Which has higher state capacity index, Sri Lanka or Uganda?

Uganda, at 0.3691 against 0.3371 in Sri Lanka as of 2015.

How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Uganda?

54 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2015.

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.

Sri Lanka vs Uganda: State Capacity Index

Sri Lanka

0.3371

in 2015

Uganda

0.3691

in 2015

Sri Lanka rank

95th

Uganda rank

92nd

State Capacity Index over time

Sri Lanka
Uganda

How they compare

Uganda currently reports 0.3691 against 0.3371 in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.032.

That makes Uganda's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Sri Lanka ranks 95th and Uganda ranks 92nd of 166 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Sri Lanka averaged higher in 3 and Uganda in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sri Lanka	Uganda	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.2224	-0.5624	0.7849	Sri Lanka
1970s	-0.0191	-1.15	1.13	Sri Lanka
1980s	-0.5723	-1.14	0.5633	Sri Lanka
1990s	-0.3834	-0.2754	0.108	Uganda
2000s	-0.0935	0.1615	0.255	Uganda
2010s	0.2459	0.3409	0.0951	Uganda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher state capacity index, Sri Lanka or Uganda?: Uganda, at 0.3691 against 0.3371 in Sri Lanka as of 2015.
What is the difference in state capacity index between Sri Lanka and Uganda?: 0.032, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Uganda?: 54 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2015.
How do Sri Lanka and Uganda rank globally for state capacity index?: Sri Lanka ranks 95th and Uganda ranks 92nd 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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Sri Lanka vs Uganda: State Capacity Index. Statizoid, drawing on Jonathan Hanson and Rachel Sigman (2021); Population based on various sources (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Retrieved 23 September 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/state-capacity-index/sri-lanka/uganda/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/state-capacity-index/sri-lanka/uganda/">Sri Lanka vs Uganda: State Capacity Index</a> — Statizoid

About this data

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
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

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.