Italy vs Taiwan: Political centralization index
Italy
0.162
in 2025
Taiwan
0.153
in 2025
Italy rank
125th
Taiwan rank
128th
Political centralization index over time
- Italy
- Taiwan
How they compare
Italy currently reports 0.162 against 0.153 in Taiwan, a difference of 0.009.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times Taiwan's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 206 shared years of data; in 1815 it was Taiwan ahead.
Italy ranks 125th and Taiwan ranks 128th of 176 countries.
Across the 22 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 1 and Taiwan in 21.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1810s | 0.767 | 0.962 | 0.195 | Taiwan |
| 1820s | 0.767 | 0.962 | 0.195 | Taiwan |
| 1830s | 0.767 | 0.962 | 0.195 | Taiwan |
| 1840s | 0.7562 | 0.962 | 0.2058 | Taiwan |
| 1850s | 0.713 | 0.962 | 0.249 | Taiwan |
| 1860s | 0.4474 | 0.962 | 0.5146 | Taiwan |
| 1870s | 0.3846 | 0.962 | 0.5774 | Taiwan |
| 1880s | 0.38 | 0.962 | 0.582 | Taiwan |
| 1890s | 0.3938 | 0.962 | 0.5682 | Taiwan |
| 1900s | 0.3946 | 0.851 | 0.4564 | Taiwan |
| 1910s | 0.3979 | 0.851 | 0.4531 | Taiwan |
| 1920s | 0.7278 | 0.851 | 0.1232 | Taiwan |
| 1930s | 0.944 | 0.8532 | 0.0908 | Italy |
| 1940s | 0.6104 | 0.8982 | 0.2878 | Taiwan |
| 1950s | 0.2124 | 0.89 | 0.6776 | Taiwan |
| 1960s | 0.166 | 0.88 | 0.714 | Taiwan |
| 1970s | 0.1435 | 0.8521 | 0.7086 | Taiwan |
| 1980s | 0.138 | 0.7492 | 0.6112 | Taiwan |
| 1990s | 0.1077 | 0.3978 | 0.2901 | Taiwan |
| 2000s | 0.0993 | 0.1422 | 0.0429 | Taiwan |
| 2010s | 0.0911 | 0.1536 | 0.0625 | Taiwan |
| 2020s | 0.1157 | 0.124 | 0.0083 | Taiwan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher political centralization index, Italy or Taiwan?
- Italy, at 0.162 against 0.153 in Taiwan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political centralization index between Italy and Taiwan?
- 0.009, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Taiwan?
- 206 years are reported by both, from 1815 to 2025.
- How do Italy and Taiwan rank globally for political centralization index?
- Italy ranks 125th and Taiwan ranks 128th 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.