Bangladesh vs Uganda: Political centralization index
Bangladesh
0.692
in 2025
Uganda
0.672
in 2025
Bangladesh rank
53rd
Uganda rank
54th
Political centralization index over time
- Bangladesh
- Uganda
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 0.692 against 0.672 in Uganda, a difference of 0.02.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Uganda ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 53rd and Uganda ranks 54th of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 3 and Uganda in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.465 | 0.826 | 0.361 | Uganda |
| 1910s | 0.446 | 0.826 | 0.38 | Uganda |
| 1920s | 0.446 | 0.6856 | 0.2396 | Uganda |
| 1930s | 0.343 | 0.67 | 0.327 | Uganda |
| 1940s | 0.303 | 0.67 | 0.367 | Uganda |
| 1950s | 0.5338 | 0.6691 | 0.1353 | Uganda |
| 1960s | 0.6792 | 0.7593 | 0.0801 | Uganda |
| 1970s | 0.6467 | 0.9664 | 0.3197 | Uganda |
| 1980s | 0.66 | 0.8191 | 0.1591 | Uganda |
| 1990s | 0.5359 | 0.5918 | 0.0559 | Uganda |
| 2000s | 0.6218 | 0.5607 | 0.0611 | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 0.7905 | 0.5972 | 0.1933 | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 0.8035 | 0.6527 | 0.1508 | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher political centralization index, Bangladesh or Uganda?
- Bangladesh, at 0.692 against 0.672 in Uganda as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political centralization index between Bangladesh and Uganda?
- 0.02, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Uganda?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Bangladesh and Uganda rank globally for political centralization index?
- Bangladesh ranks 53rd and Uganda ranks 54th 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.