State Capacity Index in Israel
Israel: State Capacity Index was 1.75 in 2015. ▲ Rising
State Capacity Index in Israel, 1960–2015
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 Israel is 1.75, measured in 2015.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, state capacity index in Israel peaked at 1.99 in 1979 and was at its lowest, 0.5296, in 1963.
Israel ranks 20th of 166 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
State Capacity Index in Israel, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.6393 | — |
| 1961 | 0.6595 | +3.2% |
| 1962 | 0.6543 | -0.8% |
| 1963 | 0.5296 | -19.1% |
| 1964 | 0.6567 | +24.0% |
| 1965 | 0.6891 | +4.9% |
| 1966 | 0.7774 | +12.8% |
| 1967 | 0.8676 | +11.6% |
| 1968 | 0.9024 | +4.0% |
| 1969 | 0.9282 | +2.9% |
| 1970 | 1.09 | +17.3% |
| 1971 | 1.11 | +1.9% |
| 1972 | 1.24 | +11.5% |
| 1973 | 1.24 | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 1.38 | +11.5% |
| 1975 | 1.51 | +9.6% |
| 1976 | 1.57 | +4.0% |
| 1977 | 1.62 | +3.2% |
| 1978 | 1.89 | +16.8% |
| 1979 | 1.99 | +5.2% |
| 1980 | 1.91 | -4.3% |
| 1981 | 1.91 | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 1.98 | +3.3% |
| 1983 | 1.94 | -2.1% |
| 1984 | 1.56 | -19.3% |
| 1985 | 1.67 | +6.6% |
| 1986 | 1.65 | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 1.66 | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 1.51 | -8.9% |
| 1989 | 1.35 | -10.4% |
| 1990 | 1.35 | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 1.48 | +9.6% |
| 1992 | 1.92 | +30.0% |
| 1993 | 1.95 | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 1.97 | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 1.93 | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 1.92 | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 1.94 | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 1.93 | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 1.91 | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 1.95 | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 1.94 | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 1.91 | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 1.88 | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 1.88 | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 1.9 | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 1.94 | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 1.95 | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 1.92 | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 1.86 | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 1.81 | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 1.83 | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 1.82 | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 1.76 | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 1.78 | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 1.75 | -1.2% |
Israel compared with similar countries
- Israel's 1.75 is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.59, 1.1× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Israel's 1.75 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.2707, 6.5× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where State Capacity Index in Israel 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +30.0% | 1.48 | 1.92 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7304 | 0.5296 | 0.9282 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.46 | 1.09 | 1.99 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.71 | 1.35 | 1.98 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.83 | 1.35 | 1.97 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.91 | 1.86 | 1.95 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.79 | 1.75 | 1.83 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Israel
More reference data data for Israel
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0882 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3364 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.719 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0191 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.719 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2959 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1891 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.104 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is state capacity index in Israel?
- State capacity index in Israel was 1.75 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 Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 1.99 in 1979.
- What is the lowest state capacity index recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5296 in 1963.
- How does Israel rank for state capacity index?
- Israel ranks 20th out of 166 countries with data for 2015.
- Is state capacity index rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Israel 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.