Indonesia vs Sierra Leone: Political centralization index
Indonesia
0.385
in 2025
Sierra Leone
0.366
in 2025
Indonesia rank
82nd
Sierra Leone rank
83rd
Political centralization index over time
- Indonesia
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Indonesia currently reports 0.385 against 0.366 in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.019.
That makes Indonesia's figure about 1.1 times Sierra Leone's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Indonesia ahead.
Indonesia ranks 82nd and Sierra Leone ranks 83rd of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Indonesia averaged higher in 8 and Sierra Leone in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Indonesia | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.901 | 0.786 | 0.115 | Indonesia |
| 1910s | 0.901 | 0.786 | 0.115 | Indonesia |
| 1920s | 0.901 | 0.7466 | 0.1544 | Indonesia |
| 1930s | 0.8802 | 0.724 | 0.1562 | Indonesia |
| 1940s | 0.7176 | 0.724 | 0.0064 | Sierra Leone |
| 1950s | 0.5179 | 0.691 | 0.1731 | Sierra Leone |
| 1960s | 0.7807 | 0.6693 | 0.1114 | Indonesia |
| 1970s | 0.9268 | 0.7715 | 0.1553 | Indonesia |
| 1980s | 0.9432 | 0.7652 | 0.178 | Indonesia |
| 1990s | 0.8678 | 0.7919 | 0.0759 | Indonesia |
| 2000s | 0.2083 | 0.4989 | 0.2906 | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 0.1951 | 0.4891 | 0.294 | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 0.3277 | 0.3357 | 0.008 | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher political centralization index, Indonesia or Sierra Leone?
- Indonesia, at 0.385 against 0.366 in Sierra Leone as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political centralization index between Indonesia and Sierra Leone?
- 0.019, with Indonesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Sierra Leone?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Indonesia and Sierra Leone rank globally for political centralization index?
- Indonesia ranks 82nd 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.