Brazil vs Ireland: Political centralization index
Brazil
0.034
in 2025
Ireland
0.039
in 2025
Brazil rank
165th
Ireland rank
162nd
Political centralization index over time
- Brazil
- Ireland
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 0.039 against 0.034 in Brazil, a difference of 0.005.
That makes Ireland's figure about 1.1 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 165th and Ireland ranks 162nd of 176 countries.
Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 25 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.618 | 0.163 | 0.455 | Brazil |
| 1790s | 0.618 | 0.1625 | 0.4555 | Brazil |
| 1800s | 0.618 | 0.1661 | 0.4519 | Brazil |
| 1810s | 0.618 | 0.1647 | 0.4533 | Brazil |
| 1820s | 0.5783 | 0.1617 | 0.4166 | Brazil |
| 1830s | 0.545 | 0.1451 | 0.3999 | Brazil |
| 1840s | 0.545 | 0.1295 | 0.4155 | Brazil |
| 1850s | 0.545 | 0.1316 | 0.4134 | Brazil |
| 1860s | 0.545 | 0.1302 | 0.4148 | Brazil |
| 1870s | 0.545 | 0.1266 | 0.4184 | Brazil |
| 1880s | 0.545 | 0.1308 | 0.4142 | Brazil |
| 1890s | 0.6036 | 0.1291 | 0.4745 | Brazil |
| 1900s | 0.587 | 0.137 | 0.45 | Brazil |
| 1910s | 0.5858 | 0.1494 | 0.4364 | Brazil |
| 1920s | 0.583 | 0.1031 | 0.4799 | Brazil |
| 1930s | 0.734 | 0.071 | 0.663 | Brazil |
| 1940s | 0.63 | 0.0726 | 0.5574 | Brazil |
| 1950s | 0.3818 | 0.0522 | 0.3296 | Brazil |
| 1960s | 0.5542 | 0.0505 | 0.5037 | Brazil |
| 1970s | 0.7315 | 0.0452 | 0.6863 | Brazil |
| 1980s | 0.4716 | 0.0554 | 0.4162 | Brazil |
| 1990s | 0.1383 | 0.0515 | 0.0868 | Brazil |
| 2000s | 0.0966 | 0.048 | 0.0486 | Brazil |
| 2010s | 0.0859 | 0.0475 | 0.0384 | Brazil |
| 2020s | 0.089 | 0.0402 | 0.0488 | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher political centralization index, Brazil or Ireland?
- Ireland, at 0.039 against 0.034 in Brazil as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political centralization index between Brazil and Ireland?
- 0.005, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Ireland?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and Ireland rank globally for political centralization index?
- Brazil ranks 165th and Ireland ranks 162nd 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.