Eritrea vs North Korea: Political centralization index
Eritrea
0.977
in 2025
North Korea
0.988
in 2025
Eritrea rank
5th
North Korea rank
3rd
Political centralization index over time
- Eritrea
- North Korea
How they compare
North Korea currently reports 0.988 against 0.977 in Eritrea, a difference of 0.011.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 92 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Eritrea ahead.
Eritrea ranks 5th and North Korea ranks 3rd of 173 countries.
Across the 11 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 4 and North Korea in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | North Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.947 | 0.922 | 0.025 | Eritrea |
| 1910s | 0.947 | 0.938 | 0.009 | Eritrea |
| 1940s | 0.757 | 0.9504 | 0.1934 | North Korea |
| 1950s | 0.73 | 0.9628 | 0.2328 | North Korea |
| 1960s | 0.9039 | 0.977 | 0.0731 | North Korea |
| 1970s | 0.9651 | 0.9833 | 0.0182 | North Korea |
| 1980s | 0.982 | 0.986 | 0.004 | North Korea |
| 1990s | 0.9511 | 0.9876 | 0.0365 | North Korea |
| 2000s | 0.989 | 0.988 | 0.001 | Eritrea |
| 2010s | 0.9916 | 0.988 | 0.0036 | Eritrea |
| 2020s | 0.9753 | 0.988 | 0.0127 | North Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher political centralization index, Eritrea or North Korea?
- North Korea, at 0.988 against 0.977 in Eritrea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political centralization index between Eritrea and North Korea?
- 0.011, with North Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and North Korea?
- 92 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Eritrea and North Korea rank globally for political centralization index?
- Eritrea 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.