Sweden vs Switzerland: State capacity index
Sweden
2.35
in 2015
Switzerland
2.27
in 2015
Sweden rank
5th
Switzerland rank
8th
State capacity index over time
- Sweden
- Switzerland
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 2.35 against 2.27 in Switzerland, a difference of 0.08.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sweden ahead.
Sweden ranks 5th and Switzerland ranks 8th of 166 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sweden | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.91 | 1.08 | 0.8204 | Sweden |
| 1970s | 2.25 | 1.54 | 0.7098 | Sweden |
| 1980s | 2.45 | 2 | 0.4526 | Sweden |
| 1990s | 2.51 | 2.2 | 0.3169 | Sweden |
| 2000s | 2.34 | 2.15 | 0.1878 | Sweden |
| 2010s | 2.48 | 2.41 | 0.069 | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher state capacity index, Sweden or Switzerland?
- Sweden, at 2.35 against 2.27 in Switzerland as of 2015.
- What is the difference in state capacity index between Sweden and Switzerland?
- 0.08, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Switzerland?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2015.
- How do Sweden and Switzerland rank globally for state capacity index?
- Sweden ranks 5th and Switzerland ranks 8th of 166 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as State capacity index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.