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Political centralization index in Chad

Chad: Political centralization index was 0.976 in 2025. ▬ Flat

Latest (2025)
0.976
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
7th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.976
in 2024
All-time low
0.692
in 1960
Years of data
106
1920–2025

Political centralization index in Chad, 1920–2025

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Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2025, political centralization index in Chad stood at 0.976. That is the highest value across all 106 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, political centralization index in Chad peaked at 0.976 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.692, in 1960.

That places Chad 7th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.

Political centralization index in Chad, year by year

Year Value Change
1920 0.919 —
1921 0.919 +0.0%
1922 0.919 +0.0%
1923 0.919 +0.0%
1924 0.919 +0.0%
1925 0.919 +0.0%
1926 0.919 +0.0%
1927 0.919 +0.0%
1928 0.919 +0.0%
1929 0.919 +0.0%
1930 0.919 +0.0%
1931 0.919 +0.0%
1932 0.919 +0.0%
1933 0.919 +0.0%
1934 0.919 +0.0%
1935 0.919 +0.0%
1936 0.919 +0.0%
1937 0.919 +0.0%
1938 0.919 +0.0%
1939 0.919 +0.0%
1940 0.919 +0.0%
1941 0.919 +0.0%
1942 0.919 +0.0%
1943 0.919 +0.0%
1944 0.919 +0.0%
1945 0.919 +0.0%
1946 0.919 +0.0%
1947 0.792 -13.8%
1948 0.792 +0.0%
1949 0.792 +0.0%
1950 0.792 +0.0%
1951 0.792 +0.0%
1952 0.798 +0.8%
1953 0.798 +0.0%
1954 0.798 +0.0%
1955 0.798 +0.0%
1956 0.798 +0.0%
1957 0.798 +0.0%
1958 0.798 +0.0%
1959 0.789 -1.1%
1960 0.692 -12.3%
1961 0.692 +0.0%
1962 0.692 +0.0%
1963 0.692 +0.0%
1964 0.695 +0.4%
1965 0.692 -0.4%
1966 0.702 +1.4%
1967 0.694 -1.1%
1968 0.694 +0.0%
1969 0.694 +0.0%
1970 0.694 +0.0%
1971 0.694 +0.0%
1972 0.723 +4.2%
1973 0.723 +0.0%
1974 0.723 +0.0%
1975 0.76 +5.1%
1976 0.861 +13.3%
1977 0.861 +0.0%
1978 0.861 +0.0%
1979 0.861 +0.0%
1980 0.935 +8.6%
1981 0.935 +0.0%
1982 0.938 +0.3%
1983 0.902 -3.8%
1984 0.902 +0.0%
1985 0.902 +0.0%
1986 0.902 +0.0%
1987 0.902 +0.0%
1988 0.902 +0.0%
1989 0.902 +0.0%
1990 0.874 -3.1%
1991 0.872 -0.2%
1992 0.869 -0.3%
1993 0.877 +0.9%
1994 0.81 -7.6%
1995 0.81 +0.0%
1996 0.819 +1.1%
1997 0.819 +0.0%
1998 0.819 +0.0%
1999 0.819 +0.0%
2000 0.819 +0.0%
2001 0.819 +0.0%
2002 0.819 +0.0%
2003 0.819 +0.0%
2004 0.819 +0.0%
2005 0.819 +0.0%
2006 0.83 +1.3%
2007 0.822 -1.0%
2008 0.822 +0.0%
2009 0.822 +0.0%
2010 0.823 +0.1%
2011 0.823 +0.0%
2012 0.823 +0.0%
2013 0.874 +6.2%
2014 0.874 +0.0%
2015 0.874 +0.0%
2016 0.874 +0.0%
2017 0.875 +0.1%
2018 0.885 +1.1%
2019 0.877 -0.9%
2020 0.857 -2.3%
2021 0.908 +6.0%
2022 0.926 +2.0%
2023 0.912 -1.5%
2024 0.976 +7.0%
2025 0.976 +0.0%

Chad compared with similar countries

  • Chad's 0.976 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.791, 1.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Chad's 0.976 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.683, 1.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1920s 0.919 0.919 0.919 10
1930s 0.919 0.919 0.919 10
1940s 0.8809 0.792 0.919 10
1950s 0.7959 0.789 0.798 10
1960s 0.6939 0.692 0.702 10
1970s 0.7761 0.694 0.861 10
1980s 0.9122 0.902 0.938 10
1990s 0.8388 0.81 0.877 10
2000s 0.821 0.819 0.83 10
2010s 0.8602 0.823 0.885 10
2020s 0.9258 0.857 0.976 6

Countries ranked near Chad

  1. 4 Myanmar 0.982 compare
  2. 5 Equatorial Guinea 0.977 compare
  3. 5 Eritrea 0.977 compare
  4. 8 Venezuela 0.974 compare
  5. 9 Azerbaijan 0.972 compare
  6. 10 El Salvador 0.969 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is political centralization index in Chad?
Political centralization index in Chad was 0.976 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest political centralization index recorded in Chad?
The highest recorded value was 0.976 in 2024.
What is the lowest political centralization index recorded in Chad?
The lowest recorded value was 0.692 in 1960.
How does Chad rank for political centralization index?
Chad ranks 7th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is political centralization index rising or falling in Chad?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Chad 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
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