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Political centralization index in Eritrea

Eritrea: Political centralization index was 0.977 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.977
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
5th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.995
in 2003
All-time low
0.718
in 1953
Years of data
126
1900–2025

Political centralization index in Eritrea, 1900–2025

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Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2025, political centralization index in Eritrea stood at 0.977.

That represents a change of down 1.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, political centralization index in Eritrea peaked at 0.995 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.718, in 1953.

Eritrea ranks 5th of 176 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 126 years of available data.

Political centralization index in Eritrea, year by year

Year Value Change
1900 0.947 —
1901 0.947 +0.0%
1902 0.947 +0.0%
1903 0.947 +0.0%
1904 0.947 +0.0%
1905 0.947 +0.0%
1906 0.947 +0.0%
1907 0.947 +0.0%
1908 0.947 +0.0%
1909 0.947 +0.0%
1910 0.947 +0.0%
1911 0.947 +0.0%
1912 0.947 +0.0%
1913 0.947 +0.0%
1914 0.947 +0.0%
1915 0.947 +0.0%
1916 0.947 +0.0%
1917 0.947 +0.0%
1918 0.947 +0.0%
1919 0.947 +0.0%
1920 0.947 +0.0%
1921 0.947 +0.0%
1922 0.947 +0.0%
1923 0.947 +0.0%
1924 0.947 +0.0%
1925 0.947 +0.0%
1926 0.947 +0.0%
1927 0.947 +0.0%
1928 0.947 +0.0%
1929 0.947 +0.0%
1930 0.947 +0.0%
1931 0.947 +0.0%
1932 0.947 +0.0%
1933 0.947 +0.0%
1934 0.947 +0.0%
1935 0.947 +0.0%
1936 0.947 +0.0%
1937 0.947 +0.0%
1938 0.947 +0.0%
1939 0.947 +0.0%
1940 0.914 -3.5%
1941 0.914 +0.0%
1942 0.76 -16.8%
1943 0.757 -0.4%
1944 0.757 +0.0%
1945 0.757 +0.0%
1946 0.757 +0.0%
1947 0.757 +0.0%
1948 0.757 +0.0%
1949 0.757 +0.0%
1950 0.734 -3.0%
1951 0.734 +0.0%
1952 0.806 +9.8%
1953 0.718 -10.9%
1954 0.718 +0.0%
1955 0.718 +0.0%
1956 0.718 +0.0%
1957 0.718 +0.0%
1958 0.718 +0.0%
1959 0.718 +0.0%
1960 0.795 +10.7%
1961 0.795 +0.0%
1962 0.869 +9.3%
1963 0.94 +8.2%
1964 0.94 +0.0%
1965 0.94 +0.0%
1966 0.94 +0.0%
1967 0.94 +0.0%
1968 0.94 +0.0%
1969 0.94 +0.0%
1970 0.94 +0.0%
1971 0.94 +0.0%
1972 0.94 +0.0%
1973 0.94 +0.0%
1974 0.981 +4.4%
1975 0.982 +0.1%
1976 0.982 +0.0%
1977 0.982 +0.0%
1978 0.982 +0.0%
1979 0.982 +0.0%
1980 0.982 +0.0%
1981 0.982 +0.0%
1982 0.982 +0.0%
1983 0.982 +0.0%
1984 0.982 +0.0%
1985 0.982 +0.0%
1986 0.982 +0.0%
1987 0.982 +0.0%
1988 0.982 +0.0%
1989 0.982 +0.0%
1990 0.963 -1.9%
1991 0.955 -0.8%
1992 0.952 -0.3%
1993 0.948 -0.4%
1994 0.948 +0.0%
1995 0.948 +0.0%
1996 0.948 +0.0%
1997 0.948 +0.0%
1998 0.948 +0.0%
1999 0.953 +0.5%
2000 0.965 +1.3%
2001 0.969 +0.4%
2002 0.991 +2.3%
2003 0.995 +0.4%
2004 0.995 +0.0%
2005 0.995 +0.0%
2006 0.995 +0.0%
2007 0.995 +0.0%
2008 0.995 +0.0%
2009 0.995 +0.0%
2010 0.995 +0.0%
2011 0.995 +0.0%
2012 0.995 +0.0%
2013 0.99 -0.5%
2014 0.99 +0.0%
2015 0.99 +0.0%
2016 0.994 +0.4%
2017 0.99 -0.4%
2018 0.991 +0.1%
2019 0.986 -0.5%
2020 0.974 -1.2%
2021 0.974 +0.0%
2022 0.97 -0.4%
2023 0.98 +1.0%
2024 0.977 -0.3%
2025 0.977 +0.0%

Eritrea compared with similar countries

  • Eritrea's 0.977 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.791, 1.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Eritrea's 0.977 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
1900s 0.947 0.947 0.947 10
1910s 0.947 0.947 0.947 10
1920s 0.947 0.947 0.947 10
1930s 0.947 0.947 0.947 10
1940s 0.7887 0.757 0.914 10
1950s 0.73 0.718 0.806 10
1960s 0.9039 0.795 0.94 10
1970s 0.9651 0.94 0.982 10
1980s 0.982 0.982 0.982 10
1990s 0.9511 0.948 0.963 10
2000s 0.989 0.965 0.995 10
2010s 0.9916 0.986 0.995 10
2020s 0.9753 0.97 0.98 6

Countries ranked near Eritrea

  1. 2 Belarus 0.99 compare
  2. 3 North Korea 0.988 compare
  3. 4 Myanmar 0.982 compare
  4. 5 Equatorial Guinea 0.977 compare
  5. 7 Chad 0.976 compare
  6. 8 Venezuela 0.974 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is political centralization index in Eritrea?
Political centralization index in Eritrea was 0.977 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest political centralization index recorded in Eritrea?
The highest recorded value was 0.995 in 2003.
What is the lowest political centralization index recorded in Eritrea?
The lowest recorded value was 0.718 in 1953.
How does Eritrea rank for political centralization index?
Eritrea ranks 5th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is political centralization index rising or falling in Eritrea?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Eritrea 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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