State Capacity Index in Nepal
Nepal: State Capacity Index was -0.0274 in 2015. ▲ Rising
State Capacity Index in Nepal, 1960–2015
Source: Jonathan Hanson and Rachel Sigman (2021); Population based on various sources (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Nepal recorded -0.0274 for state capacity index in 2015. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 69.3% on the previous year and up 83.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, state capacity index in Nepal peaked at -0.0274 in 2015 and was at its lowest, -1.06, in 1960.
Nepal ranks 124th of 166 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
State Capacity Index in Nepal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | -1.06 | — |
| 1961 | -1 | -5.7% |
| 1962 | -0.9442 | -5.9% |
| 1963 | -0.6642 | -29.7% |
| 1964 | -0.6755 | +1.7% |
| 1965 | -0.6586 | -2.5% |
| 1966 | -0.6582 | -0.1% |
| 1967 | -0.6612 | +0.5% |
| 1968 | -0.6676 | +1.0% |
| 1969 | -0.6299 | -5.6% |
| 1970 | -0.6358 | +0.9% |
| 1971 | -0.6313 | -0.7% |
| 1972 | -0.9397 | +48.9% |
| 1973 | -0.9456 | +0.6% |
| 1974 | -0.8284 | -12.4% |
| 1975 | -0.8197 | -1.1% |
| 1976 | -0.7343 | -10.4% |
| 1977 | -0.6704 | -8.7% |
| 1978 | -0.691 | +3.1% |
| 1979 | -0.7551 | +9.3% |
| 1980 | -0.731 | -3.2% |
| 1981 | -0.7097 | -2.9% |
| 1982 | -0.5831 | -17.8% |
| 1983 | -0.6029 | +3.4% |
| 1984 | -0.5306 | -12.0% |
| 1985 | -0.6314 | +19.0% |
| 1986 | -0.5682 | -10.0% |
| 1987 | -0.5665 | -0.3% |
| 1988 | -0.6454 | +13.9% |
| 1989 | -0.5383 | -16.6% |
| 1990 | -0.5409 | +0.5% |
| 1991 | -0.4357 | -19.4% |
| 1992 | -0.4926 | +13.1% |
| 1993 | -0.3637 | -26.2% |
| 1994 | -0.4551 | +25.1% |
| 1995 | -0.4007 | -12.0% |
| 1996 | -0.4527 | +13.0% |
| 1997 | -0.5639 | +24.6% |
| 1998 | -0.6384 | +13.2% |
| 1999 | -0.5509 | -13.7% |
| 2000 | -0.6325 | +14.8% |
| 2001 | -0.5332 | -15.7% |
| 2002 | -0.6299 | +18.1% |
| 2003 | -0.5659 | -10.2% |
| 2004 | -0.3285 | -42.0% |
| 2005 | -0.1655 | -49.6% |
| 2006 | -0.2609 | +57.6% |
| 2007 | -0.2186 | -16.2% |
| 2008 | -0.3859 | +76.5% |
| 2009 | -0.227 | -41.2% |
| 2010 | -0.2374 | +4.6% |
| 2011 | -0.1804 | -24.0% |
| 2012 | -0.1774 | -1.7% |
| 2013 | -0.1359 | -23.4% |
| 2014 | -0.0892 | -34.3% |
| 2015 | -0.0274 | -69.3% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's -0.0274 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0123. (43 countries reporting)
- Nepal's -0.0274 is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.3371. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -0.7626 | -1.06 | -0.6299 | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.7651 | -0.9456 | -0.6313 | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.6107 | -0.731 | -0.5306 | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.4895 | -0.6384 | -0.3637 | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.3948 | -0.6325 | -0.1655 | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.1413 | -0.2374 | -0.0274 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
- 121 Pakistan 0.0124 compare
- 122 Bangladesh 0.0123 compare
- 123 Venezuela -0.026 compare
- 125 Tajikistan -0.0292 compare
- 126 Cambodia -0.0551 compare
- 127 Sierra Leone -0.0702 compare
More reference data data for Nepal
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.7753 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.7853 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.6 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.7974 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 11.28 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 19.44 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 4.28 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is state capacity index in Nepal?
- State capacity index in Nepal was -0.0274 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 Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was -0.0274 in 2015.
- What is the lowest state capacity index recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.06 in 1960.
- How does Nepal rank for state capacity index?
- Nepal ranks 124th out of 166 countries with data for 2015.
- Is state capacity index rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 83.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nepal 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.