Bhutan vs Italy: Political centralization index
Bhutan
0.169
in 2025
Italy
0.162
in 2025
Bhutan rank
122nd
Italy rank
125th
Political centralization index over time
- Bhutan
- Italy
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 0.169 against 0.162 in Italy, a difference of 0.007.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Bhutan ahead.
Bhutan ranks 122nd and Italy ranks 125th of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 9 and Italy in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.6083 | 0.3946 | 0.2137 | Bhutan |
| 1910s | 0.567 | 0.3979 | 0.1691 | Bhutan |
| 1920s | 0.567 | 0.7278 | 0.1608 | Italy |
| 1930s | 0.567 | 0.944 | 0.377 | Italy |
| 1940s | 0.567 | 0.6104 | 0.0434 | Italy |
| 1950s | 0.4584 | 0.2124 | 0.246 | Bhutan |
| 1960s | 0.3894 | 0.166 | 0.2234 | Bhutan |
| 1970s | 0.375 | 0.1435 | 0.2315 | Bhutan |
| 1980s | 0.375 | 0.138 | 0.237 | Bhutan |
| 1990s | 0.3717 | 0.1077 | 0.264 | Bhutan |
| 2000s | 0.2667 | 0.0993 | 0.1674 | Bhutan |
| 2010s | 0.0816 | 0.0911 | 0.0095 | Italy |
| 2020s | 0.1275 | 0.1157 | 0.0118 | Bhutan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher political centralization index, Bhutan or Italy?
- Bhutan, at 0.169 against 0.162 in Italy as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political centralization index between Bhutan and Italy?
- 0.007, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Italy?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Bhutan and Italy rank globally for political centralization index?
- Bhutan ranks 122nd and Italy ranks 125th 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.