Albania vs Malaysia: Political centralization index
Albania
0.275
in 2025
Malaysia
0.29
in 2025
Albania rank
94th
Malaysia rank
91st
Political centralization index over time
- Albania
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 0.29 against 0.275 in Albania, a difference of 0.015.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.1 times Albania's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 114 shared years of data; in 1912 it was Albania ahead.
Albania ranks 94th and Malaysia ranks 91st of 176 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, Albania averaged higher in 7 and Malaysia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Albania | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0.596 | 0.536 | 0.06 | Albania |
| 1920s | 0.5481 | 0.536 | 0.0121 | Albania |
| 1930s | 0.5288 | 0.536 | 0.0072 | Malaysia |
| 1940s | 0.7985 | 0.5659 | 0.2326 | Albania |
| 1950s | 0.865 | 0.4137 | 0.4513 | Albania |
| 1960s | 0.8223 | 0.443 | 0.3793 | Albania |
| 1970s | 0.7968 | 0.4696 | 0.3272 | Albania |
| 1980s | 0.7856 | 0.5558 | 0.2298 | Albania |
| 1990s | 0.3983 | 0.574 | 0.1757 | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 0.2912 | 0.5065 | 0.2153 | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 0.2601 | 0.4556 | 0.1955 | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 0.2642 | 0.3058 | 0.0417 | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher political centralization index, Albania or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 0.29 against 0.275 in Albania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political centralization index between Albania and Malaysia?
- 0.015, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Albania and Malaysia?
- 114 years are reported by both, from 1912 to 2025.
- How do Albania and Malaysia rank globally for political centralization index?
- Albania ranks 94th and Malaysia ranks 91st 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.