About this Dataset

State Capacity Dataset

The State Capacity Dataset seeks to fill a gap in comparative, cross-national research by providing researchers with a measure that captures the multidimensionality of the concept and is distinct from other concepts of interest such as economic development or regime type. Version 1 of the dataset covers the years 1960-2015 for 177 countries.

The methodology for the state capacity estimates is described in "Leviathan's Latent Dimensions: Measuring State Capacity for Comparative Political Research." Additional documentation is provided in the online appendix associated with the article.

Tables

State Capacity Dataset

@owid.state_capacity_dataset.owid_state_capacity_dataset

414.88 kB
9,509 rows
25 columns

CREATE TABLE owid_state_capacity_dataset (
  "country" VARCHAR,
  "year" INTEGER,
  "capacity" FLOAT,
  "capacity_sd" FLOAT,
  "admeffic" INTEGER,
  "bureau_qual" VARCHAR,
  "law_order" VARCHAR,
  "censusfreq" FLOAT,
  "v2clrspct" FLOAT,
  "v2stfisccap" FLOAT,
  "v2terr" FLOAT,
  "infcap" FLOAT,
  "irai_qbfm" INTEGER,
  "irai_qpa" FLOAT,
  "irai_erm" INTEGER,
  "milexpercap" FLOAT,
  "milpercap" FLOAT,
  "policecap" FLOAT,
  "statehist50s" FLOAT,
  "bti_mo" INTEGER,
  "weberian" FLOAT,
  "wbstat" FLOAT,
  "tax_inc_tax" FLOAT,
  "tax_trade_tax" FLOAT,
  "taxrev_gdp" FLOAT
);