Bangladesh vs Eswatini: Political centralization index
Bangladesh
0.692
in 2025
Eswatini
0.694
in 2025
Bangladesh rank
53rd
Eswatini rank
52nd
Political centralization index over time
- Bangladesh
- Eswatini
How they compare
Eswatini currently reports 0.694 against 0.692 in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.002.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Eswatini ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 53rd and Eswatini ranks 52nd of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 5 and Eswatini in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Eswatini | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.465 | 0.735 | 0.27 | Eswatini |
| 1910s | 0.446 | 0.735 | 0.289 | Eswatini |
| 1920s | 0.446 | 0.735 | 0.289 | Eswatini |
| 1930s | 0.343 | 0.735 | 0.392 | Eswatini |
| 1940s | 0.303 | 0.735 | 0.432 | Eswatini |
| 1950s | 0.5338 | 0.7034 | 0.1696 | Eswatini |
| 1960s | 0.6792 | 0.636 | 0.0432 | Bangladesh |
| 1970s | 0.6467 | 0.6228 | 0.0239 | Bangladesh |
| 1980s | 0.66 | 0.587 | 0.073 | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | 0.5359 | 0.6104 | 0.0745 | Eswatini |
| 2000s | 0.6218 | 0.662 | 0.0402 | Eswatini |
| 2010s | 0.7905 | 0.6904 | 0.1001 | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 0.8035 | 0.6718 | 0.1317 | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher political centralization index, Bangladesh or Eswatini?
- Eswatini, at 0.694 against 0.692 in Bangladesh as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political centralization index between Bangladesh and Eswatini?
- 0.002, with Eswatini ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Eswatini?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Bangladesh and Eswatini rank globally for political centralization index?
- Bangladesh ranks 53rd and Eswatini ranks 52nd 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.