Gabon vs Uganda: Political centralization index
Gabon
0.721
in 2025
Uganda
0.672
in 2025
Gabon rank
51st
Uganda rank
54th
Political centralization index over time
- Gabon
- Uganda
How they compare
Gabon currently reports 0.721 against 0.672 in Uganda, a difference of 0.049.
That makes Gabon's figure about 1.1 times Uganda's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 116 shared years of data; in 1910 it was Gabon ahead.
Gabon ranks 51st and Uganda ranks 54th of 176 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, Gabon averaged higher in 9 and Uganda in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gabon | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0.893 | 0.826 | 0.067 | Gabon |
| 1920s | 0.893 | 0.6856 | 0.2074 | Gabon |
| 1930s | 0.893 | 0.67 | 0.223 | Gabon |
| 1940s | 0.8578 | 0.67 | 0.1878 | Gabon |
| 1950s | 0.761 | 0.6691 | 0.0919 | Gabon |
| 1960s | 0.7422 | 0.7593 | 0.0171 | Uganda |
| 1970s | 0.7618 | 0.9664 | 0.2046 | Uganda |
| 1980s | 0.762 | 0.8191 | 0.0571 | Uganda |
| 1990s | 0.6781 | 0.5918 | 0.0863 | Gabon |
| 2000s | 0.703 | 0.5607 | 0.1423 | Gabon |
| 2010s | 0.7349 | 0.5972 | 0.1377 | Gabon |
| 2020s | 0.7578 | 0.6527 | 0.1052 | Gabon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher political centralization index, Gabon or Uganda?
- Gabon, at 0.721 against 0.672 in Uganda as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political centralization index between Gabon and Uganda?
- 0.049, with Gabon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Uganda?
- 116 years are reported by both, from 1910 to 2025.
- How do Gabon and Uganda rank globally for political centralization index?
- Gabon ranks 51st and Uganda ranks 54th 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.