Dominican Republic vs Singapore: Political centralization index

Dominican Republic
0.21
in 2025
Singapore
0.198
in 2025
Dominican Republic rank
111th
Singapore rank
114th

Political centralization index over time

  • Dominican Republic
  • Singapore
0.20.40.60.81184419342025

How they compare

Dominican Republic currently reports 0.21 against 0.198 in Singapore, a difference of 0.012.

That makes Dominican Republic's figure about 1.1 times Singapore's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 159 shared years of data; in 1867 it was Dominican Republic ahead.

Dominican Republic ranks 111th and Singapore ranks 114th of 173 countries.

Across the 17 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 16 and Singapore in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Dominican Republic Singapore Difference Ahead
1860s 0.7883 0.28 0.5083 Dominican Republic
1870s 0.7892 0.28 0.5092 Dominican Republic
1880s 0.8208 0.28 0.5408 Dominican Republic
1890s 0.84 0.28 0.56 Dominican Republic
1900s 0.8195 0.28 0.5395 Dominican Republic
1910s 0.8718 0.28 0.5918 Dominican Republic
1920s 0.8627 0.28 0.5827 Dominican Republic
1930s 0.96 0.28 0.68 Dominican Republic
1940s 0.9571 0.4536 0.5035 Dominican Republic
1950s 0.959 0.2809 0.6781 Dominican Republic
1960s 0.8532 0.2986 0.5546 Dominican Republic
1970s 0.8371 0.3036 0.5335 Dominican Republic
1980s 0.675 0.303 0.372 Dominican Republic
1990s 0.6692 0.303 0.3662 Dominican Republic
2000s 0.4933 0.29 0.2033 Dominican Republic
2010s 0.4793 0.2891 0.1902 Dominican Republic
2020s 0.2282 0.2448 0.0167 Singapore

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher political centralization index, Dominican Republic or Singapore?
Dominican Republic, at 0.21 against 0.198 in Singapore as of 2025.
What is the difference in political centralization index between Dominican Republic and Singapore?
0.012, with Dominican Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Singapore?
159 years are reported by both, from 1867 to 2025.
How do Dominican Republic and Singapore rank globally for political centralization index?
Dominican Republic ranks 111th and Singapore ranks 114th 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