State Capacity Index in Estonia
Estonia: State Capacity Index was 1.7 in 2015. ▲ Rising
State Capacity Index in Estonia, 1991–2015
Source: Jonathan Hanson and Rachel Sigman (2021); Population based on various sources (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for state capacity index in Estonia is 1.7, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 15.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, state capacity index in Estonia peaked at 1.7 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.6067, in 1992.
That places Estonia 21st out of 165 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.14 | 0.6067 | 1.49 | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.49 | 1.38 | 1.61 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.62 | 1.54 | 1.7 | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is state capacity index in Estonia?
- State capacity index in Estonia was 1.7 in 2015, according to Jonathan Hanson and Rachel Sigman (2021); Population based on various sources (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest state capacity index recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.7 in 2015.
- What is the lowest state capacity index recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6067 in 1992.
- How does Estonia rank for state capacity index?
- Estonia ranks 21st out of 165 countries with data for 2015.
- Is state capacity index rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Estonia data come from?
- The figures come from Jonathan Hanson and Rachel Sigman (2021); Population based on various sources (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of State Capacity Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.