference in state capacity index between Senegal and Zimbabwe?
- 0.0259, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Senegal and Zimbabwe?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2015.
- How do Senegal and Zimbabwe rank globally for state capacity index?
- Senegal ranks 100th and Zimbabwe ranks 97th 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.