Jordan vs Zambia: Political centralization index

Jordan
0.227
in 2025
Zambia
0.242
in 2025
Jordan rank
107th
Zambia rank
104th

Political centralization index over time

  • Jordan
  • Zambia
0.20.40.60.8191119682025

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 0.242 against 0.227 in Jordan, a difference of 0.015.

That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times Jordan's.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 104 shared years of data; in 1922 it was Zambia ahead.

Jordan ranks 107th and Zambia ranks 104th of 176 countries.

Across the 11 decades both report, Jordan averaged higher in 6 and Zambia in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Jordan Zambia Difference Ahead
1920s 0.5689 0.5922 0.0234 Zambia
1930s 0.477 0.49 0.013 Zambia
1940s 0.477 0.49 0.013 Zambia
1950s 0.4723 0.5348 0.0625 Zambia
1960s 0.488 0.5138 0.0258 Zambia
1970s 0.546 0.5092 0.0368 Jordan
1980s 0.5272 0.52 0.0072 Jordan
1990s 0.4884 0.3025 0.1859 Jordan
2000s 0.5133 0.1871 0.3262 Jordan
2010s 0.3708 0.2295 0.1413 Jordan
2020s 0.2562 0.2237 0.0325 Jordan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher political centralization index, Jordan or Zambia?
Zambia, at 0.242 against 0.227 in Jordan as of 2025.
What is the difference in political centralization index between Jordan and Zambia?
0.015, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and Zambia?
104 years are reported by both, from 1922 to 2025.
How do Jordan and Zambia rank globally for political centralization index?
Jordan ranks 107th and Zambia ranks 104th 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.

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About this data

Indicator
Political centralization index
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 29,802 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed