Croatia vs Papua New Guinea: Political centralization index

Croatia
0.117
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
0.13
in 2025
Croatia rank
134th
Papua New Guinea rank
131st

Political centralization index over time

  • Croatia
  • Papua New Guinea
00.20.40.60.81190019622025

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.13 against 0.117 in Croatia, a difference of 0.013.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Croatia's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 85 shared years of data; in 1941 it was Croatia ahead.

Croatia ranks 134th and Papua New Guinea ranks 131st of 173 countries.

Across the 9 decades both report, Croatia averaged higher in 7 and Papua New Guinea in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Croatia Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1940s 0.8697 0.6859 0.1838 Croatia
1950s 0.76 0.3964 0.3636 Croatia
1960s 0.6949 0.3226 0.3723 Croatia
1970s 0.6554 0.235 0.4204 Croatia
1980s 0.6542 0.174 0.4802 Croatia
1990s 0.5545 0.174 0.3805 Croatia
2000s 0.1955 0.174 0.0215 Croatia
2010s 0.1263 0.1989 0.0726 Papua New Guinea
2020s 0.099 0.1477 0.0487 Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher political centralization index, Croatia or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 0.13 against 0.117 in Croatia as of 2025.
What is the difference in political centralization index between Croatia and Papua New Guinea?
0.013, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Papua New Guinea?
85 years are reported by both, from 1941 to 2025.
How do Croatia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for political centralization index?
Croatia ranks 134th and Papua New Guinea ranks 131st of 173 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.

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About this data

Indicator
Political centralization index
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 29,802 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed