Bulgaria vs Italy: Political centralization index
Bulgaria
0.165
in 2025
Italy
0.162
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
124th
Italy rank
125th
Political centralization index over time
- Bulgaria
- Italy
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 0.165 against 0.162 in Italy, a difference of 0.003.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 211 shared years of data; in 1815 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 124th and Italy ranks 125th of 176 countries.
Across the 22 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 20 and Italy in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1810s | 0.925 | 0.767 | 0.158 | Bulgaria |
| 1820s | 0.925 | 0.767 | 0.158 | Bulgaria |
| 1830s | 0.925 | 0.767 | 0.158 | Bulgaria |
| 1840s | 0.925 | 0.7562 | 0.1688 | Bulgaria |
| 1850s | 0.925 | 0.713 | 0.212 | Bulgaria |
| 1860s | 0.9102 | 0.4474 | 0.4628 | Bulgaria |
| 1870s | 0.7861 | 0.3846 | 0.4015 | Bulgaria |
| 1880s | 0.5588 | 0.38 | 0.1788 | Bulgaria |
| 1890s | 0.552 | 0.3944 | 0.1576 | Bulgaria |
| 1900s | 0.529 | 0.3946 | 0.1344 | Bulgaria |
| 1910s | 0.5269 | 0.3979 | 0.129 | Bulgaria |
| 1920s | 0.5373 | 0.7278 | 0.1905 | Italy |
| 1930s | 0.5795 | 0.944 | 0.3645 | Italy |
| 1940s | 0.6977 | 0.6104 | 0.0873 | Bulgaria |
| 1950s | 0.8223 | 0.2124 | 0.6099 | Bulgaria |
| 1960s | 0.825 | 0.166 | 0.659 | Bulgaria |
| 1970s | 0.825 | 0.1435 | 0.6815 | Bulgaria |
| 1980s | 0.825 | 0.138 | 0.687 | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 0.169 | 0.1077 | 0.0613 | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 0.1409 | 0.0993 | 0.0416 | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 0.146 | 0.0911 | 0.0549 | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 0.1482 | 0.1157 | 0.0325 | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher political centralization index, Bulgaria or Italy?
- Bulgaria, at 0.165 against 0.162 in Italy as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political centralization index between Bulgaria and Italy?
- 0.003, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Italy?
- 211 years are reported by both, from 1815 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Italy rank globally for political centralization index?
- Bulgaria ranks 124th 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.