Kuwait vs Niger: Political centralization index
Kuwait
0.439
in 2025
Niger
0.465
in 2025
Kuwait rank
78th
Niger rank
76th
Political centralization index over time
- Kuwait
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports 0.465 against 0.439 in Kuwait, a difference of 0.026.
That makes Niger's figure about 1.1 times Kuwait's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 104 shared years of data; in 1922 it was Kuwait ahead.
Kuwait ranks 78th and Niger ranks 76th of 176 countries.
Across the 11 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 2 and Niger in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0.567 | 0.557 | 0.01 | Kuwait |
| 1930s | 0.5561 | 0.552 | 0.0041 | Kuwait |
| 1940s | 0.53 | 0.561 | 0.031 | Niger |
| 1950s | 0.53 | 0.5515 | 0.0215 | Niger |
| 1960s | 0.2769 | 0.472 | 0.1951 | Niger |
| 1970s | 0.3129 | 0.6139 | 0.301 | Niger |
| 1980s | 0.3446 | 0.6922 | 0.3476 | Niger |
| 1990s | 0.3002 | 0.3665 | 0.0663 | Niger |
| 2000s | 0.263 | 0.3343 | 0.0713 | Niger |
| 2010s | 0.2604 | 0.3194 | 0.059 | Niger |
| 2020s | 0.2763 | 0.3493 | 0.073 | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher political centralization index, Kuwait or Niger?
- Niger, at 0.465 against 0.439 in Kuwait as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political centralization index between Kuwait and Niger?
- 0.026, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Niger?
- 104 years are reported by both, from 1922 to 2025.
- How do Kuwait and Niger rank globally for political centralization index?
- Kuwait ranks 78th and Niger ranks 76th 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.