Israel vs Japan: Political centralization index
Israel
0.103
in 2025
Japan
0.094
in 2025
Israel rank
140th
Japan rank
143rd
Political centralization index over time
- Israel
- Japan
How they compare
Israel currently reports 0.103 against 0.094 in Japan, a difference of 0.009.
That makes Israel's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 209 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Japan ahead.
Israel ranks 140th and Japan ranks 143rd of 176 countries.
Across the 23 decades both report, Israel averaged higher in 8 and Japan in 15.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Israel | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.925 | 0.95 | 0.025 | Japan |
| 1790s | 0.925 | 0.95 | 0.025 | Japan |
| 1800s | 0.925 | 0.95 | 0.025 | Japan |
| 1810s | 0.925 | 0.95 | 0.025 | Japan |
| 1820s | 0.925 | 0.95 | 0.025 | Japan |
| 1830s | 0.925 | 0.95 | 0.025 | Japan |
| 1840s | 0.925 | 0.95 | 0.025 | Japan |
| 1850s | 0.925 | 0.95 | 0.025 | Japan |
| 1860s | 0.9102 | 0.9465 | 0.0363 | Japan |
| 1870s | 0.8373 | 0.7163 | 0.121 | Israel |
| 1880s | 0.857 | 0.5743 | 0.2827 | Israel |
| 1890s | 0.857 | 0.3275 | 0.5295 | Israel |
| 1900s | 0.8123 | 0.3324 | 0.4799 | Israel |
| 1910s | 0.6752 | 0.3299 | 0.3453 | Israel |
| 1940s | 0.121 | 0.106 | 0.015 | Israel |
| 1950s | 0.1238 | 0.0914 | 0.0324 | Israel |
| 1960s | 0.1051 | 0.091 | 0.0141 | Israel |
| 1970s | 0.0681 | 0.091 | 0.0229 | Japan |
| 1980s | 0.0625 | 0.091 | 0.0285 | Japan |
| 1990s | 0.064 | 0.091 | 0.027 | Japan |
| 2000s | 0.0643 | 0.082 | 0.0177 | Japan |
| 2010s | 0.0737 | 0.0898 | 0.0161 | Japan |
| 2020s | 0.0825 | 0.0973 | 0.0148 | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher political centralization index, Israel or Japan?
- Israel, at 0.103 against 0.094 in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political centralization index between Israel and Japan?
- 0.009, with Israel ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Japan?
- 209 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Israel and Japan rank globally for political centralization index?
- Israel ranks 140th and Japan ranks 143rd 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.