Taiwan vs United States: Political centralization index
Taiwan
0.153
in 2025
United States
0.153
in 2025
Taiwan rank
128th
United States rank
128th
Political centralization index over time
- Taiwan
- United States
How they compare
Taiwan currently reports 0.153 against 0.153 in United States, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 232 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Taiwan ahead.
Taiwan ranks 128th and United States ranks 128th of 176 countries.
Taiwan has averaged higher in every one of the 25 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Taiwan | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.962 | 0.166 | 0.796 | Taiwan |
| 1790s | 0.962 | 0.1794 | 0.7826 | Taiwan |
| 1800s | 0.962 | 0.168 | 0.794 | Taiwan |
| 1810s | 0.962 | 0.168 | 0.794 | Taiwan |
| 1820s | 0.962 | 0.1666 | 0.7954 | Taiwan |
| 1830s | 0.962 | 0.161 | 0.801 | Taiwan |
| 1840s | 0.962 | 0.161 | 0.801 | Taiwan |
| 1850s | 0.962 | 0.161 | 0.801 | Taiwan |
| 1860s | 0.962 | 0.1768 | 0.7852 | Taiwan |
| 1870s | 0.962 | 0.123 | 0.839 | Taiwan |
| 1880s | 0.962 | 0.123 | 0.839 | Taiwan |
| 1890s | 0.962 | 0.123 | 0.839 | Taiwan |
| 1900s | 0.851 | 0.092 | 0.759 | Taiwan |
| 1910s | 0.851 | 0.0926 | 0.7584 | Taiwan |
| 1920s | 0.851 | 0.1088 | 0.7422 | Taiwan |
| 1930s | 0.8532 | 0.099 | 0.7542 | Taiwan |
| 1940s | 0.8982 | 0.0959 | 0.8023 | Taiwan |
| 1950s | 0.89 | 0.0937 | 0.7963 | Taiwan |
| 1960s | 0.88 | 0.1082 | 0.7718 | Taiwan |
| 1970s | 0.8521 | 0.058 | 0.7941 | Taiwan |
| 1980s | 0.7492 | 0.0516 | 0.6976 | Taiwan |
| 1990s | 0.3978 | 0.0495 | 0.3483 | Taiwan |
| 2000s | 0.1422 | 0.0436 | 0.0986 | Taiwan |
| 2010s | 0.1536 | 0.0449 | 0.1087 | Taiwan |
| 2020s | 0.124 | 0.0808 | 0.0432 | Taiwan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher political centralization index, Taiwan or United States?
- Taiwan, at 0.153 against 0.153 in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in political centralization index between Taiwan and United States?
- 0, with Taiwan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Taiwan and United States?
- 232 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
- How do Taiwan and United States rank globally for political centralization index?
- Taiwan ranks 128th and United States ranks 128th 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.