Political centralization index in Czechia
Czechia: Political centralization index was 0.036 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Political centralization index in Czechia, 1789–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Czechia recorded 0.036 for political centralization index in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 237 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.3% on the previous year and down 57.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political centralization index in Czechia peaked at 0.961 in 1952 and was at its lowest, 0.036, in 2025.
Czechia ranks 163rd of 176 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Political centralization index in Czechia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1789 | 0.947 | — |
| 1790 | 0.947 | +0.0% |
| 1791 | 0.947 | +0.0% |
| 1792 | 0.947 | +0.0% |
| 1793 | 0.947 | +0.0% |
| 1794 | 0.947 | +0.0% |
| 1795 | 0.947 | +0.0% |
| 1796 | 0.947 | +0.0% |
| 1797 | 0.947 | +0.0% |
| 1798 | 0.947 | +0.0% |
| 1799 | 0.947 | +0.0% |
| 1800 | 0.947 | +0.0% |
| 1801 | 0.947 | +0.0% |
| 1802 | 0.947 | +0.0% |
| 1803 | 0.947 | +0.0% |
| 1804 | 0.947 | +0.0% |
| 1805 | 0.947 | +0.0% |
| 1806 | 0.947 | +0.0% |
| 1807 | 0.947 | +0.0% |
| 1808 | 0.947 | +0.0% |
| 1809 | 0.947 | +0.0% |
| 1810 | 0.947 | +0.0% |
| 1811 | 0.947 | +0.0% |
| 1812 | 0.947 | +0.0% |
| 1813 | 0.947 | +0.0% |
| 1814 | 0.947 | +0.0% |
| 1815 | 0.947 | +0.0% |
| 1816 | 0.947 | +0.0% |
| 1817 | 0.947 | +0.0% |
| 1818 | 0.947 | +0.0% |
| 1819 | 0.947 | +0.0% |
| 1820 | 0.947 | +0.0% |
| 1821 | 0.947 | +0.0% |
| 1822 | 0.947 | +0.0% |
| 1823 | 0.947 | +0.0% |
| 1824 | 0.947 | +0.0% |
| 1825 | 0.947 | +0.0% |
| 1826 | 0.947 | +0.0% |
| 1827 | 0.947 | +0.0% |
| 1828 | 0.947 | +0.0% |
| 1829 | 0.947 | +0.0% |
| 1830 | 0.947 | +0.0% |
| 1831 | 0.947 | +0.0% |
| 1832 | 0.947 | +0.0% |
| 1833 | 0.947 | +0.0% |
| 1834 | 0.947 | +0.0% |
| 1835 | 0.947 | +0.0% |
| 1836 | 0.947 | +0.0% |
| 1837 | 0.947 | +0.0% |
| 1838 | 0.947 | +0.0% |
| 1839 | 0.947 | +0.0% |
| 1840 | 0.947 | +0.0% |
| 1841 | 0.947 | +0.0% |
| 1842 | 0.947 | +0.0% |
| 1843 | 0.947 | +0.0% |
| 1844 | 0.947 | +0.0% |
| 1845 | 0.947 | +0.0% |
| 1846 | 0.947 | +0.0% |
| 1847 | 0.947 | +0.0% |
| 1848 | 0.807 | -14.8% |
| 1849 | 0.807 | +0.0% |
| 1850 | 0.804 | -0.4% |
| 1851 | 0.887 | +10.3% |
| 1852 | 0.944 | +6.4% |
| 1853 | 0.944 | +0.0% |
| 1854 | 0.944 | +0.0% |
| 1855 | 0.944 | +0.0% |
| 1856 | 0.944 | +0.0% |
| 1857 | 0.944 | +0.0% |
| 1858 | 0.944 | +0.0% |
| 1859 | 0.944 | +0.0% |
| 1860 | 0.944 | +0.0% |
| 1861 | 0.944 | +0.0% |
| 1862 | 0.858 | -9.1% |
| 1863 | 0.858 | +0.0% |
| 1864 | 0.858 | +0.0% |
| 1865 | 0.858 | +0.0% |
| 1866 | 0.858 | +0.0% |
| 1867 | 0.386 | -55.0% |
| 1868 | 0.278 | -28.0% |
| 1869 | 0.278 | +0.0% |
| 1870 | 0.278 | +0.0% |
| 1871 | 0.278 | +0.0% |
| 1872 | 0.278 | +0.0% |
| 1873 | 0.268 | -3.6% |
| 1874 | 0.268 | +0.0% |
| 1875 | 0.268 | +0.0% |
| 1876 | 0.268 | +0.0% |
| 1877 | 0.268 | +0.0% |
| 1878 | 0.268 | +0.0% |
| 1879 | 0.268 | +0.0% |
| 1880 | 0.268 | +0.0% |
| 1881 | 0.268 | +0.0% |
| 1882 | 0.268 | +0.0% |
| 1883 | 0.268 | +0.0% |
| 1884 | 0.268 | +0.0% |
| 1885 | 0.268 | +0.0% |
| 1886 | 0.268 | +0.0% |
| 1887 | 0.268 | +0.0% |
| 1888 | 0.268 | +0.0% |
| 1889 | 0.268 | +0.0% |
| 1890 | 0.268 | +0.0% |
| 1891 | 0.268 | +0.0% |
| 1892 | 0.268 | +0.0% |
| 1893 | 0.268 | +0.0% |
| 1894 | 0.268 | +0.0% |
| 1895 | 0.268 | +0.0% |
| 1896 | 0.268 | +0.0% |
| 1897 | 0.268 | +0.0% |
| 1898 | 0.268 | +0.0% |
| 1899 | 0.268 | +0.0% |
| 1900 | 0.268 | +0.0% |
| 1901 | 0.268 | +0.0% |
| 1902 | 0.268 | +0.0% |
| 1903 | 0.268 | +0.0% |
| 1904 | 0.268 | +0.0% |
| 1905 | 0.268 | +0.0% |
| 1906 | 0.268 | +0.0% |
| 1907 | 0.268 | +0.0% |
| 1908 | 0.268 | +0.0% |
| 1909 | 0.268 | +0.0% |
| 1910 | 0.268 | +0.0% |
| 1911 | 0.268 | +0.0% |
| 1912 | 0.268 | +0.0% |
| 1913 | 0.273 | +1.9% |
| 1914 | 0.273 | +0.0% |
| 1915 | 0.273 | +0.0% |
| 1916 | 0.273 | +0.0% |
| 1917 | 0.273 | +0.0% |
| 1918 | 0.332 | +21.6% |
| 1919 | 0.229 | -31.0% |
| 1920 | 0.229 | +0.0% |
| 1921 | 0.229 | +0.0% |
| 1922 | 0.229 | +0.0% |
| 1923 | 0.229 | +0.0% |
| 1924 | 0.229 | +0.0% |
| 1925 | 0.229 | +0.0% |
| 1926 | 0.229 | +0.0% |
| 1927 | 0.229 | +0.0% |
| 1928 | 0.229 | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 0.229 | +0.0% |
| 1930 | 0.229 | +0.0% |
| 1931 | 0.229 | +0.0% |
| 1932 | 0.229 | +0.0% |
| 1933 | 0.229 | +0.0% |
| 1934 | 0.229 | +0.0% |
| 1935 | 0.229 | +0.0% |
| 1936 | 0.229 | +0.0% |
| 1937 | 0.229 | +0.0% |
| 1938 | 0.269 | +17.5% |
| 1939 | 0.565 | +110.0% |
| 1940 | 0.936 | +65.7% |
| 1941 | 0.936 | +0.0% |
| 1942 | 0.936 | +0.0% |
| 1943 | 0.936 | +0.0% |
| 1944 | 0.936 | +0.0% |
| 1945 | 0.774 | -17.3% |
| 1946 | 0.675 | -12.8% |
| 1947 | 0.685 | +1.5% |
| 1948 | 0.939 | +37.1% |
| 1949 | 0.958 | +2.0% |
| 1950 | 0.958 | +0.0% |
| 1951 | 0.958 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.961 | +0.3% |
| 1953 | 0.961 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.942 | -2.0% |
| 1955 | 0.942 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 0.942 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.942 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 0.942 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.942 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.941 | -0.1% |
| 1961 | 0.941 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.941 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.941 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.941 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.94 | -0.1% |
| 1966 | 0.94 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.94 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.906 | -3.6% |
| 1969 | 0.906 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.933 | +3.0% |
| 1971 | 0.933 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.937 | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 0.937 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.937 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.937 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.937 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.937 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.937 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.937 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.933 | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 0.931 | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 0.931 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.931 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.931 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.931 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.931 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.931 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.931 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.93 | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.112 | -88.0% |
| 1991 | 0.113 | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 0.109 | -3.5% |
| 1993 | 0.085 | -22.0% |
| 1994 | 0.085 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.085 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.085 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.085 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.085 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.085 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.084 | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.084 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.084 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.084 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.084 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.084 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.084 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.085 | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.082 | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 0.076 | -7.3% |
| 2010 | 0.089 | +17.1% |
| 2011 | 0.089 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.076 | -14.6% |
| 2013 | 0.077 | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.084 | +9.1% |
| 2015 | 0.084 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.085 | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.106 | +24.7% |
| 2018 | 0.107 | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.125 | +16.8% |
| 2020 | 0.096 | -23.2% |
| 2021 | 0.109 | +13.5% |
| 2022 | 0.088 | -19.3% |
| 2023 | 0.081 | -8.0% |
| 2024 | 0.042 | -48.1% |
| 2025 | 0.036 | -14.3% |
Czechia compared with similar countries
- Czechia's 0.036 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.09, 40% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Czechia's 0.036 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1585, 23% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.947 | 0.947 | 0.947 | 1 |
| 1790s | 0.947 | 0.947 | 0.947 | 10 |
| 1800s | 0.947 | 0.947 | 0.947 | 10 |
| 1810s | 0.947 | 0.947 | 0.947 | 10 |
| 1820s | 0.947 | 0.947 | 0.947 | 10 |
| 1830s | 0.947 | 0.947 | 0.947 | 10 |
| 1840s | 0.919 | 0.807 | 0.947 | 10 |
| 1850s | 0.9243 | 0.804 | 0.944 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.712 | 0.278 | 0.944 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.271 | 0.268 | 0.278 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.268 | 0.268 | 0.268 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.268 | 0.268 | 0.268 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.268 | 0.268 | 0.268 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.273 | 0.229 | 0.332 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.229 | 0.229 | 0.229 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.2666 | 0.229 | 0.565 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.8711 | 0.675 | 0.958 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.949 | 0.942 | 0.961 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.9337 | 0.906 | 0.941 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.9362 | 0.933 | 0.937 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9311 | 0.93 | 0.933 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0929 | 0.085 | 0.113 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0831 | 0.076 | 0.085 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0922 | 0.076 | 0.125 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0753 | 0.036 | 0.109 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Czechia
- 161 Latvia 0.044 compare
- 162 Ireland 0.039 compare
- 163 Netherlands 0.036 compare
- 165 Brazil 0.034 compare
- 166 Costa Rica 0.033 compare
More reference data data for Czechia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5039 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1071 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.08 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3319 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.08 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.5681 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 9.83 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.81 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is political centralization index in Czechia?
- Political centralization index in Czechia was 0.036 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest political centralization index recorded in Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.961 in 1952.
- What is the lowest political centralization index recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.036 in 2025.
- How does Czechia rank for political centralization index?
- Czechia ranks 163rd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political centralization index rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 57.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Czechia 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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