Djibouti vs Zimbabwe: Political centralization index
Djibouti
0.748
in 2025
Zimbabwe
0.779
in 2025
Djibouti rank
46th
Zimbabwe rank
43rd
Political centralization index over time
- Djibouti
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 0.779 against 0.748 in Djibouti, a difference of 0.031.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Djibouti ahead.
Djibouti ranks 46th and Zimbabwe ranks 43rd of 176 countries.
Djibouti has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Djibouti | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.902 | 0.362 | 0.54 | Djibouti |
| 1910s | 0.902 | 0.362 | 0.54 | Djibouti |
| 1920s | 0.902 | 0.341 | 0.561 | Djibouti |
| 1930s | 0.902 | 0.332 | 0.57 | Djibouti |
| 1940s | 0.8894 | 0.332 | 0.5574 | Djibouti |
| 1950s | 0.86 | 0.3244 | 0.5356 | Djibouti |
| 1960s | 0.8634 | 0.4035 | 0.4599 | Djibouti |
| 1970s | 0.8632 | 0.461 | 0.4022 | Djibouti |
| 1980s | 0.825 | 0.3719 | 0.4531 | Djibouti |
| 1990s | 0.8168 | 0.395 | 0.4218 | Djibouti |
| 2000s | 0.784 | 0.6597 | 0.1243 | Djibouti |
| 2010s | 0.7862 | 0.5263 | 0.2599 | Djibouti |
| 2020s | 0.748 | 0.6878 | 0.0602 | Djibouti |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher political centralization index, Djibouti or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 0.779 against 0.748 in Djibouti as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political centralization index between Djibouti and Zimbabwe?
- 0.031, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Djibouti and Zimbabwe?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Djibouti and Zimbabwe rank globally for political centralization index?
- Djibouti ranks 46th and Zimbabwe ranks 43rd 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.