State Capacity Index in Lithuania
Lithuania: State Capacity Index was 1.49 in 2015. ▲ Rising
State Capacity Index in Lithuania, 1991–2015
Source: Jonathan Hanson and Rachel Sigman (2021); Population based on various sources (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Lithuania recorded 1.49 for state capacity index in 2015.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, state capacity index in Lithuania peaked at 1.5 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.697, in 1992.
Lithuania ranks 29th of 165 countries on this measure, 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 | 1.06 | 0.697 | 1.3 | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.39 | 1.26 | 1.5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.41 | 1.33 | 1.49 | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is state capacity index in Lithuania?
- State capacity index in Lithuania was 1.49 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 Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 1.5 in 2008.
- What is the lowest state capacity index recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.697 in 1992.
- How does Lithuania rank for state capacity index?
- Lithuania ranks 29th out of 165 countries with data for 2015.
- Is state capacity index rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lithuania 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.