Azerbaijan vs Venezuela: Political centralization index

Azerbaijan
0.972
in 2025
Venezuela
0.974
in 2025
Azerbaijan rank
9th
Venezuela rank
8th

Political centralization index over time

  • Azerbaijan
  • Venezuela
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How they compare

Venezuela currently reports 0.974 against 0.972 in Azerbaijan, a difference of 0.002.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 203 shared years of data; in 1813 it was Venezuela ahead.

Azerbaijan ranks 9th and Venezuela ranks 8th of 173 countries.

Across the 21 decades both report, Azerbaijan averaged higher in 13 and Venezuela in 8.

Head to head by decade

Decade Azerbaijan Venezuela Difference Ahead
1810s 0.93 0.953 0.023 Venezuela
1830s 0.93 0.415 0.515 Azerbaijan
1840s 0.93 0.5284 0.4016 Azerbaijan
1850s 0.9055 0.92 0.0145 Venezuela
1860s 0.6121 0.7526 0.1405 Venezuela
1870s 0.4524 0.883 0.4306 Venezuela
1880s 0.8534 0.883 0.0296 Venezuela
1890s 0.852 0.8756 0.0236 Venezuela
1900s 0.8659 0.9562 0.0903 Venezuela
1910s 0.8397 0.9465 0.1068 Venezuela
1920s 0.9696 0.954 0.0156 Azerbaijan
1930s 0.971 0.8578 0.1132 Azerbaijan
1940s 0.971 0.6339 0.3371 Azerbaijan
1950s 0.9668 0.789 0.1778 Azerbaijan
1960s 0.964 0.2225 0.7415 Azerbaijan
1970s 0.964 0.2344 0.7296 Azerbaijan
1980s 0.9545 0.235 0.7195 Azerbaijan
1990s 0.8635 0.2322 0.6313 Azerbaijan
2000s 0.9425 0.7999 0.1426 Azerbaijan
2010s 0.9659 0.9541 0.0118 Azerbaijan
2020s 0.97 0.9653 0.0047 Azerbaijan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher political centralization index, Azerbaijan or Venezuela?
Venezuela, at 0.974 against 0.972 in Azerbaijan as of 2025.
What is the difference in political centralization index between Azerbaijan and Venezuela?
0.002, with Venezuela ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Venezuela?
203 years are reported by both, from 1813 to 2025.
How do Azerbaijan and Venezuela rank globally for political centralization index?
Azerbaijan ranks 9th and Venezuela ranks 8th of 173 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.

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About this data

Indicator
Political centralization index
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 29,802 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed