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
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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.

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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