Cambodia vs Syria: Political centralization index
Cambodia
0.93
in 2025
Syria
0.914
in 2025
Cambodia rank
16th
Syria rank
18th
Political centralization index over time
- Cambodia
- Syria
How they compare
Cambodia currently reports 0.93 against 0.914 in Syria, a difference of 0.016.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 124 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Cambodia ahead.
Cambodia ranks 16th and Syria ranks 18th of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Cambodia averaged higher in 7 and Syria in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cambodia | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.869 | 0.8123 | 0.0567 | Cambodia |
| 1910s | 0.869 | 0.6151 | 0.2539 | Cambodia |
| 1920s | 0.869 | 0.7738 | 0.0952 | Cambodia |
| 1930s | 0.869 | 0.7124 | 0.1566 | Cambodia |
| 1940s | 0.8377 | 0.6552 | 0.1825 | Cambodia |
| 1950s | 0.8024 | 0.5975 | 0.2049 | Cambodia |
| 1960s | 0.733 | 0.7862 | 0.0532 | Syria |
| 1970s | 0.9019 | 0.9471 | 0.0452 | Syria |
| 1980s | 0.9766 | 0.9559 | 0.0207 | Cambodia |
| 1990s | 0.8588 | 0.954 | 0.0952 | Syria |
| 2000s | 0.8482 | 0.922 | 0.0738 | Syria |
| 2010s | 0.8543 | 0.9492 | 0.0949 | Syria |
| 2020s | 0.9122 | 0.9218 | 0.0097 | Syria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher political centralization index, Cambodia or Syria?
- Cambodia, at 0.93 against 0.914 in Syria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political centralization index between Cambodia and Syria?
- 0.016, with Cambodia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and Syria?
- 124 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Cambodia and Syria rank globally for political centralization index?
- Cambodia ranks 16th and Syria ranks 18th 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.