Brazil vs Netherlands: Political centralization index
Brazil
0.034
in 2025
Netherlands
0.036
in 2025
Brazil rank
165th
Netherlands rank
163rd
Political centralization index over time
- Brazil
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 0.036 against 0.034 in Brazil, a difference of 0.002.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.1 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Netherlands ahead.
Brazil ranks 165th and Netherlands ranks 163rd of 176 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 19 and Netherlands in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.618 | 0.783 | 0.165 | Netherlands |
| 1790s | 0.618 | 0.7961 | 0.1781 | Netherlands |
| 1800s | 0.618 | 0.8129 | 0.1949 | Netherlands |
| 1810s | 0.618 | 0.7285 | 0.1105 | Netherlands |
| 1820s | 0.5783 | 0.649 | 0.0707 | Netherlands |
| 1830s | 0.545 | 0.6404 | 0.0954 | Netherlands |
| 1840s | 0.545 | 0.4382 | 0.1068 | Brazil |
| 1850s | 0.545 | 0.091 | 0.454 | Brazil |
| 1860s | 0.545 | 0.091 | 0.454 | Brazil |
| 1870s | 0.545 | 0.091 | 0.454 | Brazil |
| 1880s | 0.545 | 0.091 | 0.454 | Brazil |
| 1890s | 0.6036 | 0.091 | 0.5126 | Brazil |
| 1900s | 0.587 | 0.091 | 0.496 | Brazil |
| 1910s | 0.5858 | 0.0896 | 0.4962 | Brazil |
| 1920s | 0.583 | 0.084 | 0.499 | Brazil |
| 1930s | 0.734 | 0.084 | 0.65 | Brazil |
| 1940s | 0.63 | 0.1646 | 0.4654 | Brazil |
| 1950s | 0.3818 | 0.052 | 0.3298 | Brazil |
| 1960s | 0.5542 | 0.049 | 0.5052 | Brazil |
| 1970s | 0.7315 | 0.045 | 0.6865 | Brazil |
| 1980s | 0.4716 | 0.0348 | 0.4368 | Brazil |
| 1990s | 0.1383 | 0.034 | 0.1043 | Brazil |
| 2000s | 0.0966 | 0.0332 | 0.0634 | Brazil |
| 2010s | 0.0859 | 0.0285 | 0.0574 | Brazil |
| 2020s | 0.089 | 0.03 | 0.059 | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher political centralization index, Brazil or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 0.036 against 0.034 in Brazil as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political centralization index between Brazil and Netherlands?
- 0.002, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Netherlands?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and Netherlands rank globally for political centralization index?
- Brazil ranks 165th and Netherlands ranks 163rd 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.