Gambia vs Taiwan: Political centralization index
Gambia
0.134
in 2025
Taiwan
0.153
in 2025
Gambia rank
131st
Taiwan rank
128th
Political centralization index over time
- Gambia
- Taiwan
How they compare
Taiwan currently reports 0.153 against 0.134 in Gambia, a difference of 0.019.
That makes Taiwan's figure about 1.1 times Gambia's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Taiwan ahead.
Gambia ranks 131st and Taiwan ranks 128th of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 4 and Taiwan in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.4329 | 0.851 | 0.4181 | Taiwan |
| 1910s | 0.426 | 0.851 | 0.425 | Taiwan |
| 1920s | 0.426 | 0.851 | 0.425 | Taiwan |
| 1930s | 0.426 | 0.8532 | 0.4272 | Taiwan |
| 1940s | 0.414 | 0.8982 | 0.4842 | Taiwan |
| 1950s | 0.411 | 0.89 | 0.479 | Taiwan |
| 1960s | 0.2857 | 0.88 | 0.5943 | Taiwan |
| 1970s | 0.2755 | 0.8521 | 0.5766 | Taiwan |
| 1980s | 0.2923 | 0.7492 | 0.4569 | Taiwan |
| 1990s | 0.5466 | 0.3978 | 0.1488 | Gambia |
| 2000s | 0.7233 | 0.1422 | 0.5811 | Gambia |
| 2010s | 0.5612 | 0.1536 | 0.4076 | Gambia |
| 2020s | 0.1412 | 0.124 | 0.0172 | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher political centralization index, Gambia or Taiwan?
- Taiwan, at 0.153 against 0.134 in Gambia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political centralization index between Gambia and Taiwan?
- 0.019, with Taiwan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Taiwan?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Gambia and Taiwan rank globally for political centralization index?
- Gambia ranks 131st and Taiwan ranks 128th 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.