State Capacity Index in South Korea
South Korea: State Capacity Index was 1.96 in 2015. ▲ Rising
State Capacity Index in South Korea, 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 South Korea is 1.96, measured in 2015.
The figure is down 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, state capacity index in South Korea peaked at 2.13 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.6437, in 1961.
South Korea ranks 15th of 166 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
State Capacity Index in South Korea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.7866 | — |
| 1961 | 0.6437 | -18.2% |
| 1962 | 0.6438 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.8943 | +38.9% |
| 1964 | 0.7938 | -11.2% |
| 1965 | 0.7895 | -0.5% |
| 1966 | 0.7881 | -0.2% |
| 1967 | 0.871 | +10.5% |
| 1968 | 0.8464 | -2.8% |
| 1969 | 0.9868 | +16.6% |
| 1970 | 1.17 | +18.7% |
| 1971 | 1.44 | +23.0% |
| 1972 | 1.36 | -5.2% |
| 1973 | 1.22 | -10.4% |
| 1974 | 1.26 | +3.4% |
| 1975 | 1.24 | -1.6% |
| 1976 | 1.3 | +4.7% |
| 1977 | 1.31 | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 1.33 | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 1.35 | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 1.45 | +7.1% |
| 1981 | 1.46 | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 1.47 | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 1.46 | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 1.33 | -8.3% |
| 1985 | 1.34 | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 1.24 | -7.4% |
| 1987 | 1.42 | +14.9% |
| 1988 | 1.55 | +9.1% |
| 1989 | 1.6 | +3.1% |
| 1990 | 1.64 | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 1.64 | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 1.94 | +18.3% |
| 1993 | 2.04 | +5.2% |
| 1994 | 2.06 | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 2.08 | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 2.06 | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 1.91 | -7.4% |
| 1998 | 1.93 | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 1.91 | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 1.96 | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 1.95 | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 1.96 | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 2.05 | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 2.1 | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 2.13 | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 2.06 | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 2.09 | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 1.98 | -5.1% |
| 2009 | 1.96 | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 1.92 | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 1.94 | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 1.94 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 1.95 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 1.96 | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 1.96 | +0.0% |
South Korea compared with similar countries
- South Korea's 1.96 is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.59, 1.2× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- South Korea's 1.96 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.6617, 3.0× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where State Capacity Index in South Korea 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | +38.9% | 0.6438 | 0.8943 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8044 | 0.6437 | 0.9868 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.3 | 1.17 | 1.44 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.43 | 1.24 | 1.6 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.92 | 1.64 | 2.08 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.02 | 1.95 | 2.13 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.95 | 1.92 | 1.96 | 6 |
Countries ranked near South Korea
More reference data data for South Korea
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9638 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.9281 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2074 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 4.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.17 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 19.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.13 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is state capacity index in South Korea?
- State capacity index in South Korea was 1.96 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 South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 2.13 in 2005.
- What is the lowest state capacity index recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6437 in 1961.
- How does South Korea rank for state capacity index?
- South Korea ranks 15th out of 166 countries with data for 2015.
- Is state capacity index rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Korea 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.