What is political centralization index in Argentina?

Political centralization index in Argentina was 0.265 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.

What is the highest political centralization index recorded in Argentina?

The highest recorded value was 0.746 in 1977.

What is the lowest political centralization index recorded in Argentina?

The lowest recorded value was 0.172 in 1918.

How does Argentina rank for political centralization index?

Argentina ranks 95th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is political centralization index rising or falling in Argentina?

Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Argentina data come from?

The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Political centralization index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Political centralization index in Argentina

Name: Political centralization index in Argentina
Creator: Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Argentina: Political centralization index was 0.265 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)

0.265

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

95th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.746

in 1977

All-time low

0.172

in 1918

Years of data

237

1789–2025

Political centralization index in Argentina, 1789–2025

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Argentina recorded 0.265 for political centralization index in 2025.

That represents a change of down 2.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, political centralization index in Argentina peaked at 0.746 in 1977 and was at its lowest, 0.172, in 1918.

That places Argentina 95th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 237 years of available data.

Political centralization index in Argentina, year by year

Annual values for Political centralization index in Argentina, 1789 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1789	0.62	—
1790	0.62	+0.0%
1791	0.62	+0.0%
1792	0.62	+0.0%
1793	0.62	+0.0%
1794	0.62	+0.0%
1795	0.62	+0.0%
1796	0.62	+0.0%
1797	0.62	+0.0%
1798	0.62	+0.0%
1799	0.62	+0.0%
1800	0.62	+0.0%
1801	0.62	+0.0%
1802	0.62	+0.0%
1803	0.62	+0.0%
1804	0.62	+0.0%
1805	0.62	+0.0%
1806	0.62	+0.0%
1807	0.62	+0.0%
1808	0.62	+0.0%
1809	0.62	+0.0%
1810	0.62	+0.0%
1811	0.653	+5.3%
1812	0.653	+0.0%
1813	0.653	+0.0%
1814	0.653	+0.0%
1815	0.653	+0.0%
1816	0.653	+0.0%
1817	0.653	+0.0%
1818	0.653	+0.0%
1819	0.653	+0.0%
1820	0.703	+7.7%
1821	0.671	-4.6%
1822	0.671	+0.0%
1823	0.671	+0.0%
1824	0.695	+3.6%
1825	0.695	+0.0%
1826	0.695	+0.0%
1827	0.695	+0.0%
1828	0.695	+0.0%
1829	0.675	-2.9%
1830	0.675	+0.0%
1831	0.675	+0.0%
1832	0.675	+0.0%
1833	0.675	+0.0%
1834	0.675	+0.0%
1835	0.675	+0.0%
1836	0.675	+0.0%
1837	0.675	+0.0%
1838	0.675	+0.0%
1839	0.675	+0.0%
1840	0.738	+9.3%
1841	0.738	+0.0%
1842	0.738	+0.0%
1843	0.738	+0.0%
1844	0.738	+0.0%
1845	0.738	+0.0%
1846	0.738	+0.0%
1847	0.738	+0.0%
1848	0.738	+0.0%
1849	0.738	+0.0%
1850	0.738	+0.0%
1851	0.738	+0.0%
1852	0.738	+0.0%
1853	0.554	-24.9%
1854	0.554	+0.0%
1855	0.554	+0.0%
1856	0.554	+0.0%
1857	0.554	+0.0%
1858	0.554	+0.0%
1859	0.554	+0.0%
1860	0.529	-4.5%
1861	0.529	+0.0%
1862	0.346	-34.6%
1863	0.27	-22.0%
1864	0.27	+0.0%
1865	0.27	+0.0%
1866	0.27	+0.0%
1867	0.27	+0.0%
1868	0.27	+0.0%
1869	0.27	+0.0%
1870	0.27	+0.0%
1871	0.27	+0.0%
1872	0.27	+0.0%
1873	0.27	+0.0%
1874	0.27	+0.0%
1875	0.27	+0.0%
1876	0.27	+0.0%
1877	0.27	+0.0%
1878	0.27	+0.0%
1879	0.27	+0.0%
1880	0.27	+0.0%
1881	0.27	+0.0%
1882	0.27	+0.0%
1883	0.27	+0.0%
1884	0.27	+0.0%
1885	0.27	+0.0%
1886	0.27	+0.0%
1887	0.27	+0.0%
1888	0.27	+0.0%
1889	0.27	+0.0%
1890	0.27	+0.0%
1891	0.27	+0.0%
1892	0.27	+0.0%
1893	0.27	+0.0%
1894	0.27	+0.0%
1895	0.27	+0.0%
1896	0.27	+0.0%
1897	0.27	+0.0%
1898	0.27	+0.0%
1899	0.27	+0.0%
1900	0.27	+0.0%
1901	0.27	+0.0%
1902	0.27	+0.0%
1903	0.27	+0.0%
1904	0.27	+0.0%
1905	0.27	+0.0%
1906	0.27	+0.0%
1907	0.27	+0.0%
1908	0.27	+0.0%
1909	0.27	+0.0%
1910	0.27	+0.0%
1911	0.27	+0.0%
1912	0.197	-27.0%
1913	0.197	+0.0%
1914	0.197	+0.0%
1915	0.197	+0.0%
1916	0.175	-11.2%
1917	0.175	+0.0%
1918	0.172	-1.7%
1919	0.172	+0.0%
1920	0.172	+0.0%
1921	0.172	+0.0%
1922	0.178	+3.5%
1923	0.196	+10.1%
1924	0.196	+0.0%
1925	0.196	+0.0%
1926	0.196	+0.0%
1927	0.196	+0.0%
1928	0.196	+0.0%
1929	0.193	-1.5%
1930	0.235	+21.8%
1931	0.46	+95.7%
1932	0.262	-43.0%
1933	0.282	+7.6%
1934	0.261	-7.4%
1935	0.261	+0.0%
1936	0.261	+0.0%
1937	0.261	+0.0%
1938	0.261	+0.0%
1939	0.261	+0.0%
1940	0.261	+0.0%
1941	0.261	+0.0%
1942	0.261	+0.0%
1943	0.27	+3.4%
1944	0.45	+66.7%
1945	0.398	-11.6%
1946	0.31	-22.1%
1947	0.546	+76.1%
1948	0.576	+5.5%
1949	0.565	-1.9%
1950	0.6	+6.2%
1951	0.6	+0.0%
1952	0.617	+2.8%
1953	0.617	+0.0%
1954	0.617	+0.0%
1955	0.608	-1.5%
1956	0.604	-0.7%
1957	0.604	+0.0%
1958	0.482	-20.2%
1959	0.378	-21.6%
1960	0.378	+0.0%
1961	0.327	-13.5%
1962	0.303	-7.3%
1963	0.319	+5.3%
1964	0.212	-33.5%
1965	0.197	-7.1%
1966	0.371	+88.3%
1967	0.645	+73.9%
1968	0.645	+0.0%
1969	0.645	+0.0%
1970	0.62	-3.9%
1971	0.62	+0.0%
1972	0.62	+0.0%
1973	0.425	-31.5%
1974	0.425	+0.0%
1975	0.425	+0.0%
1976	0.642	+51.1%
1977	0.746	+16.2%
1978	0.746	+0.0%
1979	0.746	+0.0%
1980	0.736	-1.3%
1981	0.736	+0.0%
1982	0.736	+0.0%
1983	0.345	-53.1%
1984	0.205	-40.6%
1985	0.205	+0.0%
1986	0.205	+0.0%
1987	0.205	+0.0%
1988	0.205	+0.0%
1989	0.201	-2.0%
1990	0.35	+74.1%
1991	0.343	-2.0%
1992	0.343	+0.0%
1993	0.343	+0.0%
1994	0.343	+0.0%
1995	0.329	-4.1%
1996	0.329	+0.0%
1997	0.329	+0.0%
1998	0.323	-1.8%
1999	0.309	-4.3%
2000	0.233	-24.6%
2001	0.239	+2.6%
2002	0.238	-0.4%
2003	0.236	-0.8%
2004	0.236	+0.0%
2005	0.244	+3.4%
2006	0.244	+0.0%
2007	0.261	+7.0%
2008	0.281	+7.7%
2009	0.281	+0.0%
2010	0.281	+0.0%
2011	0.286	+1.8%
2012	0.288	+0.7%
2013	0.288	+0.0%
2014	0.278	-3.5%
2015	0.273	-1.8%
2016	0.202	-26.0%
2017	0.212	+5.0%
2018	0.221	+4.2%
2019	0.227	+2.7%
2020	0.191	-15.9%
2021	0.192	+0.5%
2022	0.218	+13.5%
2023	0.18	-17.4%
2024	0.265	+47.2%
2025	0.265	+0.0%

Argentina compared with similar countries

Argentina's 0.265 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3495, 76% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Argentina's 0.265 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.236, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1780s	0.62	0.62	0.62	1
1790s	0.62	0.62	0.62	10
1800s	0.62	0.62	0.62	10
1810s	0.6497	0.62	0.653	10
1820s	0.6866	0.671	0.703	10
1830s	0.675	0.675	0.675	10
1840s	0.738	0.738	0.738	10
1850s	0.6092	0.554	0.738	10
1860s	0.3294	0.27	0.529	10
1870s	0.27	0.27	0.27	10
1880s	0.27	0.27	0.27	10
1890s	0.27	0.27	0.27	10
1900s	0.27	0.27	0.27	10
1910s	0.2022	0.172	0.27	10
1920s	0.1891	0.172	0.196	10
1930s	0.2805	0.235	0.46	10
1940s	0.3898	0.261	0.576	10
1950s	0.5727	0.378	0.617	10
1960s	0.4042	0.197	0.645	10
1970s	0.6015	0.425	0.746	10
1980s	0.3779	0.201	0.736	10
1990s	0.3341	0.309	0.35	10
2000s	0.2493	0.233	0.281	10
2010s	0.2556	0.202	0.288	10
2020s	0.2185	0.18	0.265	6

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Frequently asked questions

What is political centralization index in Argentina?: Political centralization index in Argentina was 0.265 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest political centralization index recorded in Argentina?: The highest recorded value was 0.746 in 1977.
What is the lowest political centralization index recorded in Argentina?: The lowest recorded value was 0.172 in 1918.
How does Argentina rank for political centralization index?: Argentina ranks 95th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is political centralization index rising or falling in Argentina?: Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Argentina data come from?: The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Political centralization index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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: 30 October 2026