Gabon vs Somalia: Political centralization index
Gabon
0.721
in 2025
Somalia
0.74
in 2025
Gabon rank
51st
Somalia rank
48th
Political centralization index over time
- Gabon
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 0.74 against 0.721 in Gabon, a difference of 0.019.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 116 shared years of data; in 1910 it was Gabon ahead.
Gabon ranks 51st and Somalia ranks 48th of 176 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, Gabon averaged higher in 8 and Somalia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gabon | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0.893 | 0.79 | 0.103 | Gabon |
| 1920s | 0.893 | 0.79 | 0.103 | Gabon |
| 1930s | 0.893 | 0.79 | 0.103 | Gabon |
| 1940s | 0.8578 | 0.7657 | 0.0921 | Gabon |
| 1950s | 0.761 | 0.6315 | 0.1295 | Gabon |
| 1960s | 0.7422 | 0.4614 | 0.2808 | Gabon |
| 1970s | 0.7618 | 0.9363 | 0.1745 | Somalia |
| 1980s | 0.762 | 0.898 | 0.136 | Somalia |
| 1990s | 0.6781 | 0.9362 | 0.2581 | Somalia |
| 2000s | 0.703 | 0.8676 | 0.1646 | Somalia |
| 2010s | 0.7349 | 0.6986 | 0.0363 | Gabon |
| 2020s | 0.7578 | 0.7355 | 0.0223 | Gabon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher political centralization index, Gabon or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 0.74 against 0.721 in Gabon as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political centralization index between Gabon and Somalia?
- 0.019, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Somalia?
- 116 years are reported by both, from 1910 to 2025.
- How do Gabon and Somalia rank globally for political centralization index?
- Gabon ranks 51st and Somalia ranks 48th 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.