Austria vs South Africa: Political centralization index
Austria
0.075
in 2025
South Africa
0.084
in 2025
Austria rank
151st
South Africa rank
149th
Political centralization index over time
- Austria
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 0.084 against 0.075 in Austria, a difference of 0.009.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Austria's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 119 shared years of data; in 1900 it was South Africa ahead.
Austria ranks 151st and South Africa ranks 149th of 176 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.268 | 0.519 | 0.251 | South Africa |
| 1910s | 0.2634 | 0.525 | 0.2616 | South Africa |
| 1920s | 0.1868 | 0.525 | 0.3382 | South Africa |
| 1930s | 0.5084 | 0.525 | 0.0166 | South Africa |
| 1940s | 0.113 | 0.5452 | 0.4322 | South Africa |
| 1950s | 0.0982 | 0.608 | 0.5098 | South Africa |
| 1960s | 0.0998 | 0.608 | 0.5082 | South Africa |
| 1970s | 0.0954 | 0.608 | 0.5126 | South Africa |
| 1980s | 0.0765 | 0.5562 | 0.4797 | South Africa |
| 1990s | 0.074 | 0.2765 | 0.2025 | South Africa |
| 2000s | 0.0679 | 0.112 | 0.0441 | South Africa |
| 2010s | 0.0689 | 0.1093 | 0.0404 | South Africa |
| 2020s | 0.066 | 0.0958 | 0.0298 | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher political centralization index, Austria or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 0.084 against 0.075 in Austria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political centralization index between Austria and South Africa?
- 0.009, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and South Africa?
- 119 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Austria and South Africa rank globally for political centralization index?
- Austria ranks 151st and South Africa ranks 149th 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.