Russia vs Turkmenistan: Political centralization index
Russia
0.945
in 2025
Turkmenistan
0.947
in 2025
Russia rank
13th
Turkmenistan rank
12th
Political centralization index over time
- Russia
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Turkmenistan currently reports 0.947 against 0.945 in Russia, a difference of 0.002.
Across all 130 years both countries report, Turkmenistan has been ahead every year.
Russia ranks 13th and Turkmenistan ranks 12th of 173 countries.
Turkmenistan has averaged higher in every one of the 14 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Russia | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 0.852 | 0.852 | 0 | — |
| 1900s | 0.8659 | 0.8659 | 0 | — |
| 1910s | 0.8397 | 0.8397 | 0 | — |
| 1920s | 0.9696 | 0.9696 | 0 | — |
| 1930s | 0.971 | 0.971 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0.971 | 0.971 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0.9668 | 0.9668 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 0.964 | 0.964 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 0.964 | 0.964 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 0.9545 | 0.9545 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 0.6348 | 0.9693 | 0.3345 | Turkmenistan |
| 2000s | 0.7704 | 0.9719 | 0.2015 | Turkmenistan |
| 2010s | 0.8705 | 0.9608 | 0.0903 | Turkmenistan |
| 2020s | 0.923 | 0.9382 | 0.0152 | Turkmenistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher political centralization index, Russia or Turkmenistan?
- Turkmenistan, at 0.947 against 0.945 in Russia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political centralization index between Russia and Turkmenistan?
- 0.002, with Turkmenistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Russia and Turkmenistan?
- 130 years are reported by both, from 1896 to 2025.
- How do Russia and Turkmenistan rank globally for political centralization index?
- Russia ranks 13th and Turkmenistan ranks 12th 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.