Russia vs Tajikistan: Political centralization index

Russia
0.945
in 2025
Tajikistan
0.968
in 2025
Russia rank
13th
Tajikistan rank
11th

Political centralization index over time

  • Russia
  • Tajikistan
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How they compare

Tajikistan currently reports 0.968 against 0.945 in Russia, a difference of 0.023.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 158 shared years of data; in 1868 it was Tajikistan ahead.

Russia ranks 13th and Tajikistan ranks 11th of 173 countries.

Tajikistan has averaged higher in every one of the 17 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Russia Tajikistan Difference Ahead
1860s 0.373 0.373 0 β€”
1870s 0.4524 0.4524 0 β€”
1880s 0.8534 0.8534 0 β€”
1890s 0.852 0.852 0 β€”
1900s 0.8659 0.8659 0 β€”
1910s 0.8397 0.8397 0 β€”
1920s 0.9696 0.9696 0 β€”
1930s 0.971 0.971 0 β€”
1940s 0.971 0.971 0 β€”
1950s 0.9668 0.9668 0 β€”
1960s 0.964 0.964 0 β€”
1970s 0.964 0.964 0 β€”
1980s 0.9545 0.9545 0 β€”
1990s 0.6348 0.8766 0.2418 Tajikistan
2000s 0.7704 0.9382 0.1678 Tajikistan
2010s 0.8705 0.9606 0.0901 Tajikistan
2020s 0.923 0.9648 0.0418 Tajikistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher political centralization index, Russia or Tajikistan?
Tajikistan, at 0.968 against 0.945 in Russia as of 2025.
What is the difference in political centralization index between Russia and Tajikistan?
0.023, with Tajikistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Russia and Tajikistan?
158 years are reported by both, from 1868 to 2025.
How do Russia and Tajikistan rank globally for political centralization index?
Russia ranks 13th and Tajikistan ranks 11th of 173 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