State Capacity Index in Taiwan
Taiwan: State Capacity Index was 1.46 in 2015. ▲ Rising
State Capacity Index in Taiwan, 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 Taiwan is 1.46, measured in 2015.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and down 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, state capacity index in Taiwan peaked at 1.91 in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.1808, in 1963.
Taiwan ranks 31st 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 Taiwan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.2775 | — |
| 1961 | 0.3249 | +17.1% |
| 1962 | 0.3251 | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 0.1808 | -44.4% |
| 1964 | 0.1872 | +3.5% |
| 1965 | 0.3865 | +106.5% |
| 1966 | 0.3897 | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 0.3848 | -1.3% |
| 1968 | 0.3761 | -2.3% |
| 1969 | 0.381 | +1.3% |
| 1970 | 0.7673 | +101.4% |
| 1971 | 0.7821 | +1.9% |
| 1972 | 0.7705 | -1.5% |
| 1973 | 0.8378 | +8.7% |
| 1974 | 0.8683 | +3.6% |
| 1975 | 0.8729 | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 1.01 | +15.5% |
| 1977 | 1.04 | +2.8% |
| 1978 | 0.9468 | -8.6% |
| 1979 | 1.01 | +7.1% |
| 1980 | 1.24 | +22.5% |
| 1981 | 1.17 | -6.0% |
| 1982 | 1.36 | +16.2% |
| 1983 | 1.37 | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 1.55 | +13.1% |
| 1985 | 1.46 | -5.5% |
| 1986 | 1.55 | +6.1% |
| 1987 | 1.57 | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 1.59 | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 1.76 | +10.7% |
| 1990 | 1.75 | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 1.78 | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 1.88 | +5.7% |
| 1993 | 1.9 | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 1.91 | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 1.8 | -5.8% |
| 1996 | 1.76 | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 1.6 | -9.4% |
| 1998 | 1.55 | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 1.54 | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 1.55 | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 1.53 | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 1.45 | -5.2% |
| 2003 | 1.46 | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 1.53 | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 1.66 | +8.7% |
| 2006 | 1.64 | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 1.65 | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 1.69 | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 1.57 | -6.6% |
| 2010 | 1.53 | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 1.56 | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 1.58 | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 1.44 | -8.9% |
| 2014 | 1.44 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 1.46 | +0.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where State Capacity Index in Taiwan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | +106.5% | 0.1872 | 0.3865 |
| 1970 | +101.4% | 0.381 | 0.7673 |
| 1963 | -44.4% | 0.3251 | 0.1808 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3214 | 0.1808 | 0.3897 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.8904 | 0.7673 | 1.04 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.46 | 1.17 | 1.76 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.75 | 1.54 | 1.91 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.57 | 1.45 | 1.69 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.5 | 1.44 | 1.58 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Taiwan
More reference data data for Taiwan
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3236 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Manure Management 46.04 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure left on 360.08 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4506 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 8.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.84 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.16 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Agricultural 2,013 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Crop Residues 85.74 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is state capacity index in Taiwan?
- State capacity index in Taiwan was 1.46 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 Taiwan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.91 in 1994.
- What is the lowest state capacity index recorded in Taiwan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1808 in 1963.
- How does Taiwan rank for state capacity index?
- Taiwan ranks 31st out of 166 countries with data for 2015.
- Is state capacity index rising or falling in Taiwan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Taiwan 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.