China vs Russia: Political centralization index
China
0.931
in 2025
Russia
0.945
in 2025
China rank
15th
Russia rank
13th
Political centralization index over time
- China
- Russia
How they compare
Russia currently reports 0.945 against 0.931 in China, a difference of 0.014.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was China ahead.
China ranks 15th and Russia ranks 13th of 176 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, China averaged higher in 15 and Russia in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Russia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.962 | 0.93 | 0.032 | China |
| 1790s | 0.962 | 0.93 | 0.032 | China |
| 1800s | 0.962 | 0.93 | 0.032 | China |
| 1810s | 0.962 | 0.93 | 0.032 | China |
| 1820s | 0.962 | 0.93 | 0.032 | China |
| 1830s | 0.962 | 0.93 | 0.032 | China |
| 1840s | 0.962 | 0.93 | 0.032 | China |
| 1850s | 0.962 | 0.9055 | 0.0565 | China |
| 1860s | 0.962 | 0.6121 | 0.3499 | China |
| 1870s | 0.962 | 0.4524 | 0.5096 | China |
| 1880s | 0.962 | 0.8534 | 0.1086 | China |
| 1890s | 0.962 | 0.852 | 0.11 | China |
| 1900s | 0.9129 | 0.8659 | 0.047 | China |
| 1910s | 0.7897 | 0.8397 | 0.05 | Russia |
| 1920s | 0.7428 | 0.9696 | 0.2268 | Russia |
| 1930s | 0.7648 | 0.971 | 0.2062 | Russia |
| 1940s | 0.747 | 0.971 | 0.224 | Russia |
| 1950s | 0.7956 | 0.9668 | 0.1712 | Russia |
| 1960s | 0.7773 | 0.964 | 0.1867 | Russia |
| 1970s | 0.7746 | 0.964 | 0.1894 | Russia |
| 1980s | 0.7154 | 0.9545 | 0.2391 | Russia |
| 1990s | 0.714 | 0.6348 | 0.0792 | China |
| 2000s | 0.7747 | 0.7704 | 0.0043 | China |
| 2010s | 0.8588 | 0.8705 | 0.0117 | Russia |
| 2020s | 0.9177 | 0.923 | 0.0053 | Russia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher political centralization index, China or Russia?
- Russia, at 0.945 against 0.931 in China as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political centralization index between China and Russia?
- 0.014, with Russia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Russia?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do China and Russia rank globally for political centralization index?
- China ranks 15th and Russia ranks 13th 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.