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State Capacity Index

· higher is better · 165 countries

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League table

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  1. 1Denmark2.7
  2. 2Norway2.5
  3. 3Austria2.5
  4. 4Belgium2.4
  5. 5Sweden2.4
  6. 6Finland2.3
  7. 7Germany2.3
  8. 8Switzerland2.3
  9. 9New Zealand2.2
  10. 10Australia2.2
  11. 11Netherlands2.2
  12. 12Canada2.1
  13. 13Ireland2
  14. 14Spain2
  15. 15Korea, Rep.2
  16. 16United States1.9
  17. 17United Kingdom1.8
  18. 18Portugal1.8
  19. 19Japan1.8
  20. 20Israel1.8
  21. 21Estonia1.7
  22. 22Singapore1.7
  23. 23France1.6
  24. 24Slovenia1.6
  25. 25Czechia1.6
  26. 26Italy1.5
  27. 27Hungary1.5
  28. 28Chile1.5
  29. 29Lithuania1.5
  30. 30Latvia1.5
  31. 31Taiwan1.5
  32. 32Poland1.4
  33. 33Greece1.4
  34. 34Croatia1.4
  35. 35Slovak Republic1.4
  36. 36Uruguay1.3
  37. 37Oman1.2
  38. 38Bulgaria1.2
  39. 39Armenia1.1
  40. 40Romania1
  41. 41Turkiye1
  42. 42Montenegro1
  43. 43Qatar0.95
  44. 44Mauritius0.93
  45. 45Cyprus0.93
  46. 46Belarus0.91
  47. 47Georgia0.9
  48. 48Serbia0.89
  49. 49South Africa0.88
  50. 50Costa Rica0.87
  51. 51Malaysia0.81
  52. 52Kazakhstan0.81
  53. 53Argentina0.81
  54. 54Peru0.79
  55. 55India0.77
  56. 56Viet Nam0.76
  57. 57Rwanda0.75
  58. 58Brazil0.74
  59. 59Morocco0.72
  60. 60North Macedonia0.72
  61. 61Philippines0.71
  62. 62China0.71
  63. 63United Arab Emirates0.71
  64. 64Indonesia0.67
  65. 65Mexico0.66
  66. 66Namibia0.66
  67. 67Mongolia0.65
  68. 67Jamaica0.65
  69. 68Russian Federation0.65
  70. 69Bhutan0.63
  71. 70Tunisia0.62
  72. 71Botswana0.62
  73. 72Colombia0.62
  74. 73Dominican Republic0.6
  75. 74Moldova0.59
  76. 75Thailand0.58
  77. 76Trinidad and Tobago0.57
  78. 77Cuba0.57
  79. 78Ecuador0.56
  80. 79Albania0.55
  81. 80Iran, Islamic Rep.0.5
  82. 81Bolivia0.5
  83. 82El Salvador0.49
  84. 83Cabo Verde0.49
  85. 84Bahrain0.47
  86. 85Jordan0.46
  87. 86Fiji0.44
  88. 87Panama0.41
  89. 88Saudi Arabia0.41
  90. 89Tanzania0.38
  91. 90Uganda0.37
  92. 91Zambia0.35
  93. 92Honduras0.34
  94. 93Sri Lanka0.34
  95. 94Ukraine0.31
  96. 95Zimbabwe0.3
  97. 96Bosnia and Herzegovina0.29
  98. 97Kuwait0.27
  99. 98Senegal0.27
  100. 99Lao PDR0.27
  101. 100Egypt, Arab Rep.0.26
  102. 101Ghana0.26
  103. 102Kyrgyz Republic0.22
  104. 103Guyana0.21
  105. 104Malawi0.2
  106. 105Korea, Dem. People's Rep.0.2
  107. 106Mozambique0.19
  108. 107Burkina Faso0.17
  109. 108Guatemala0.15
  110. 109Algeria0.14
  111. 110Nicaragua0.14
  112. 111Paraguay0.12
  113. 112Benin0.12
  114. 113Ethiopia0.1
  115. 114Timor-Leste0.1
  116. 115Lesotho0.08
  117. 116Azerbaijan0.06
  118. 117Niger0.05
  119. 118Lebanon0.02
  120. 119Pakistan0.01
  121. 120Bangladesh0.01
  122. 121Venezuela, RB-0.03
  123. 122Nepal-0.03
  124. 123Tajikistan-0.03
  125. 124Cambodia-0.06
  126. 125Sierra Leone-0.07
  127. 126Cote d'Ivoire-0.07
  128. 127Kenya-0.08
  129. 128Eswatini-0.08
  130. 129Uzbekistan-0.08
  131. 130Suriname-0.09
  132. 131Angola-0.11
  133. 132Gambia, The-0.16
  134. 133Mauritania-0.16
  135. 134Mali-0.17
  136. 135Togo-0.19
  137. 136Gabon-0.21
  138. 137Guinea-0.24
  139. 138Papua New Guinea-0.25
  140. 139Myanmar-0.3
  141. 140Nigeria-0.39
  142. 141Cameroon-0.41
  143. 142Djibouti-0.43
  144. 143Congo, Rep.-0.47
  145. 144Liberia-0.51
  146. 145Equatorial Guinea-0.52
  147. 146Chad-0.53
  148. 147Iraq-0.63
  149. 148Madagascar-0.64
  150. 149Burundi-0.64
  151. 150Solomon Islands-0.71
  152. 151Turkmenistan-0.71
  153. 152Guinea-Bissau-0.86
  154. 153Sudan-0.88
  155. 154Comoros-0.94
  156. 155Congo, Dem. Rep.-0.99
  157. 156Afghanistan-1
  158. 157Haiti-1.2
  159. 158Syrian Arab Republic-1.2
  160. 159Eritrea-1.2
  161. 160Libya-1.4
  162. 161South Sudan-1.4
  163. 162Yemen, Rep.-1.4
  164. 163Central African Republic-1.5
  165. 164Somalia, Fed. Rep.-2.1

State Capacity Index