India vs Sierra Leone: Political centralization index
India
0.349
in 2025
Sierra Leone
0.366
in 2025
India rank
86th
Sierra Leone rank
83rd
Political centralization index over time
- India
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 0.366 against 0.349 in India, a difference of 0.017.
Across all 126 years both countries report, Sierra Leone has been ahead every year.
India ranks 86th and Sierra Leone ranks 83rd of 176 countries.
Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.465 | 0.786 | 0.321 | Sierra Leone |
| 1910s | 0.446 | 0.786 | 0.34 | Sierra Leone |
| 1920s | 0.446 | 0.7466 | 0.3006 | Sierra Leone |
| 1930s | 0.343 | 0.724 | 0.381 | Sierra Leone |
| 1940s | 0.2679 | 0.724 | 0.4561 | Sierra Leone |
| 1950s | 0.1568 | 0.691 | 0.5342 | Sierra Leone |
| 1960s | 0.159 | 0.6693 | 0.5103 | Sierra Leone |
| 1970s | 0.2251 | 0.7715 | 0.5464 | Sierra Leone |
| 1980s | 0.144 | 0.7652 | 0.6212 | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 0.1242 | 0.7919 | 0.6677 | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 0.123 | 0.4989 | 0.3759 | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 0.1579 | 0.4891 | 0.3312 | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 0.2827 | 0.3357 | 0.053 | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher political centralization index, India or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 0.366 against 0.349 in India as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political centralization index between India and Sierra Leone?
- 0.017, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Sierra Leone?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do India and Sierra Leone rank globally for political centralization index?
- India ranks 86th and Sierra Leone ranks 83rd 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.