Egypt vs Lebanon: Political centralization index
Egypt
0.538
in 2025
Lebanon
0.495
in 2025
Egypt rank
68th
Lebanon rank
71st
Political centralization index over time
- Egypt
- Lebanon
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 0.538 against 0.495 in Lebanon, a difference of 0.043.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.1 times Lebanon's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1918 it was Lebanon ahead.
Egypt ranks 68th and Lebanon ranks 71st of 176 countries.
Lebanon has averaged higher in every one of the 12 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Lebanon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0.524 | 0.816 | 0.292 | Lebanon |
| 1920s | 0.4419 | 0.7064 | 0.2645 | Lebanon |
| 1930s | 0.372 | 0.679 | 0.307 | Lebanon |
| 1940s | 0.372 | 0.7348 | 0.3628 | Lebanon |
| 1950s | 0.5624 | 0.7417 | 0.1793 | Lebanon |
| 1960s | 0.5588 | 0.694 | 0.1352 | Lebanon |
| 1970s | 0.4411 | 0.7334 | 0.2923 | Lebanon |
| 1980s | 0.4161 | 0.7606 | 0.3445 | Lebanon |
| 1990s | 0.44 | 0.7047 | 0.2647 | Lebanon |
| 2000s | 0.4148 | 0.6565 | 0.2417 | Lebanon |
| 2010s | 0.5079 | 0.5357 | 0.0278 | Lebanon |
| 2020s | 0.4792 | 0.4958 | 0.0167 | Lebanon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher political centralization index, Egypt or Lebanon?
- Egypt, at 0.538 against 0.495 in Lebanon as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political centralization index between Egypt and Lebanon?
- 0.043, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Lebanon?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1918 to 2025.
- How do Egypt and Lebanon rank globally for political centralization index?
- Egypt ranks 68th and Lebanon ranks 71st 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.