Afghanistan vs China: Political centralization index
Afghanistan
0.927
in 2025
China
0.931
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
17th
China rank
15th
Political centralization index over time
- Afghanistan
- China
How they compare
China currently reports 0.931 against 0.927 in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.004.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was China ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 17th and China ranks 15th of 176 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 7 and China in 18.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.914 | 0.962 | 0.048 | China |
| 1790s | 0.914 | 0.962 | 0.048 | China |
| 1800s | 0.914 | 0.962 | 0.048 | China |
| 1810s | 0.914 | 0.962 | 0.048 | China |
| 1820s | 0.914 | 0.962 | 0.048 | China |
| 1830s | 0.914 | 0.962 | 0.048 | China |
| 1840s | 0.916 | 0.962 | 0.046 | China |
| 1850s | 0.916 | 0.962 | 0.046 | China |
| 1860s | 0.916 | 0.962 | 0.046 | China |
| 1870s | 0.916 | 0.962 | 0.046 | China |
| 1880s | 0.916 | 0.962 | 0.046 | China |
| 1890s | 0.916 | 0.962 | 0.046 | China |
| 1900s | 0.8778 | 0.9129 | 0.0351 | China |
| 1910s | 0.8696 | 0.7897 | 0.0799 | Afghanistan |
| 1920s | 0.8104 | 0.7428 | 0.0676 | Afghanistan |
| 1930s | 0.79 | 0.7648 | 0.0252 | Afghanistan |
| 1940s | 0.79 | 0.747 | 0.043 | Afghanistan |
| 1950s | 0.778 | 0.7956 | 0.0176 | China |
| 1960s | 0.7113 | 0.7773 | 0.066 | China |
| 1970s | 0.7699 | 0.7746 | 0.0047 | China |
| 1980s | 0.8482 | 0.7154 | 0.1328 | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 0.8704 | 0.714 | 0.1564 | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 0.7909 | 0.7747 | 0.0162 | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 0.7402 | 0.8588 | 0.1186 | China |
| 2020s | 0.9133 | 0.9177 | 0.0043 | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher political centralization index, Afghanistan or China?
- China, at 0.931 against 0.927 in Afghanistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political centralization index between Afghanistan and China?
- 0.004, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and China?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and China rank globally for political centralization index?
- Afghanistan ranks 17th and China ranks 15th 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.