China vs Turkmenistan: Political centralization index
China
0.931
in 2025
Turkmenistan
0.947
in 2025
China rank
15th
Turkmenistan rank
12th
Political centralization index over time
- China
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Turkmenistan currently reports 0.947 against 0.931 in China, a difference of 0.016.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 130 shared years of data; in 1896 it was China ahead.
China ranks 15th and Turkmenistan ranks 12th of 176 countries.
Across the 14 decades both report, China averaged higher in 2 and Turkmenistan in 12.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 0.962 | 0.852 | 0.11 | China |
| 1900s | 0.9129 | 0.8659 | 0.047 | China |
| 1910s | 0.7897 | 0.8397 | 0.05 | Turkmenistan |
| 1920s | 0.7428 | 0.9696 | 0.2268 | Turkmenistan |
| 1930s | 0.7648 | 0.971 | 0.2062 | Turkmenistan |
| 1940s | 0.747 | 0.971 | 0.224 | Turkmenistan |
| 1950s | 0.7956 | 0.9668 | 0.1712 | Turkmenistan |
| 1960s | 0.7773 | 0.964 | 0.1867 | Turkmenistan |
| 1970s | 0.7746 | 0.964 | 0.1894 | Turkmenistan |
| 1980s | 0.7154 | 0.9545 | 0.2391 | Turkmenistan |
| 1990s | 0.714 | 0.9693 | 0.2553 | Turkmenistan |
| 2000s | 0.7747 | 0.9719 | 0.1972 | Turkmenistan |
| 2010s | 0.8588 | 0.9608 | 0.102 | Turkmenistan |
| 2020s | 0.9177 | 0.9382 | 0.0205 | Turkmenistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher political centralization index, China or Turkmenistan?
- Turkmenistan, at 0.947 against 0.931 in China as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political centralization index between China and Turkmenistan?
- 0.016, with Turkmenistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Turkmenistan?
- 130 years are reported by both, from 1896 to 2025.
- How do China and Turkmenistan rank globally for political centralization index?
- China ranks 15th and Turkmenistan ranks 12th 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.