Iraq vs Serbia: Political centralization index
Iraq
0.567
in 2025
Serbia
0.55
in 2025
Iraq rank
64th
Serbia rank
66th
Political centralization index over time
- Iraq
- Serbia
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 0.567 against 0.55 in Serbia, a difference of 0.017.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Serbia ahead.
Iraq ranks 64th and Serbia ranks 66th of 176 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 15 and Serbia in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Serbia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.925 | 0.925 | 0 | — |
| 1790s | 0.925 | 0.925 | 0 | — |
| 1800s | 0.925 | 0.9286 | 0.0036 | Serbia |
| 1810s | 0.925 | 0.9294 | 0.0044 | Serbia |
| 1820s | 0.925 | 0.929 | 0.004 | Serbia |
| 1830s | 0.925 | 0.917 | 0.008 | Iraq |
| 1840s | 0.925 | 0.865 | 0.06 | Iraq |
| 1850s | 0.925 | 0.8512 | 0.0738 | Iraq |
| 1860s | 0.9102 | 0.8528 | 0.0574 | Iraq |
| 1870s | 0.8373 | 0.8 | 0.0373 | Iraq |
| 1880s | 0.857 | 0.7961 | 0.0609 | Iraq |
| 1890s | 0.857 | 0.772 | 0.085 | Iraq |
| 1900s | 0.8123 | 0.7668 | 0.0455 | Iraq |
| 1910s | 0.6752 | 0.7507 | 0.0755 | Serbia |
| 1920s | 0.4496 | 0.6909 | 0.2413 | Serbia |
| 1930s | 0.3736 | 0.8097 | 0.4361 | Serbia |
| 1940s | 0.4222 | 0.8292 | 0.407 | Serbia |
| 1950s | 0.4664 | 0.76 | 0.2936 | Serbia |
| 1960s | 0.7868 | 0.6949 | 0.0919 | Iraq |
| 1970s | 0.7759 | 0.6554 | 0.1205 | Iraq |
| 1980s | 0.7185 | 0.6542 | 0.0643 | Iraq |
| 1990s | 0.75 | 0.6681 | 0.0819 | Iraq |
| 2000s | 0.5923 | 0.2806 | 0.3117 | Iraq |
| 2010s | 0.5137 | 0.3506 | 0.1631 | Iraq |
| 2020s | 0.5903 | 0.5133 | 0.077 | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher political centralization index, Iraq or Serbia?
- Iraq, at 0.567 against 0.55 in Serbia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political centralization index between Iraq and Serbia?
- 0.017, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Serbia?
- 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Iraq and Serbia rank globally for political centralization index?
- Iraq ranks 64th and Serbia ranks 66th 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.