Benin vs Kuwait: Political centralization index
Benin
0.414
in 2025
Kuwait
0.439
in 2025
Benin rank
79th
Kuwait rank
78th
Political centralization index over time
- Benin
- Kuwait
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 0.439 against 0.414 in Benin, a difference of 0.025.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.1 times Benin's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 79th and Kuwait ranks 78th of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 11 and Kuwait in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.82 | 0.567 | 0.253 | Benin |
| 1910s | 0.82 | 0.567 | 0.253 | Benin |
| 1920s | 0.82 | 0.567 | 0.253 | Benin |
| 1930s | 0.82 | 0.5561 | 0.2639 | Benin |
| 1940s | 0.82 | 0.53 | 0.29 | Benin |
| 1950s | 0.7465 | 0.53 | 0.2165 | Benin |
| 1960s | 0.5595 | 0.2769 | 0.2826 | Benin |
| 1970s | 0.6876 | 0.3129 | 0.3747 | Benin |
| 1980s | 0.681 | 0.3446 | 0.3364 | Benin |
| 1990s | 0.3173 | 0.3002 | 0.0171 | Benin |
| 2000s | 0.2599 | 0.263 | 0.0031 | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 0.2579 | 0.2604 | 0.0025 | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 0.4165 | 0.2763 | 0.1402 | Benin |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher political centralization index, Benin or Kuwait?
- Kuwait, at 0.439 against 0.414 in Benin as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political centralization index between Benin and Kuwait?
- 0.025, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Kuwait?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Benin and Kuwait rank globally for political centralization index?
- Benin ranks 79th and Kuwait ranks 78th 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.