Bahrain vs South Sudan: Political centralization index
Bahrain
0.871
in 2025
South Sudan
0.847
in 2025
Bahrain rank
24th
South Sudan rank
26th
Political centralization index over time
- Bahrain
- South Sudan
How they compare
Bahrain currently reports 0.871 against 0.847 in South Sudan, a difference of 0.024.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Bahrain ahead.
Bahrain ranks 24th and South Sudan ranks 26th of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Bahrain averaged higher in 11 and South Sudan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahrain | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.962 | 0.755 | 0.207 | Bahrain |
| 1910s | 0.962 | 0.755 | 0.207 | Bahrain |
| 1920s | 0.9308 | 0.755 | 0.1758 | Bahrain |
| 1930s | 0.91 | 0.755 | 0.155 | Bahrain |
| 1940s | 0.91 | 0.7654 | 0.1446 | Bahrain |
| 1950s | 0.91 | 0.6878 | 0.2222 | Bahrain |
| 1960s | 0.91 | 0.6893 | 0.2207 | Bahrain |
| 1970s | 0.9418 | 0.7425 | 0.1993 | Bahrain |
| 1980s | 0.961 | 0.7108 | 0.2502 | Bahrain |
| 1990s | 0.9285 | 0.966 | 0.0375 | South Sudan |
| 2000s | 0.8784 | 0.9141 | 0.0357 | South Sudan |
| 2010s | 0.8851 | 0.8513 | 0.0338 | Bahrain |
| 2020s | 0.87 | 0.8293 | 0.0407 | Bahrain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher political centralization index, Bahrain or South Sudan?
- Bahrain, at 0.871 against 0.847 in South Sudan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political centralization index between Bahrain and South Sudan?
- 0.024, with Bahrain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and South Sudan?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Bahrain and South Sudan rank globally for political centralization index?
- Bahrain ranks 24th and South Sudan ranks 26th 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.