2015 Statistics

State Capacity Index

Composite measure of a government's ability to implement policies, collect taxes, enforce laws, and provide public services. Higher values indicate greater state effectiveness and institutional quality.

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State Capacity Index

State Capacity Index

Source: EuropeVersus.com • Our World in Data

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Aggregates

Global

Eurozone

Non-Euro EU

Non-EU Europe

Regional Comparison

🇪🇺
Europe
2015
1.48
🇪🇺
EU-27
2015
1.81
🇺🇸
USA
2015
1.86
🇮🇳
India
2015
0.77
🇨🇳
China
2015
0.71

Historical Data

Year 🇩🇪 Germany 🇫🇷 France 🇮🇹 Italy 🇪🇸 Spain 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇧🇪 Belgium 🇦🇹 Austria 🇮🇪 Ireland 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇬🇷 Greece 🇫🇮 Finland 🇸🇰 Slovakia 🇸🇮 Slovenia 🇪🇪 Estonia 🇱🇻 Latvia 🇱🇹 Lithuania 🇱🇺 Luxembourg 🇲🇹 Malta 🇨🇾 Cyprus 🇭🇷 Croatia 🇵🇱 Poland 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇨🇿 Czechia 🇭🇺 Hungary 🇷🇴 Romania 🇧🇬 Bulgaria 🇨🇭 Switzerland 🇳🇴 Norway 🇬🇧 UK 🇮🇸 Iceland 🇱🇮 Liechtenstein 🇲🇨 Monaco 🇦🇩 Andorra 🇸🇲 San Marino 🇻🇦 Vatican 🇺🇦 Ukraine 🇧🇾 Belarus 🇲🇩 Moldova 🇷🇺 Russia 🇦🇱 Albania 🇧🇦 Bosnia & Herzegovina 🇷🇸 Serbia 🇲🇪 Montenegro 🇲🇰 North Macedonia 🇽🇰 Kosovo 🇬🇪 Georgia 🇦🇲 Armenia 🇦🇿 Azerbaijan 🇹🇷 Turkey 🇪🇺 Europe 🇪🇺 EU-27 🇪🇺 Core EU 💶 Eurozone (Agg) 🇪🇺 Non-€ EU (Agg) 🌍 Non-EU Eur (Agg) 🇺🇸 USA 🇨🇳 China 🇮🇳 India
2015 2.3 1.6 1.5 2.0 2.2 2.4 2.5 2.0 1.8 1.4 2.3 1.4 1.6 1.7 1.5 1.5 0.9 1.4 1.4 2.4 2.7 1.6 1.5 1.0 1.2 2.3 2.5 1.8 0.3 0.9 0.6 0.7 0.6 0.3 0.9 1.0 0.7 0.9 1.1 0.1 1.0 1.5 1.8 1.9 1.9 1.5 1.9 1.9 0.7 0.8
2014 2.1 1.7 1.4 2.0 2.3 2.5 2.5 2.1 1.8 1.4 2.4 1.3 1.6 1.7 1.5 1.5 1.2 1.4 1.4 2.6 3.0 1.6 1.5 1.1 1.2 2.4 2.6 1.8 0.5 1.0 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.4 0.9 1.1 0.7 0.8 1.0 0.1 1.1 1.5 1.8 1.9 1.9 1.5 1.9 1.9 0.7 0.8
2013 2.1 1.7 1.5 2.0 2.3 2.5 2.5 2.1 1.8 1.4 2.4 1.4 1.6 1.7 1.5 1.4 1.2 1.5 1.4 2.5 2.9 1.5 1.6 1.1 1.2 2.4 2.7 1.8 0.9 0.9 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.3 0.9 1.0 0.6 1.0 0.9 0.2 1.3 1.5 1.8 1.9 1.9 1.6 1.9 1.9 0.7 0.7
2012 2.3 1.7 1.5 2.0 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.1 1.7 1.4 2.5 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.4 1.4 1.2 1.5 1.4 2.6 3.0 1.6 1.5 1.1 1.4 2.5 2.6 1.8 0.9 0.9 0.6 0.7 0.5 0.4 0.9 0.9 0.7 0.1 1.0 0.8 0.1 1.3 1.5 1.8 1.9 1.9 1.6 1.9 1.9 0.7 0.8
2011 2.3 1.7 1.5 2.0 2.4 2.5 2.3 2.1 1.7 1.5 2.5 1.4 1.6 1.5 1.4 1.4 1.2 1.4 1.4 2.6 2.9 1.5 1.5 1.2 1.3 2.5 2.6 1.9 0.8 0.9 0.4 0.9 0.5 0.2 0.8 0.9 0.7 0.0 0.9 0.9 0.1 1.3 1.6 1.8 1.9 1.9 1.6 2.0 1.9 0.7 0.8
2010 2.0 1.7 1.5 1.8 2.4 2.4 2.3 1.8 1.7 1.5 2.5 1.4 1.6 1.5 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.4 1.5 2.3 3.0 1.5 1.6 1.2 1.3 2.5 2.7 1.9 0.8 1.0 0.4 0.8 0.5 0.2 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.9 0.9 0.1 1.4 1.5 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.6 2.0 1.9 0.7 0.7
2009 1.9 1.7 1.5 1.9 2.4 2.5 2.3 2.1 1.7 1.6 2.5 1.4 1.7 1.6 1.2 1.4 1.2 1.5 1.5 2.3 3.0 1.6 1.6 1.2 1.3 2.2 2.6 1.8 0.7 0.9 0.4 0.8 0.6 0.1 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.8 0.9 0.1 1.4 1.5 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.6 1.9 1.9 0.7 0.7
2008 1.9 1.7 1.5 1.9 2.4 2.5 2.4 2.1 1.7 1.5 2.5 1.4 1.7 1.6 1.4 1.5 1.2 1.5 1.5 2.3 2.9 1.6 1.7 1.2 1.5 2.2 2.6 1.9 0.7 1.0 0.5 0.8 0.5 0.1 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.9 0.9 0.2 1.4 1.5 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.6 2.0 2.0 0.7 0.8
2007 1.9 1.8 1.5 2.0 2.4 2.3 2.4 2.1 1.7 1.5 2.6 1.4 1.7 1.6 1.4 1.5 1.3 1.5 1.5 2.4 2.9 1.6 1.7 1.2 1.5 2.1 2.7 1.9 0.6 1.0 0.4 0.8 0.5 0.1 0.6 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.9 0.1 1.4 1.5 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.6 2.0 2.0 0.6 0.8
2006 1.9 1.8 1.4 1.9 2.4 2.3 2.3 2.1 1.7 1.5 2.6 1.4 1.7 1.5 1.4 1.5 1.2 1.5 1.4 2.4 2.9 1.6 1.6 1.2 1.5 2.1 2.7 1.9 0.6 1.0 0.3 0.7 0.5 0.2 0.4 0.3 0.6 0.5 0.8 0.1 1.2 1.5 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.6 2.0 2.0 0.6 0.8
2005 1.9 1.8 1.4 1.9 2.4 2.4 2.2 2.1 1.7 1.5 2.6 1.4 1.6 1.5 1.3 1.4 1.1 1.6 1.4 2.4 2.9 1.6 1.8 1.1 1.4 2.1 2.7 1.9 0.5 0.9 0.4 0.9 0.4 0.7 0.6 0.7 0.2 1.2 1.5 1.7 1.8 1.8 1.6 1.9 2.0 0.7 0.8
2004 1.8 1.8 1.4 1.9 2.4 2.4 2.2 2.1 1.7 1.3 2.5 1.4 1.6 1.5 1.3 1.4 1.1 1.6 1.3 2.3 2.9 1.6 1.8 1.1 1.5 2.1 2.7 1.9 0.5 0.8 0.3 0.7 0.3 0.6 0.2 0.6 0.2 1.2 1.4 1.7 1.8 1.8 1.5 2.0 1.8 0.6 0.7
2003 1.8 1.8 1.3 1.9 2.4 2.4 2.2 2.1 1.7 1.3 2.5 1.4 1.5 1.5 1.2 1.3 1.1 1.4 1.3 2.3 2.8 1.5 1.9 0.9 1.5 2.1 2.6 1.9 0.6 0.8 0.2 0.7 0.1 0.6 0.5 1.2 1.4 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.5 2.0 1.8 0.8 0.7
2002 1.8 1.8 1.4 1.8 2.4 2.4 2.2 2.0 1.7 1.3 2.5 1.4 1.5 1.4 1.2 1.3 1.1 1.5 1.3 2.3 2.8 1.5 1.9 0.9 1.5 2.2 2.6 1.9 0.6 0.7 0.1 0.6 0.0 0.6 0.5 1.2 1.4 1.7 1.8 1.8 1.5 2.0 1.9 0.7 0.5
2001 1.8 1.9 1.7 1.8 2.4 2.4 2.0 2.0 1.7 1.3 2.4 1.4 1.5 1.4 1.1 1.3 1.1 1.4 1.2 2.4 2.8 1.5 1.8 0.9 1.5 2.2 2.6 1.9 0.5 0.7 0.1 0.4 0.3 0.4 1.0 1.4 1.7 1.9 1.8 1.4 2.0 2.0 0.6 0.5
* = Incomplete data (<70% population coverage) - some countries using forward-filled values from previous years
Showing latest 15 years. Total data spans 16 years (2000 – 2015)

Visual Comparison

🇪🇺 Europe 1.48
79.6%
🇺🇸 USA 1.86
100.0%
🇮🇳 India 0.77
41.4%
🇨🇳 China 0.71
38.2%

Key Insights

EUR vs USA
-20.4%
EUR vs IND
+92.2%
EUR vs CHN
+108.5%
Best Performer
USA

HOW EUROPE
IS DEFINED

Transparent, population-weighted calculations for fair comparisons

01

Europe

Includes all 50 European countries:

  • 27 EU member states: Germany, France, Italy, etc.
  • Other European: UK, Switzerland, Norway, etc.
02

Simple Sum

Used for absolute totals across all countries:

  • Step 1: Collect metric for each country
  • Step 2: Add all values together
  • Examples: Total population, total GDP
03

Population-Weighted

Used for per-capita metrics to reflect population size:

  • Step 1: Metric × population per country
  • Step 2: Sum all weighted values
  • Step 3: Divide by total population
Example: GDP/Capita PPP
$48,942
2024
Source
Our World in Data