Belgium vs Colombia: Political centralization index
Belgium
0.103
in 2025
Colombia
0.109
in 2025
Belgium rank
140th
Colombia rank
139th
Political centralization index over time
- Belgium
- Colombia
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 0.109 against 0.103 in Belgium, a difference of 0.006.
That makes Colombia's figure about 1.1 times Belgium's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Colombia ahead.
Belgium ranks 140th and Colombia ranks 139th of 176 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 3 and Colombia in 22.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Colombia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.593 | 0.675 | 0.082 | Colombia |
| 1790s | 0.5302 | 0.675 | 0.1448 | Colombia |
| 1800s | 0.762 | 0.675 | 0.087 | Belgium |
| 1810s | 0.7131 | 0.6878 | 0.0253 | Belgium |
| 1820s | 0.649 | 0.4879 | 0.1611 | Belgium |
| 1830s | 0.0916 | 0.4452 | 0.3536 | Colombia |
| 1840s | 0.084 | 0.4478 | 0.3638 | Colombia |
| 1850s | 0.084 | 0.4572 | 0.3732 | Colombia |
| 1860s | 0.084 | 0.5705 | 0.4865 | Colombia |
| 1870s | 0.084 | 0.568 | 0.484 | Colombia |
| 1880s | 0.084 | 0.5581 | 0.4741 | Colombia |
| 1890s | 0.084 | 0.505 | 0.421 | Colombia |
| 1900s | 0.084 | 0.6029 | 0.5189 | Colombia |
| 1910s | 0.1557 | 0.4709 | 0.3152 | Colombia |
| 1920s | 0.073 | 0.47 | 0.397 | Colombia |
| 1930s | 0.073 | 0.4712 | 0.3982 | Colombia |
| 1940s | 0.1279 | 0.4968 | 0.3689 | Colombia |
| 1950s | 0.058 | 0.5976 | 0.5396 | Colombia |
| 1960s | 0.058 | 0.3903 | 0.3323 | Colombia |
| 1970s | 0.058 | 0.2988 | 0.2408 | Colombia |
| 1980s | 0.0576 | 0.2576 | 0.2 | Colombia |
| 1990s | 0.0578 | 0.1437 | 0.0859 | Colombia |
| 2000s | 0.051 | 0.1343 | 0.0833 | Colombia |
| 2010s | 0.0487 | 0.1308 | 0.0821 | Colombia |
| 2020s | 0.0663 | 0.1307 | 0.0643 | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher political centralization index, Belgium or Colombia?
- Colombia, at 0.109 against 0.103 in Belgium as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political centralization index between Belgium and Colombia?
- 0.006, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Colombia?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Colombia rank globally for political centralization index?
- Belgium ranks 140th and Colombia ranks 139th 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.