Bangladesh vs Gabon: Political centralization index
Bangladesh
0.692
in 2025
Gabon
0.721
in 2025
Bangladesh rank
53rd
Gabon rank
51st
Political centralization index over time
- Bangladesh
- Gabon
How they compare
Gabon currently reports 0.721 against 0.692 in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.029.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 116 shared years of data; in 1910 it was Gabon ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 53rd and Gabon ranks 51st of 176 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 2 and Gabon in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Gabon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0.446 | 0.893 | 0.447 | Gabon |
| 1920s | 0.446 | 0.893 | 0.447 | Gabon |
| 1930s | 0.343 | 0.893 | 0.55 | Gabon |
| 1940s | 0.303 | 0.8578 | 0.5548 | Gabon |
| 1950s | 0.5338 | 0.761 | 0.2272 | Gabon |
| 1960s | 0.6792 | 0.7422 | 0.063 | Gabon |
| 1970s | 0.6467 | 0.7618 | 0.1151 | Gabon |
| 1980s | 0.66 | 0.762 | 0.102 | Gabon |
| 1990s | 0.5359 | 0.6781 | 0.1422 | Gabon |
| 2000s | 0.6218 | 0.703 | 0.0812 | Gabon |
| 2010s | 0.7905 | 0.7349 | 0.0556 | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 0.8035 | 0.7578 | 0.0457 | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher political centralization index, Bangladesh or Gabon?
- Gabon, at 0.721 against 0.692 in Bangladesh as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political centralization index between Bangladesh and Gabon?
- 0.029, with Gabon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Gabon?
- 116 years are reported by both, from 1910 to 2025.
- How do Bangladesh and Gabon rank globally for political centralization index?
- Bangladesh ranks 53rd and Gabon ranks 51st 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.