Eritrea vs Venezuela: Political centralization index
Eritrea
0.977
in 2025
Venezuela
0.974
in 2025
Eritrea rank
5th
Venezuela rank
8th
Political centralization index over time
- Eritrea
- Venezuela
How they compare
Eritrea currently reports 0.977 against 0.974 in Venezuela, a difference of 0.003.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Venezuela ahead.
Eritrea ranks 5th and Venezuela ranks 8th of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 10 and Venezuela in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Venezuela | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.947 | 0.9562 | 0.0092 | Venezuela |
| 1910s | 0.947 | 0.9465 | 0.0005 | Eritrea |
| 1920s | 0.947 | 0.954 | 0.007 | Venezuela |
| 1930s | 0.947 | 0.8578 | 0.0892 | Eritrea |
| 1940s | 0.7887 | 0.6339 | 0.1548 | Eritrea |
| 1950s | 0.73 | 0.789 | 0.059 | Venezuela |
| 1960s | 0.9039 | 0.2225 | 0.6814 | Eritrea |
| 1970s | 0.9651 | 0.2344 | 0.7307 | Eritrea |
| 1980s | 0.982 | 0.235 | 0.747 | Eritrea |
| 1990s | 0.9511 | 0.2322 | 0.7189 | Eritrea |
| 2000s | 0.989 | 0.7999 | 0.1891 | Eritrea |
| 2010s | 0.9916 | 0.9541 | 0.0375 | Eritrea |
| 2020s | 0.9753 | 0.9653 | 0.01 | Eritrea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher political centralization index, Eritrea or Venezuela?
- Eritrea, at 0.977 against 0.974 in Venezuela as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political centralization index between Eritrea and Venezuela?
- 0.003, with Eritrea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Venezuela?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Eritrea and Venezuela rank globally for political centralization index?
- Eritrea ranks 5th and Venezuela ranks 8th 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.