State Capacity Index in Honduras

Honduras: State Capacity Index was 0.3418 in 2015. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2015)
0.3418
Change on year
up 37.8%
World rank
94th
of 166 countries
All-time high
0.3418
in 2015
All-time low
-0.6489
in 1960
Years of data
56
1960–2015

State Capacity Index in Honduras, 1960–2015

-0.6-0.4-0.2-00.20.4196019872015

Source: Jonathan Hanson and Rachel Sigman (2021); Population based on various sources (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2015, state capacity index in Honduras stood at 0.3418. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 37.8% on the previous year and up 289.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, state capacity index in Honduras peaked at 0.3418 in 2015 and was at its lowest, -0.6489, in 1960.

Honduras ranks 94th of 166 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

State Capacity Index in Honduras, year by year

Annual values for State Capacity Index in Honduras, 1960 to 2015.
Year Value Change
1960 -0.6489
1961 -0.5164 -20.4%
1962 -0.5199 +0.7%
1963 -0.3742 -28.0%
1964 -0.3351 -10.4%
1965 -0.3243 -3.2%
1966 -0.3366 +3.8%
1967 -0.3293 -2.2%
1968 -0.3408 +3.5%
1969 -0.3236 -5.0%
1970 -0.3318 +2.5%
1971 -0.4505 +35.8%
1972 -0.4429 -1.7%
1973 -0.4371 -1.3%
1974 -0.3283 -24.9%
1975 -0.2992 -8.9%
1976 -0.3874 +29.5%
1977 -0.4109 +6.1%
1978 -0.3432 -16.5%
1979 -0.3262 -5.0%
1980 -0.2135 -34.5%
1981 -0.3224 +51.0%
1982 -0.2579 -20.0%
1983 -0.2775 +7.6%
1984 -0.4597 +65.7%
1985 -0.331 -28.0%
1986 -0.337 +1.8%
1987 -0.306 -9.2%
1988 -0.1663 -45.7%
1989 -0.1301 -21.8%
1990 -0.1436 +10.4%
1991 -0.149 +3.8%
1992 -0.0819 -45.0%
1993 -0.0585 -28.6%
1994 -0.079 +35.0%
1995 0.003 -103.8%
1996 0.0057 +88.0%
1997 -0.0272 -576.5%
1998 -0.0897 +229.5%
1999 -0.0414 -53.9%
2000 -0.1666 +302.8%
2001 -0.1028 -38.3%
2002 -0.0927 -9.8%
2003 -0.0856 -7.7%
2004 0.0274 -132.0%
2005 0.0878 +220.0%
2006 0.078 -11.2%
2007 0.1796 +130.2%
2008 0.1594 -11.2%
2009 0.2096 +31.5%
2010 0.2567 +22.5%
2011 0.2749 +7.1%
2012 0.1889 -31.3%
2013 0.1324 -29.9%
2014 0.2481 +87.4%
2015 0.3418 +37.8%

Honduras compared with similar countries

  • Honduras's 0.3418 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0123, 27.9× the median. (43 countries reporting)
  • Honduras's 0.3418 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.5648, 61% of the median. (24 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where State Capacity Index in Honduras changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1997 -576.5% 0.0057 -0.0272
2000 -302.8% -0.0414 -0.1666
1998 -229.5% -0.0272 -0.0897
2005 +220.0% 0.0274 0.0878

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s -0.4049 -0.6489 -0.3236 10
1970s -0.3757 -0.4505 -0.2992 10
1980s -0.2801 -0.4597 -0.1301 10
1990s -0.0662 -0.149 0.0057 10
2000s 0.0294 -0.1666 0.2096 10
2010s 0.2405 0.1324 0.3418 6

Countries ranked near Honduras

  1. 91 Tanzania 0.3776 compare
  2. 92 Uganda 0.3691 compare
  3. 93 Zambia 0.3532 compare
  4. 95 Sri Lanka 0.3371 compare
  5. 96 Ukraine 0.3095 compare
  6. 97 Zimbabwe 0.2965 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is state capacity index in Honduras?
State capacity index in Honduras was 0.3418 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 Honduras?
The highest recorded value was 0.3418 in 2015.
What is the lowest state capacity index recorded in Honduras?
The lowest recorded value was -0.6489 in 1960.
How does Honduras rank for state capacity index?
Honduras ranks 94th out of 166 countries with data for 2015.
Is state capacity index rising or falling in Honduras?
Over the last ten years it is up 289.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Honduras 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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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
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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.