What is the highest state capacity index recorded in Spain?

The highest recorded value was 2 in 1996.

What is the lowest state capacity index recorded in Spain?

The lowest recorded value was 0.3336 in 1963.

How does Spain rank for state capacity index?

Spain ranks 14th out of 165 countries with data for 2015.

Is state capacity index rising or falling in Spain?

Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Spain 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.

State Capacity Index in Spain

Name: State Capacity Index in Spain
Creator: Jonathan Hanson and Rachel Sigman (2021); Population based on various sources (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Spain: State Capacity Index was 2 in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)

Change on year

up 1.5%

World rank

14th

of 165 countries

All-time high

in 1996

All-time low

0.3336

in 1963

Years of data

1960–2015

State Capacity Index in Spain, 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 Spain is 2, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.

The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, state capacity index in Spain peaked at 2 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.3336, in 1963.

Spain ranks 14th of 165 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.5754	0.3336	0.6343	10
1970s	0.8168	0.6612	1.32	10
1980s	1.48	1.38	1.61	10
1990s	1.8	1.62	2	10
2000s	1.87	1.76	1.98	10
2010s	1.95	1.8	2	6

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Frequently asked questions

What is state capacity index in Spain?: State capacity index in Spain was 2 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 Spain?: The highest recorded value was 2 in 1996.
What is the lowest state capacity index recorded in Spain?: The lowest recorded value was 0.3336 in 1963.
How does Spain rank for state capacity index?: Spain ranks 14th out of 165 countries with data for 2015.
Is state capacity index rising or falling in Spain?: Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Spain 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

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
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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.