Bangladesh vs Madagascar: Political centralization index
Bangladesh
0.692
in 2025
Madagascar
0.733
in 2025
Bangladesh rank
53rd
Madagascar rank
50th
Political centralization index over time
- Bangladesh
- Madagascar
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 0.733 against 0.692 in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.041.
That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.1 times Bangladesh's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 209 shared years of data; in 1817 it was Madagascar ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 53rd and Madagascar ranks 50th of 176 countries.
Across the 22 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 2 and Madagascar in 20.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1810s | 0.527 | 0.988 | 0.461 | Madagascar |
| 1820s | 0.527 | 0.988 | 0.461 | Madagascar |
| 1830s | 0.4948 | 0.988 | 0.4932 | Madagascar |
| 1840s | 0.481 | 0.988 | 0.507 | Madagascar |
| 1850s | 0.481 | 0.988 | 0.507 | Madagascar |
| 1860s | 0.481 | 0.988 | 0.507 | Madagascar |
| 1870s | 0.481 | 0.988 | 0.507 | Madagascar |
| 1880s | 0.481 | 0.988 | 0.507 | Madagascar |
| 1890s | 0.481 | 0.9459 | 0.4649 | Madagascar |
| 1900s | 0.465 | 0.711 | 0.246 | Madagascar |
| 1910s | 0.446 | 0.711 | 0.265 | Madagascar |
| 1920s | 0.446 | 0.7083 | 0.2623 | Madagascar |
| 1930s | 0.343 | 0.708 | 0.365 | Madagascar |
| 1940s | 0.303 | 0.6939 | 0.3909 | Madagascar |
| 1950s | 0.5338 | 0.623 | 0.0892 | Madagascar |
| 1960s | 0.6792 | 0.6965 | 0.0173 | Madagascar |
| 1970s | 0.6467 | 0.7962 | 0.1495 | Madagascar |
| 1980s | 0.66 | 0.8054 | 0.1454 | Madagascar |
| 1990s | 0.5359 | 0.6054 | 0.0695 | Madagascar |
| 2000s | 0.6218 | 0.6222 | 0.0004 | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 0.7905 | 0.7245 | 0.066 | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 0.8035 | 0.7228 | 0.0807 | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher political centralization index, Bangladesh or Madagascar?
- Madagascar, at 0.733 against 0.692 in Bangladesh as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political centralization index between Bangladesh and Madagascar?
- 0.041, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Madagascar?
- 209 years are reported by both, from 1817 to 2025.
- How do Bangladesh and Madagascar rank globally for political centralization index?
- Bangladesh ranks 53rd and Madagascar ranks 50th 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.