Bahrain vs Cuba: Political centralization index

Bahrain
0.871
in 2025
Cuba
0.899
in 2025
Bahrain rank
24th
Cuba rank
21st

Political centralization index over time

  • Bahrain
  • Cuba
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How they compare

Cuba currently reports 0.899 against 0.871 in Bahrain, a difference of 0.028.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Bahrain ahead.

Bahrain ranks 24th and Cuba ranks 21st of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Bahrain averaged higher in 9 and Cuba in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bahrain Cuba Difference Ahead
1900s 0.962 0.4944 0.4676 Bahrain
1910s 0.962 0.474 0.488 Bahrain
1920s 0.9308 0.5018 0.429 Bahrain
1930s 0.91 0.5315 0.3785 Bahrain
1940s 0.91 0.3862 0.5238 Bahrain
1950s 0.91 0.6255 0.2845 Bahrain
1960s 0.91 0.942 0.032 Cuba
1970s 0.9418 0.9306 0.0112 Bahrain
1980s 0.961 0.905 0.056 Bahrain
1990s 0.9285 0.905 0.0235 Bahrain
2000s 0.8784 0.9048 0.0264 Cuba
2010s 0.8851 0.8959 0.0108 Cuba
2020s 0.87 0.8928 0.0228 Cuba

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher political centralization index, Bahrain or Cuba?
Cuba, at 0.899 against 0.871 in Bahrain as of 2025.
What is the difference in political centralization index between Bahrain and Cuba?
0.028, with Cuba ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Cuba?
126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Bahrain and Cuba rank globally for political centralization index?
Bahrain ranks 24th and Cuba ranks 21st 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.

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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