Australia vs Switzerland: Political centralization index
Australia
0.01
in 2025
Switzerland
0.019
in 2025
Australia rank
176th
Switzerland rank
174th
Political centralization index over time
- Australia
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 0.019 against 0.01 in Australia, a difference of 0.009.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.9 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 228 shared years of data; in 1798 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 176th and Switzerland ranks 174th of 176 countries.
Across the 24 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 10 and Switzerland in 13.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1790s | 0.471 | 0.23 | 0.241 | Australia |
| 1800s | 0.471 | 0.281 | 0.19 | Australia |
| 1810s | 0.471 | 0.315 | 0.156 | Australia |
| 1820s | 0.2997 | 0.315 | 0.0153 | Switzerland |
| 1830s | 0.2 | 0.315 | 0.115 | Switzerland |
| 1840s | 0.2 | 0.28 | 0.08 | Switzerland |
| 1850s | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0 | — |
| 1860s | 0.05 | 0.14 | 0.09 | Switzerland |
| 1870s | 0.05 | 0.0795 | 0.0295 | Switzerland |
| 1880s | 0.05 | 0.019 | 0.031 | Australia |
| 1890s | 0.05 | 0.019 | 0.031 | Australia |
| 1900s | 0.0353 | 0.019 | 0.0163 | Australia |
| 1910s | 0.03 | 0.019 | 0.011 | Australia |
| 1920s | 0.0324 | 0.019 | 0.0134 | Australia |
| 1930s | 0.0346 | 0.019 | 0.0156 | Australia |
| 1940s | 0.0391 | 0.019 | 0.0201 | Australia |
| 1950s | 0.016 | 0.019 | 0.003 | Switzerland |
| 1960s | 0.016 | 0.019 | 0.003 | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 0.016 | 0.019 | 0.003 | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 0.0112 | 0.0173 | 0.0061 | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 0.01 | 0.017 | 0.007 | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 0.0098 | 0.0177 | 0.0079 | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 0.0114 | 0.0177 | 0.0063 | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 0.01 | 0.021 | 0.011 | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher political centralization index, Australia or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 0.019 against 0.01 in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political centralization index between Australia and Switzerland?
- 0.009, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Switzerland?
- 228 years are reported by both, from 1798 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Switzerland rank globally for political centralization index?
- Australia ranks 176th and Switzerland ranks 174th 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.