State Capacity Index in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: State Capacity Index was 0.7169 in 2015. ▲ Rising
State Capacity Index in North Macedonia, 1991–2015
Source: Jonathan Hanson and Rachel Sigman (2021); Population based on various sources (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
North Macedonia recorded 0.7169 for state capacity index in 2015.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, state capacity index in North Macedonia peaked at 0.7515 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.3042, in 2001.
North Macedonia ranks 60th of 166 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
State Capacity Index in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.6317 | — |
| 1992 | 0.6541 | +3.5% |
| 1993 | 0.5988 | -8.5% |
| 1994 | 0.6432 | +7.4% |
| 1995 | 0.6411 | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.6447 | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 0.6141 | -4.7% |
| 1998 | 0.5783 | -5.8% |
| 1999 | 0.5159 | -10.8% |
| 2000 | 0.4724 | -8.4% |
| 2001 | 0.3042 | -35.6% |
| 2002 | 0.5632 | +85.1% |
| 2003 | 0.6057 | +7.5% |
| 2004 | 0.6202 | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 0.6966 | +12.3% |
| 2006 | 0.6072 | -12.8% |
| 2007 | 0.6185 | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 0.7515 | +21.5% |
| 2009 | 0.6416 | -14.6% |
| 2010 | 0.7034 | +9.6% |
| 2011 | 0.6944 | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.6758 | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 0.6435 | -4.8% |
| 2014 | 0.7245 | +12.6% |
| 2015 | 0.7169 | -1.0% |
North Macedonia compared with similar countries
- North Macedonia's 0.7169 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.5986, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- North Macedonia's 0.7169 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.41, 51% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where State Capacity Index in North Macedonia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +85.1% | 0.3042 | 0.5632 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6135 | 0.5159 | 0.6541 | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.5881 | 0.3042 | 0.7515 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6931 | 0.6435 | 0.7245 | 6 |
Countries ranked near North Macedonia
More reference data data for North Macedonia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.102 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1665 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.4328 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0308 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.4328 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.342 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.224 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.6296 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.168 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is state capacity index in North Macedonia?
- State capacity index in North Macedonia was 0.7169 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 North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7515 in 2008.
- What is the lowest state capacity index recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3042 in 2001.
- How does North Macedonia rank for state capacity index?
- North Macedonia ranks 60th out of 166 countries with data for 2015.
- Is state capacity index rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this North Macedonia 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.