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.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
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
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (1990)
- Free country 1 (1990)
- Civil liberties rating 4 (1990)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (1990)
- Elected parliament 1 (1990)
- Competitive elections 0 (1990)
- Chief executive of the government is elected 1 (1990)
- Universal right to vote 2 (1990)
- Democracy 3 (1990)
- Milk production 101.33 million tonnes (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 1st out of 1 groups 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.