Equatorial Guinea vs North Korea: Political centralization index
Equatorial Guinea
0.977
in 2025
North Korea
0.988
in 2025
Equatorial Guinea rank
5th
North Korea rank
3rd
Political centralization index over time
- Equatorial Guinea
- North Korea
How they compare
North Korea currently reports 0.988 against 0.977 in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 0.011.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 92 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Equatorial Guinea ahead.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 5th and North Korea ranks 3rd of 173 countries.
Across the 11 decades both report, Equatorial Guinea averaged higher in 4 and North Korea in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Equatorial Guinea | North Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.953 | 0.922 | 0.031 | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1910s | 0.953 | 0.938 | 0.015 | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1940s | 0.953 | 0.9504 | 0.0026 | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1950s | 0.941 | 0.9628 | 0.0218 | North Korea |
| 1960s | 0.8989 | 0.977 | 0.0781 | North Korea |
| 1970s | 0.9879 | 0.9833 | 0.0046 | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1980s | 0.9606 | 0.986 | 0.0254 | North Korea |
| 1990s | 0.931 | 0.9876 | 0.0566 | North Korea |
| 2000s | 0.9305 | 0.988 | 0.0575 | North Korea |
| 2010s | 0.9483 | 0.988 | 0.0397 | North Korea |
| 2020s | 0.9712 | 0.988 | 0.0168 | North Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher political centralization index, Equatorial Guinea or North Korea?
- North Korea, at 0.988 against 0.977 in Equatorial Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political centralization index between Equatorial Guinea and North Korea?
- 0.011, with North Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and North Korea?
- 92 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Equatorial Guinea and North Korea rank globally for political centralization index?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 5th and North Korea ranks 3rd 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.