State Capacity Index in Lithuania

Lithuania: State Capacity Index was 1.49 in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
1.49
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
29th
of 166 countries
All-time high
1.5
in 2008
All-time low
0.697
in 1992
Years of data
25
1991–2015

State Capacity Index in Lithuania, 1991–2015

00.511.51991200320151991: 0.7831992: 0.6971993: 0.961994: 1.11995: 1.11996: 1.11997: 1.21998: 1.31999: 1.32000: 1.32001: 1.32002: 1.32003: 1.32004: 1.42005: 1.42006: 1.52007: 1.52008: 1.52009: 1.42010: 1.32011: 1.42012: 1.42013: 1.42014: 1.52015: 1.5

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 166 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

State Capacity Index in Lithuania, year by year

Annual values for State Capacity Index in Lithuania, 1991 to 2015.
Year Value Change
1991 0.7834
1992 0.697 -11.0%
1993 0.9595 +37.7%
1994 1.09 +13.2%
1995 1.08 -0.1%
1996 1.14 +5.0%
1997 1.24 +8.4%
1998 1.3 +5.4%
1999 1.26 -3.1%
2000 1.26 -0.2%
2001 1.28 +2.0%
2002 1.3 +1.3%
2003 1.33 +2.5%
2004 1.42 +6.2%
2005 1.44 +1.8%
2006 1.49 +3.1%
2007 1.49 -0.2%
2008 1.5 +1.0%
2009 1.4 -6.9%
2010 1.33 -4.6%
2011 1.36 +2.3%
2012 1.36 +0.1%
2013 1.44 +5.1%
2014 1.46 +2.0%
2015 1.49 +1.6%

Lithuania compared with similar countries

  • Lithuania's 1.49 is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.59, 94% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
  • Lithuania's 1.49 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.41, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where State Capacity Index in Lithuania 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
1993 +37.7% 0.697 0.9595

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Lithuania

  1. 26 Italy 1.52 compare
  2. 27 Hungary 1.52 compare
  3. 28 Chile 1.5 compare
  4. 30 Latvia 1.47 compare
  5. 31 Taiwan 1.46 compare
  6. 32 Poland 1.43 compare

See the full ranking of 166 places →

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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 166 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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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.