Afghanistan vs Burundi: Political centralization index
Afghanistan
0.927
in 2025
Burundi
0.936
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
17th
Burundi rank
14th
Political centralization index over time
- Afghanistan
- Burundi
How they compare
Burundi currently reports 0.936 against 0.927 in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.009.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 110 shared years of data; in 1916 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 17th and Burundi ranks 14th of 176 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 11 and Burundi in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Burundi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0.8675 | 0.713 | 0.1545 | Afghanistan |
| 1920s | 0.8104 | 0.713 | 0.0974 | Afghanistan |
| 1930s | 0.79 | 0.713 | 0.077 | Afghanistan |
| 1940s | 0.79 | 0.713 | 0.077 | Afghanistan |
| 1950s | 0.778 | 0.7028 | 0.0752 | Afghanistan |
| 1960s | 0.7113 | 0.586 | 0.1253 | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 0.7699 | 0.7274 | 0.0425 | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 0.8482 | 0.6004 | 0.2478 | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 0.8704 | 0.4749 | 0.3955 | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 0.7909 | 0.5584 | 0.2325 | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 0.7402 | 0.8685 | 0.1283 | Burundi |
| 2020s | 0.9133 | 0.907 | 0.0063 | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher political centralization index, Afghanistan or Burundi?
- Burundi, at 0.936 against 0.927 in Afghanistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political centralization index between Afghanistan and Burundi?
- 0.009, with Burundi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Burundi?
- 110 years are reported by both, from 1916 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and Burundi rank globally for political centralization index?
- Afghanistan ranks 17th and Burundi ranks 14th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Political centralization index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.