Austria vs United Kingdom: Political centralization index
Austria
0.075
in 2025
United Kingdom
0.06
in 2025
Austria rank
151st
United Kingdom rank
152nd
Political centralization index over time
- Austria
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Austria currently reports 0.075 against 0.06 in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.015.
That makes Austria's figure about 1.2 times United Kingdom's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 230 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Austria ahead.
Austria ranks 151st and United Kingdom ranks 152nd of 176 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 20 and United Kingdom in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.947 | 0.163 | 0.784 | Austria |
| 1790s | 0.947 | 0.1625 | 0.7845 | Austria |
| 1800s | 0.947 | 0.1661 | 0.7809 | Austria |
| 1810s | 0.947 | 0.1647 | 0.7823 | Austria |
| 1820s | 0.947 | 0.1617 | 0.7853 | Austria |
| 1830s | 0.947 | 0.1451 | 0.8019 | Austria |
| 1840s | 0.919 | 0.1295 | 0.7895 | Austria |
| 1850s | 0.9243 | 0.1316 | 0.7927 | Austria |
| 1860s | 0.712 | 0.1302 | 0.5818 | Austria |
| 1870s | 0.271 | 0.1266 | 0.1444 | Austria |
| 1880s | 0.268 | 0.1308 | 0.1372 | Austria |
| 1890s | 0.268 | 0.1291 | 0.1389 | Austria |
| 1900s | 0.268 | 0.137 | 0.131 | Austria |
| 1910s | 0.2634 | 0.1374 | 0.126 | Austria |
| 1920s | 0.1868 | 0.1324 | 0.0544 | Austria |
| 1930s | 0.5084 | 0.133 | 0.3754 | Austria |
| 1940s | 0.113 | 0.1234 | 0.0104 | United Kingdom |
| 1950s | 0.0982 | 0.116 | 0.0178 | United Kingdom |
| 1960s | 0.0998 | 0.1046 | 0.0048 | United Kingdom |
| 1970s | 0.0954 | 0.0953 | 0.0001 | Austria |
| 1980s | 0.0765 | 0.0896 | 0.0131 | United Kingdom |
| 1990s | 0.074 | 0.0856 | 0.0116 | United Kingdom |
| 2000s | 0.0679 | 0.0636 | 0.0043 | Austria |
| 2010s | 0.0689 | 0.0604 | 0.0085 | Austria |
| 2020s | 0.066 | 0.0637 | 0.0023 | Austria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher political centralization index, Austria or United Kingdom?
- Austria, at 0.075 against 0.06 in United Kingdom as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political centralization index between Austria and United Kingdom?
- 0.015, with Austria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and United Kingdom?
- 230 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Austria and United Kingdom rank globally for political centralization index?
- Austria ranks 151st and United Kingdom 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.