Liberia vs East Timor: Political centralization index

Liberia
0.336
in 2025
East Timor
0.287
in 2025
Liberia rank
89th
East Timor rank
92nd

Political centralization index over time

  • Liberia
  • East Timor
0.20.40.60.81182119232025

How they compare

Liberia currently reports 0.336 against 0.287 in East Timor, a difference of 0.049.

That makes Liberia's figure about 1.2 times East Timor's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 125 shared years of data; in 1900 it was East Timor ahead.

Liberia ranks 89th and East Timor ranks 92nd of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Liberia averaged higher in 4 and East Timor in 9.

Head to head by decade

Decade Liberia East Timor Difference Ahead
1900s 0.494 0.927 0.433 East Timor
1910s 0.494 0.927 0.433 East Timor
1920s 0.4943 0.927 0.4327 East Timor
1930s 0.497 0.927 0.43 East Timor
1940s 0.5992 0.927 0.3278 East Timor
1950s 0.6854 0.927 0.2416 East Timor
1960s 0.686 0.927 0.241 East Timor
1970s 0.6584 0.7748 0.1163 East Timor
1980s 0.7861 0.624 0.1621 Liberia
1990s 0.5865 0.6048 0.0183 East Timor
2000s 0.4353 0.2818 0.1535 Liberia
2010s 0.3306 0.2565 0.0741 Liberia
2020s 0.3663 0.2847 0.0817 Liberia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher political centralization index, Liberia or East Timor?
Liberia, at 0.336 against 0.287 in East Timor as of 2025.
What is the difference in political centralization index between Liberia and East Timor?
0.049, with Liberia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and East Timor?
125 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Liberia and East Timor rank globally for political centralization index?
Liberia ranks 89th and East Timor ranks 92nd 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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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