Afghanistan vs Cambodia: Political centralization index
Afghanistan
0.927
in 2025
Cambodia
0.93
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
17th
Cambodia rank
16th
Political centralization index over time
- Afghanistan
- Cambodia
How they compare
Cambodia currently reports 0.93 against 0.927 in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.003.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 17th and Cambodia ranks 16th of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 4 and Cambodia in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Cambodia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.8778 | 0.869 | 0.0088 | Afghanistan |
| 1910s | 0.8696 | 0.869 | 0.0006 | Afghanistan |
| 1920s | 0.8104 | 0.869 | 0.0586 | Cambodia |
| 1930s | 0.79 | 0.869 | 0.079 | Cambodia |
| 1940s | 0.79 | 0.8377 | 0.0477 | Cambodia |
| 1950s | 0.778 | 0.8024 | 0.0244 | Cambodia |
| 1960s | 0.7113 | 0.733 | 0.0217 | Cambodia |
| 1970s | 0.7699 | 0.9019 | 0.132 | Cambodia |
| 1980s | 0.8482 | 0.9766 | 0.1284 | Cambodia |
| 1990s | 0.8704 | 0.8588 | 0.0116 | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 0.7909 | 0.8482 | 0.0573 | Cambodia |
| 2010s | 0.7402 | 0.8543 | 0.1141 | Cambodia |
| 2020s | 0.9133 | 0.9122 | 0.0012 | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher political centralization index, Afghanistan or Cambodia?
- Cambodia, at 0.93 against 0.927 in Afghanistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political centralization index between Afghanistan and Cambodia?
- 0.003, with Cambodia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Cambodia?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and Cambodia rank globally for political centralization index?
- Afghanistan ranks 17th and Cambodia ranks 16th 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.