State Capacity Index in Portugal
Portugal: State Capacity Index was 1.77 in 2015. ▲ Rising
State Capacity Index in Portugal, 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 Portugal is 1.77, measured in 2015.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, state capacity index in Portugal peaked at 1.82 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.5028, in 1960.
Portugal ranks 18th of 166 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
State Capacity Index in Portugal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.5028 | — |
| 1961 | 0.5814 | +15.6% |
| 1962 | 0.6039 | +3.9% |
| 1963 | 0.6665 | +10.4% |
| 1964 | 0.697 | +4.6% |
| 1965 | 0.6217 | -10.8% |
| 1966 | 0.6635 | +6.7% |
| 1967 | 0.7073 | +6.6% |
| 1968 | 0.7371 | +4.2% |
| 1969 | 0.7636 | +3.6% |
| 1970 | 0.6328 | -17.1% |
| 1971 | 0.6346 | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 0.6428 | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 0.6702 | +4.3% |
| 1974 | 0.9983 | +49.0% |
| 1975 | 0.9731 | -2.5% |
| 1976 | 1.05 | +7.8% |
| 1977 | 1.01 | -3.4% |
| 1978 | 1.06 | +4.6% |
| 1979 | 1.12 | +5.5% |
| 1980 | 1.04 | -7.2% |
| 1981 | 1.15 | +11.2% |
| 1982 | 1.16 | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 1.2 | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 1.31 | +9.7% |
| 1985 | 1.31 | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 1.31 | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 1.31 | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 1.35 | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 1.4 | +3.6% |
| 1990 | 1.41 | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 1.64 | +16.4% |
| 1992 | 1.7 | +3.3% |
| 1993 | 1.65 | -2.7% |
| 1994 | 1.7 | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 1.81 | +6.5% |
| 1996 | 1.82 | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 1.71 | -5.8% |
| 1998 | 1.68 | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 1.7 | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 1.69 | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 1.68 | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 1.69 | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 1.68 | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 1.68 | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 1.69 | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 1.71 | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 1.74 | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 1.74 | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 1.71 | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 1.71 | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 1.74 | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 1.68 | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 1.76 | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 1.75 | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 1.77 | +1.3% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 1.77 is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.59, 1.1× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 1.77 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.41, 1.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where State Capacity Index in Portugal 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | +49.0% | 0.6702 | 0.9983 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6545 | 0.5028 | 0.7636 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.8792 | 0.6328 | 1.12 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.25 | 1.04 | 1.4 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.68 | 1.41 | 1.82 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.7 | 1.68 | 1.74 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.73 | 1.68 | 1.77 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
- 15 South Korea 1.96 compare
- 16 United States 1.86 compare
- 17 United Kingdom 1.78 compare
- 19 Japan 1.77 compare
- 20 Israel 1.75 compare
- 21 Estonia 1.7 compare
More reference data data for Portugal
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5144 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.4372 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.51 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0472 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.51 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.81 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2572 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is state capacity index in Portugal?
- State capacity index in Portugal was 1.77 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 Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 1.82 in 1996.
- What is the lowest state capacity index recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5028 in 1960.
- How does Portugal rank for state capacity index?
- Portugal ranks 18th out of 166 countries with data for 2015.
- Is state capacity index rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal 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.