Angola vs Zimbabwe: Political centralization index
Angola
0.754
in 2025
Zimbabwe
0.779
in 2025
Angola rank
45th
Zimbabwe rank
43rd
Political centralization index over time
- Angola
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 0.779 against 0.754 in Angola, a difference of 0.025.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Angola ahead.
Angola ranks 45th and Zimbabwe ranks 43rd of 176 countries.
Angola has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Angola | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.784 | 0.362 | 0.422 | Angola |
| 1910s | 0.784 | 0.362 | 0.422 | Angola |
| 1920s | 0.784 | 0.341 | 0.443 | Angola |
| 1930s | 0.7906 | 0.332 | 0.4586 | Angola |
| 1940s | 0.795 | 0.332 | 0.463 | Angola |
| 1950s | 0.795 | 0.3244 | 0.4706 | Angola |
| 1960s | 0.795 | 0.4035 | 0.3915 | Angola |
| 1970s | 0.7856 | 0.461 | 0.3246 | Angola |
| 1980s | 0.78 | 0.3719 | 0.4081 | Angola |
| 1990s | 0.7399 | 0.395 | 0.3449 | Angola |
| 2000s | 0.7933 | 0.6597 | 0.1336 | Angola |
| 2010s | 0.8033 | 0.5263 | 0.277 | Angola |
| 2020s | 0.7593 | 0.6878 | 0.0715 | Angola |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher political centralization index, Angola or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 0.779 against 0.754 in Angola as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political centralization index between Angola and Zimbabwe?
- 0.025, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Zimbabwe?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Angola and Zimbabwe rank globally for political centralization index?
- Angola ranks 45th and Zimbabwe ranks 43rd 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.