Mexico vs Qatar: Political centralization index
Mexico
0.669
in 2025
Qatar
0.635
in 2025
Mexico rank
55th
Qatar rank
58th
Political centralization index over time
- Mexico
- Qatar
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 0.669 against 0.635 in Qatar, a difference of 0.034.
That makes Mexico's figure about 1.1 times Qatar's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Mexico ahead.
Mexico ranks 55th and Qatar ranks 58th of 176 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 3 and Qatar in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.826 | 0.804 | 0.022 | Mexico |
| 1910s | 0.775 | 0.8106 | 0.0356 | Qatar |
| 1920s | 0.6921 | 0.826 | 0.1339 | Qatar |
| 1930s | 0.7653 | 0.826 | 0.0607 | Qatar |
| 1940s | 0.7637 | 0.826 | 0.0623 | Qatar |
| 1950s | 0.755 | 0.826 | 0.071 | Qatar |
| 1960s | 0.755 | 0.826 | 0.071 | Qatar |
| 1970s | 0.753 | 0.6721 | 0.0809 | Mexico |
| 1980s | 0.7339 | 0.658 | 0.0759 | Mexico |
| 1990s | 0.4977 | 0.6192 | 0.1215 | Qatar |
| 2000s | 0.2207 | 0.653 | 0.4323 | Qatar |
| 2010s | 0.2404 | 0.7148 | 0.4744 | Qatar |
| 2020s | 0.4662 | 0.7232 | 0.257 | Qatar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher political centralization index, Mexico or Qatar?
- Mexico, at 0.669 against 0.635 in Qatar as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political centralization index between Mexico and Qatar?
- 0.034, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Qatar?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Mexico and Qatar rank globally for political centralization index?
- Mexico ranks 55th and Qatar ranks 58th 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.