Austria vs Portugal: Political centralization index
Austria
0.075
in 2025
Portugal
0.06
in 2025
Austria rank
151st
Portugal rank
152nd
Political centralization index over time
- Austria
- Portugal
How they compare
Austria currently reports 0.075 against 0.06 in Portugal, a difference of 0.015.
That makes Austria's figure about 1.2 times Portugal's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 193 shared years of data; in 1820 it was Austria ahead.
Austria ranks 151st and Portugal ranks 152nd of 176 countries.
Across the 21 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 10 and Portugal in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 0.947 | 0.489 | 0.458 | Austria |
| 1830s | 0.947 | 0.6936 | 0.2534 | Austria |
| 1840s | 0.919 | 0.7041 | 0.2149 | Austria |
| 1850s | 0.9243 | 0.6362 | 0.2881 | Austria |
| 1860s | 0.712 | 0.565 | 0.147 | Austria |
| 1870s | 0.271 | 0.565 | 0.294 | Portugal |
| 1880s | 0.268 | 0.565 | 0.297 | Portugal |
| 1890s | 0.268 | 0.565 | 0.297 | Portugal |
| 1900s | 0.268 | 0.5694 | 0.3014 | Portugal |
| 1910s | 0.2634 | 0.5534 | 0.29 | Portugal |
| 1920s | 0.1868 | 0.6273 | 0.4405 | Portugal |
| 1930s | 0.5084 | 0.777 | 0.2686 | Portugal |
| 1940s | 0.113 | 0.759 | 0.646 | Portugal |
| 1950s | 0.0982 | 0.7608 | 0.6626 | Portugal |
| 1960s | 0.0998 | 0.761 | 0.6612 | Portugal |
| 1970s | 0.0954 | 0.4112 | 0.3158 | Portugal |
| 1980s | 0.0765 | 0.0531 | 0.0234 | Austria |
| 1990s | 0.074 | 0.042 | 0.032 | Austria |
| 2000s | 0.0679 | 0.0373 | 0.0306 | Austria |
| 2010s | 0.0689 | 0.0327 | 0.0362 | Austria |
| 2020s | 0.066 | 0.0542 | 0.0118 | Austria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher political centralization index, Austria or Portugal?
- Austria, at 0.075 against 0.06 in Portugal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political centralization index between Austria and Portugal?
- 0.015, with Austria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Portugal?
- 193 years are reported by both, from 1820 to 2025.
- How do Austria and Portugal rank globally for political centralization index?
- Austria ranks 151st and Portugal ranks 152nd 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.