Angola vs Burkina Faso: Political centralization index

Angola
0.754
in 2025
Burkina Faso
0.742
in 2025
Angola rank
45th
Burkina Faso rank
47th

Political centralization index over time

  • Angola
  • Burkina Faso
0.20.40.60.8190019622025

How they compare

Angola currently reports 0.754 against 0.742 in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.012.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 92 shared years of data; in 1919 it was Angola ahead.

Angola ranks 45th and Burkina Faso ranks 47th of 173 countries.

Angola has averaged higher in every one of the 12 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Angola Burkina Faso Difference Ahead
1910s 0.784 0.608 0.176 Angola
1920s 0.784 0.608 0.176 Angola
1930s 0.784 0.608 0.176 Angola
1940s 0.795 0.4533 0.3417 Angola
1950s 0.795 0.3635 0.4315 Angola
1960s 0.795 0.6012 0.1938 Angola
1970s 0.7856 0.6385 0.1471 Angola
1980s 0.78 0.687 0.093 Angola
1990s 0.7399 0.6252 0.1147 Angola
2000s 0.7933 0.4401 0.3532 Angola
2010s 0.8033 0.3255 0.4778 Angola
2020s 0.7593 0.426 0.3333 Angola

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher political centralization index, Angola or Burkina Faso?
Angola, at 0.754 against 0.742 in Burkina Faso as of 2025.
What is the difference in political centralization index between Angola and Burkina Faso?
0.012, with Angola ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Burkina Faso?
92 years are reported by both, from 1919 to 2025.
How do Angola and Burkina Faso rank globally for political centralization index?
Angola ranks 45th and Burkina Faso ranks 47th of 173 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.

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About this data

Indicator
Political centralization index
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 29,802 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed