State Capacity Index in Turkey
Turkey: State Capacity Index was 1 in 2015. ▲ Rising
State Capacity Index in Turkey, 1960–2015
Source: Jonathan Hanson and Rachel Sigman (2021); Population based on various sources (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Turkey recorded 1 for state capacity index in 2015.
That represents a change of down 8.8% on the previous year and down 17.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, state capacity index in Turkey peaked at 1.43 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.5159, in 1970.
That places Turkey 41st out of 165 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8012 | 0.6585 | 1.01 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.8322 | 0.5159 | 1.01 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8241 | 0.8031 | 0.8525 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9799 | 0.799 | 1.09 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.23 | 1.01 | 1.43 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.24 | 1 | 1.36 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
More reference data data for Turkey
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.2619 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.4067 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.6004 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.4405 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 1.69 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 1,784 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is state capacity index in Turkey?
- State capacity index in Turkey was 1 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 Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 1.43 in 2009.
- What is the lowest state capacity index recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5159 in 1970.
- How does Turkey rank for state capacity index?
- Turkey ranks 41st out of 165 countries with data for 2015.
- Is state capacity index rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turkey 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.