Bulgaria vs Slovakia: Political centralization index

Bulgaria
0.165
in 2025
Slovakia
0.155
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
123rd
Slovakia rank
126th

Political centralization index over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Slovakia
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How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 0.165 against 0.155 in Slovakia, a difference of 0.01.

That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.1 times Slovakia's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 123rd and Slovakia ranks 126th of 173 countries.

Across the 25 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 19 and Slovakia in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Slovakia Difference Ahead
1780s 0.925 0.661 0.264 Bulgaria
1790s 0.925 0.661 0.264 Bulgaria
1800s 0.925 0.661 0.264 Bulgaria
1810s 0.925 0.661 0.264 Bulgaria
1820s 0.925 0.661 0.264 Bulgaria
1830s 0.925 0.661 0.264 Bulgaria
1840s 0.925 0.5899 0.3351 Bulgaria
1850s 0.925 0.7117 0.2133 Bulgaria
1860s 0.9102 0.5143 0.3959 Bulgaria
1870s 0.7861 0.29 0.4961 Bulgaria
1880s 0.5588 0.29 0.2688 Bulgaria
1890s 0.552 0.29 0.262 Bulgaria
1900s 0.529 0.2945 0.2345 Bulgaria
1910s 0.5269 0.2884 0.2385 Bulgaria
1920s 0.5373 0.229 0.3083 Bulgaria
1930s 0.5795 0.2954 0.2841 Bulgaria
1940s 0.6977 0.8296 0.1319 Slovakia
1950s 0.8223 0.949 0.1267 Slovakia
1960s 0.825 0.9337 0.1087 Slovakia
1970s 0.825 0.9362 0.1112 Slovakia
1980s 0.825 0.9311 0.1061 Slovakia
1990s 0.169 0.1752 0.0062 Slovakia
2000s 0.1409 0.1038 0.0371 Bulgaria
2010s 0.146 0.1164 0.0296 Bulgaria
2020s 0.1482 0.0877 0.0605 Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher political centralization index, Bulgaria or Slovakia?
Bulgaria, at 0.165 against 0.155 in Slovakia as of 2025.
What is the difference in political centralization index between Bulgaria and Slovakia?
0.01, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Slovakia?
237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Bulgaria and Slovakia rank globally for political centralization index?
Bulgaria ranks 123rd and Slovakia ranks 126th of 173 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.

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About this data

Indicator
Political centralization index
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 29,802 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed