State Capacity Index in USSR
USSR: State Capacity Index was 0.4764 in 1991. ▲ Rising
State Capacity Index in USSR, 1960–1991
Source: Jonathan Hanson and Rachel Sigman (2021); Population based on various sources (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
USSR recorded 0.4764 for state capacity index in 1991.
That represents a change of down 12.7% on the previous year and down 32.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, state capacity index in USSR peaked at 0.7249 in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.4335, in 1984.
USSR ranks 85th of 166 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
State Capacity Index in USSR, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.5347 | — |
| 1961 | 0.534 | -0.1% |
| 1962 | 0.5513 | +3.2% |
| 1963 | 0.5497 | -0.3% |
| 1964 | 0.5524 | +0.5% |
| 1965 | 0.5171 | -6.4% |
| 1966 | 0.5545 | +7.2% |
| 1967 | 0.5624 | +1.4% |
| 1968 | 0.5831 | +3.7% |
| 1969 | 0.4478 | -23.2% |
| 1970 | 0.5627 | +25.7% |
| 1971 | 0.6069 | +7.9% |
| 1972 | 0.6256 | +3.1% |
| 1973 | 0.6287 | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 0.6513 | +3.6% |
| 1975 | 0.6691 | +2.7% |
| 1976 | 0.6602 | -1.3% |
| 1977 | 0.6728 | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 0.68 | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 0.6881 | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 0.696 | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 0.708 | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 0.7245 | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 0.7027 | -3.0% |
| 1984 | 0.4335 | -38.3% |
| 1985 | 0.4628 | +6.8% |
| 1986 | 0.4985 | +7.7% |
| 1987 | 0.5209 | +4.5% |
| 1988 | 0.6375 | +22.4% |
| 1989 | 0.7249 | +13.7% |
| 1990 | 0.546 | -24.7% |
| 1991 | 0.4764 | -12.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where State Capacity Index in USSR 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | -38.3% | 0.7027 | 0.4335 |
| 1970 | +25.7% | 0.4478 | 0.5627 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5387 | 0.4478 | 0.5831 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.6445 | 0.5627 | 0.6881 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6109 | 0.4335 | 0.7249 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5112 | 0.4764 | 0.546 | 2 |
Countries ranked near USSR
More reference data data for USSR
- Free country, gaps filled 1 (1990)
- Civil liberties rating 4 (1990)
- Free country 1 (1990)
- Civil liberties rating, annual growth rate -20 % change on previous year (1990)
- Civil liberties rating, gaps filled 4 (1990)
- Global number of reported disasters by size, gaps filled 1 events (1991)
- Milk production 101.33 million tonnes (1991)
- Milk production, annual growth rate -6.61 % change on previous year (1991)
- Per capita sources of protein 49.74 grams of protein per day per capita (1991)
- Daily per capita fat supply 88.33 grams of fat per day per capita (1991)
Frequently asked questions
- What is state capacity index in USSR?
- State capacity index in USSR was 0.4764 in 1991, 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 USSR?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7249 in 1989.
- What is the lowest state capacity index recorded in USSR?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4335 in 1984.
- How does USSR rank for state capacity index?
- USSR ranks 85th out of 166 countries with data for 1991.
- Is state capacity index rising or falling in USSR?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this USSR 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.