Tanzania vs Zambia: State Capacity Index
Tanzania
0.3776
in 2015
Zambia
0.3532
in 2015
Tanzania rank
91st
Zambia rank
93rd
State Capacity Index over time
- Tanzania
- Zambia
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports 0.3776 against 0.3532 in Zambia, a difference of 0.0244.
That makes Tanzania's figure about 1.1 times Zambia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Zambia ahead.
Tanzania ranks 91st and Zambia ranks 93rd of 166 countries.
Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Tanzania | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -0.6949 | 0.3024 | 0.9973 | Zambia |
| 1970s | -0.3357 | 0.6036 | 0.9393 | Zambia |
| 1980s | -0.1429 | 0.3963 | 0.5392 | Zambia |
| 1990s | 0.0069 | 0.4585 | 0.4516 | Zambia |
| 2000s | 0.1686 | 0.4551 | 0.2865 | Zambia |
| 2010s | 0.3106 | 0.3444 | 0.0338 | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher state capacity index, Tanzania or Zambia?
- Tanzania, at 0.3776 against 0.3532 in Zambia as of 2015.
- What is the difference in state capacity index between Tanzania and Zambia?
- 0.0244, with Tanzania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Tanzania and Zambia?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2015.
- How do Tanzania and Zambia rank globally for state capacity index?
- Tanzania ranks 91st and Zambia ranks 93rd 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.