Guinea vs Somalia: Political centralization index
Guinea
0.739
in 2025
Somalia
0.74
in 2025
Guinea rank
49th
Somalia rank
48th
Political centralization index over time
- Guinea
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 0.74 against 0.739 in Guinea, a difference of 0.001.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Guinea ahead.
Guinea ranks 49th and Somalia ranks 48th of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Guinea averaged higher in 10 and Somalia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.959 | 0.79 | 0.169 | Guinea |
| 1910s | 0.959 | 0.79 | 0.169 | Guinea |
| 1920s | 0.959 | 0.79 | 0.169 | Guinea |
| 1930s | 0.948 | 0.79 | 0.158 | Guinea |
| 1940s | 0.9334 | 0.7657 | 0.1677 | Guinea |
| 1950s | 0.9113 | 0.6315 | 0.2798 | Guinea |
| 1960s | 0.926 | 0.4614 | 0.4646 | Guinea |
| 1970s | 0.928 | 0.9363 | 0.0083 | Somalia |
| 1980s | 0.9329 | 0.898 | 0.0349 | Guinea |
| 1990s | 0.8411 | 0.9362 | 0.0951 | Somalia |
| 2000s | 0.8469 | 0.8676 | 0.0207 | Somalia |
| 2010s | 0.817 | 0.6986 | 0.1184 | Guinea |
| 2020s | 0.7652 | 0.7355 | 0.0297 | Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher political centralization index, Guinea or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 0.74 against 0.739 in Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political centralization index between Guinea and Somalia?
- 0.001, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Somalia?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Guinea and Somalia rank globally for political centralization index?
- Guinea ranks 49th 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.