Chile vs Norway: Political centralization index
Chile
0.031
in 2025
Norway
0.027
in 2025
Chile rank
167th
Norway rank
169th
Political centralization index over time
- Chile
- Norway
How they compare
Chile currently reports 0.031 against 0.027 in Norway, a difference of 0.004.
That makes Chile's figure about 1.1 times Norway's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 236 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Chile ahead.
Chile ranks 167th and Norway ranks 169th of 176 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 24 and Norway in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.793 | 0.603 | 0.19 | Chile |
| 1790s | 0.793 | 0.603 | 0.19 | Chile |
| 1800s | 0.793 | 0.603 | 0.19 | Chile |
| 1810s | 0.8471 | 0.3141 | 0.533 | Chile |
| 1820s | 0.699 | 0.083 | 0.616 | Chile |
| 1830s | 0.7167 | 0.0788 | 0.6379 | Chile |
| 1840s | 0.71 | 0.077 | 0.633 | Chile |
| 1850s | 0.726 | 0.077 | 0.649 | Chile |
| 1860s | 0.5854 | 0.077 | 0.5084 | Chile |
| 1870s | 0.526 | 0.071 | 0.455 | Chile |
| 1880s | 0.4968 | 0.0695 | 0.4273 | Chile |
| 1890s | 0.4764 | 0.068 | 0.4084 | Chile |
| 1900s | 0.4259 | 0.0644 | 0.3615 | Chile |
| 1910s | 0.42 | 0.06 | 0.36 | Chile |
| 1920s | 0.4517 | 0.056 | 0.3957 | Chile |
| 1930s | 0.3212 | 0.056 | 0.2652 | Chile |
| 1940s | 0.2835 | 0.286 | 0.0025 | Norway |
| 1950s | 0.2743 | 0.0199 | 0.2544 | Chile |
| 1960s | 0.244 | 0.0172 | 0.2268 | Chile |
| 1970s | 0.6266 | 0.016 | 0.6106 | Chile |
| 1980s | 0.7499 | 0.016 | 0.7339 | Chile |
| 1990s | 0.045 | 0.016 | 0.029 | Chile |
| 2000s | 0.0379 | 0.016 | 0.0219 | Chile |
| 2010s | 0.0311 | 0.016 | 0.0151 | Chile |
| 2020s | 0.0317 | 0.0257 | 0.006 | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher political centralization index, Chile or Norway?
- Chile, at 0.031 against 0.027 in Norway as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political centralization index between Chile and Norway?
- 0.004, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Norway?
- 236 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Chile and Norway rank globally for political centralization index?
- Chile ranks 167th and Norway ranks 169th 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.