India vs Philippines: Political centralization index
India
0.349
in 2025
Philippines
0.351
in 2025
India rank
86th
Philippines rank
85th
Political centralization index over time
- India
- Philippines
How they compare
Philippines currently reports 0.351 against 0.349 in India, a difference of 0.002.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Philippines ahead.
India ranks 86th and Philippines ranks 85th of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, India averaged higher in 3 and Philippines in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.465 | 0.4445 | 0.0205 | India |
| 1910s | 0.446 | 0.3988 | 0.0472 | India |
| 1920s | 0.446 | 0.37 | 0.076 | India |
| 1930s | 0.343 | 0.3806 | 0.0376 | Philippines |
| 1940s | 0.2679 | 0.4293 | 0.1614 | Philippines |
| 1950s | 0.1568 | 0.2016 | 0.0448 | Philippines |
| 1960s | 0.159 | 0.2137 | 0.0547 | Philippines |
| 1970s | 0.2251 | 0.7497 | 0.5246 | Philippines |
| 1980s | 0.144 | 0.6178 | 0.4738 | Philippines |
| 1990s | 0.1242 | 0.2236 | 0.0994 | Philippines |
| 2000s | 0.123 | 0.2913 | 0.1683 | Philippines |
| 2010s | 0.1579 | 0.2529 | 0.095 | Philippines |
| 2020s | 0.2827 | 0.3478 | 0.0652 | Philippines |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher political centralization index, India or Philippines?
- Philippines, at 0.351 against 0.349 in India as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political centralization index between India and Philippines?
- 0.002, with Philippines ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Philippines?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do India and Philippines rank globally for political centralization index?
- India ranks 86th and Philippines ranks 85th 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.