Croatia vs Papua New Guinea: Political centralization index
Croatia
0.117
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
0.13
in 2025
Croatia rank
135th
Papua New Guinea rank
132nd
Political centralization index over time
- Croatia
- Papua New Guinea
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 135th and Papua New Guinea ranks 132nd of 176 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 135th and Papua New Guinea ranks 132nd 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.