Chad vs El Salvador: Political centralization index
Chad
0.976
in 2025
El Salvador
0.969
in 2025
Chad rank
7th
El Salvador rank
10th
Political centralization index over time
- Chad
- El Salvador
How they compare
Chad currently reports 0.976 against 0.969 in El Salvador, a difference of 0.007.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 106 shared years of data; in 1920 it was Chad ahead.
Chad ranks 7th and El Salvador ranks 10th of 176 countries.
Across the 11 decades both report, Chad averaged higher in 9 and El Salvador in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chad | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0.919 | 0.729 | 0.19 | Chad |
| 1930s | 0.919 | 0.7962 | 0.1228 | Chad |
| 1940s | 0.8809 | 0.797 | 0.0839 | Chad |
| 1950s | 0.7959 | 0.786 | 0.0099 | Chad |
| 1960s | 0.6939 | 0.786 | 0.0921 | El Salvador |
| 1970s | 0.7761 | 0.7975 | 0.0214 | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 0.9122 | 0.7963 | 0.1159 | Chad |
| 1990s | 0.8388 | 0.5532 | 0.2856 | Chad |
| 2000s | 0.821 | 0.4029 | 0.4181 | Chad |
| 2010s | 0.8602 | 0.297 | 0.5632 | Chad |
| 2020s | 0.9258 | 0.844 | 0.0818 | Chad |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher political centralization index, Chad or El Salvador?
- Chad, at 0.976 against 0.969 in El Salvador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political centralization index between Chad and El Salvador?
- 0.007, with Chad ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and El Salvador?
- 106 years are reported by both, from 1920 to 2025.
- How do Chad and El Salvador rank globally for political centralization index?
- Chad ranks 7th and El Salvador ranks 10th 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.