Cambodia vs China: Political centralization index
Cambodia
0.93
in 2025
China
0.931
in 2025
Cambodia rank
16th
China rank
15th
Political centralization index over time
- Cambodia
- China
How they compare
China currently reports 0.931 against 0.93 in Cambodia, a difference of 0.001.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was China ahead.
Cambodia ranks 16th and China ranks 15th of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Cambodia averaged higher in 9 and China in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cambodia | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.869 | 0.9129 | 0.0439 | China |
| 1910s | 0.869 | 0.7897 | 0.0793 | Cambodia |
| 1920s | 0.869 | 0.7428 | 0.1262 | Cambodia |
| 1930s | 0.869 | 0.7648 | 0.1042 | Cambodia |
| 1940s | 0.8377 | 0.747 | 0.0907 | Cambodia |
| 1950s | 0.8024 | 0.7956 | 0.0068 | Cambodia |
| 1960s | 0.733 | 0.7773 | 0.0443 | China |
| 1970s | 0.9019 | 0.7746 | 0.1273 | Cambodia |
| 1980s | 0.9766 | 0.7154 | 0.2612 | Cambodia |
| 1990s | 0.8588 | 0.714 | 0.1448 | Cambodia |
| 2000s | 0.8482 | 0.7747 | 0.0735 | Cambodia |
| 2010s | 0.8543 | 0.8588 | 0.0045 | China |
| 2020s | 0.9122 | 0.9177 | 0.0055 | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher political centralization index, Cambodia or China?
- China, at 0.931 against 0.93 in Cambodia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political centralization index between Cambodia and China?
- 0.001, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and China?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Cambodia and China rank globally for political centralization index?
- Cambodia ranks 16th and China ranks 15th 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.