What is political centralization index in Hungary?

Political centralization index in Hungary was 0.34 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.

What is the highest political centralization index recorded in Hungary?

The highest recorded value was 0.739 in 1945.

What is the lowest political centralization index recorded in Hungary?

The lowest recorded value was 0.08 in 2003.

How does Hungary rank for political centralization index?

Hungary ranks 88th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is political centralization index rising or falling in Hungary?

Over the last ten years it is up 35.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Hungary 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 Hungary

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

Hungary: Political centralization index was 0.34 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)

0.34

Change on year

down 7.4%

World rank

88th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.739

in 1945

All-time low

0.08

in 2003

Years of data

237

1789–2025

Political centralization index in Hungary, 1789–2025

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Hungary recorded 0.34 for political centralization index in 2025.

The figure is down 7.4% on the previous year and up 35.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, political centralization index in Hungary peaked at 0.739 in 1945 and was at its lowest, 0.08, in 2003.

Hungary ranks 88th of 176 countries on this measure, 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 Hungary, year by year

Annual values for Political centralization index in Hungary, 1789 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1789	0.661	—
1790	0.661	+0.0%
1791	0.661	+0.0%
1792	0.661	+0.0%
1793	0.661	+0.0%
1794	0.661	+0.0%
1795	0.661	+0.0%
1796	0.661	+0.0%
1797	0.661	+0.0%
1798	0.661	+0.0%
1799	0.661	+0.0%
1800	0.661	+0.0%
1801	0.661	+0.0%
1802	0.661	+0.0%
1803	0.661	+0.0%
1804	0.661	+0.0%
1805	0.661	+0.0%
1806	0.661	+0.0%
1807	0.661	+0.0%
1808	0.661	+0.0%
1809	0.661	+0.0%
1810	0.661	+0.0%
1811	0.661	+0.0%
1812	0.661	+0.0%
1813	0.661	+0.0%
1814	0.661	+0.0%
1815	0.661	+0.0%
1816	0.661	+0.0%
1817	0.661	+0.0%
1818	0.661	+0.0%
1819	0.661	+0.0%
1820	0.661	+0.0%
1821	0.661	+0.0%
1822	0.661	+0.0%
1823	0.661	+0.0%
1824	0.661	+0.0%
1825	0.661	+0.0%
1826	0.661	+0.0%
1827	0.661	+0.0%
1828	0.661	+0.0%
1829	0.661	+0.0%
1830	0.661	+0.0%
1831	0.661	+0.0%
1832	0.661	+0.0%
1833	0.661	+0.0%
1834	0.661	+0.0%
1835	0.661	+0.0%
1836	0.661	+0.0%
1837	0.661	+0.0%
1838	0.661	+0.0%
1839	0.661	+0.0%
1840	0.661	+0.0%
1841	0.661	+0.0%
1842	0.661	+0.0%
1843	0.661	+0.0%
1844	0.661	+0.0%
1845	0.661	+0.0%
1846	0.661	+0.0%
1847	0.661	+0.0%
1848	0.315	-52.3%
1849	0.296	-6.0%
1850	0.664	+124.3%
1851	0.735	+10.7%
1852	0.735	+0.0%
1853	0.735	+0.0%
1854	0.735	+0.0%
1855	0.735	+0.0%
1856	0.735	+0.0%
1857	0.681	-7.3%
1858	0.681	+0.0%
1859	0.681	+0.0%
1860	0.681	+0.0%
1861	0.531	-22.0%
1862	0.531	+0.0%
1863	0.608	+14.5%
1864	0.608	+0.0%
1865	0.608	+0.0%
1866	0.608	+0.0%
1867	0.339	-44.2%
1868	0.339	+0.0%
1869	0.29	-14.5%
1870	0.29	+0.0%
1871	0.29	+0.0%
1872	0.29	+0.0%
1873	0.29	+0.0%
1874	0.29	+0.0%
1875	0.29	+0.0%
1876	0.29	+0.0%
1877	0.29	+0.0%
1878	0.29	+0.0%
1879	0.29	+0.0%
1880	0.29	+0.0%
1881	0.29	+0.0%
1882	0.29	+0.0%
1883	0.29	+0.0%
1884	0.29	+0.0%
1885	0.29	+0.0%
1886	0.29	+0.0%
1887	0.29	+0.0%
1888	0.29	+0.0%
1889	0.29	+0.0%
1890	0.29	+0.0%
1891	0.29	+0.0%
1892	0.29	+0.0%
1893	0.29	+0.0%
1894	0.29	+0.0%
1895	0.29	+0.0%
1896	0.29	+0.0%
1897	0.29	+0.0%
1898	0.29	+0.0%
1899	0.29	+0.0%
1900	0.29	+0.0%
1901	0.29	+0.0%
1902	0.29	+0.0%
1903	0.29	+0.0%
1904	0.29	+0.0%
1905	0.305	+5.2%
1906	0.305	+0.0%
1907	0.295	-3.3%
1908	0.295	+0.0%
1909	0.295	+0.0%
1910	0.295	+0.0%
1911	0.295	+0.0%
1912	0.295	+0.0%
1913	0.295	+0.0%
1914	0.295	+0.0%
1915	0.295	+0.0%
1916	0.295	+0.0%
1917	0.295	+0.0%
1918	0.295	+0.0%
1919	0.579	+96.3%
1920	0.311	-46.3%
1921	0.311	+0.0%
1922	0.271	-12.9%
1923	0.271	+0.0%
1924	0.271	+0.0%
1925	0.271	+0.0%
1926	0.271	+0.0%
1927	0.271	+0.0%
1928	0.271	+0.0%
1929	0.271	+0.0%
1930	0.271	+0.0%
1931	0.271	+0.0%
1932	0.271	+0.0%
1933	0.271	+0.0%
1934	0.271	+0.0%
1935	0.271	+0.0%
1936	0.271	+0.0%
1937	0.271	+0.0%
1938	0.271	+0.0%
1939	0.275	+1.5%
1940	0.29	+5.5%
1941	0.29	+0.0%
1942	0.29	+0.0%
1943	0.29	+0.0%
1944	0.567	+95.5%
1945	0.739	+30.3%
1946	0.457	-38.2%
1947	0.457	+0.0%
1948	0.455	-0.4%
1949	0.503	+10.5%
1950	0.566	+12.5%
1951	0.566	+0.0%
1952	0.566	+0.0%
1953	0.547	-3.4%
1954	0.563	+2.9%
1955	0.563	+0.0%
1956	0.573	+1.8%
1957	0.566	-1.2%
1958	0.566	+0.0%
1959	0.561	-0.9%
1960	0.561	+0.0%
1961	0.561	+0.0%
1962	0.558	-0.5%
1963	0.58	+3.9%
1964	0.57	-1.7%
1965	0.57	+0.0%
1966	0.57	+0.0%
1967	0.57	+0.0%
1968	0.57	+0.0%
1969	0.57	+0.0%
1970	0.57	+0.0%
1971	0.57	+0.0%
1972	0.57	+0.0%
1973	0.57	+0.0%
1974	0.57	+0.0%
1975	0.57	+0.0%
1976	0.57	+0.0%
1977	0.57	+0.0%
1978	0.57	+0.0%
1979	0.57	+0.0%
1980	0.57	+0.0%
1981	0.57	+0.0%
1982	0.57	+0.0%
1983	0.57	+0.0%
1984	0.57	+0.0%
1985	0.567	-0.5%
1986	0.567	+0.0%
1987	0.567	+0.0%
1988	0.562	-0.9%
1989	0.512	-8.9%
1990	0.088	-82.8%
1991	0.084	-4.5%
1992	0.084	+0.0%
1993	0.084	+0.0%
1994	0.084	+0.0%
1995	0.084	+0.0%
1996	0.084	+0.0%
1997	0.084	+0.0%
1998	0.084	+0.0%
1999	0.081	-3.6%
2000	0.081	+0.0%
2001	0.081	+0.0%
2002	0.082	+1.2%
2003	0.08	-2.4%
2004	0.08	+0.0%
2005	0.097	+21.3%
2006	0.089	-8.2%
2007	0.089	+0.0%
2008	0.087	-2.2%
2009	0.087	+0.0%
2010	0.148	+70.1%
2011	0.171	+15.5%
2012	0.21	+22.8%
2013	0.249	+18.6%
2014	0.257	+3.2%
2015	0.251	-2.3%
2016	0.257	+2.4%
2017	0.263	+2.3%
2018	0.295	+12.2%
2019	0.302	+2.4%
2020	0.332	+9.9%
2021	0.316	-4.8%
2022	0.359	+13.6%
2023	0.372	+3.6%
2024	0.367	-1.3%
2025	0.34	-7.4%

Hungary compared with similar countries

Hungary's 0.34 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.09, 3.8× the median. (55 countries reporting)
Hungary's 0.34 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1585, 2.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1780s	0.661	0.661	0.661	1
1790s	0.661	0.661	0.661	10
1800s	0.661	0.661	0.661	10
1810s	0.661	0.661	0.661	10
1820s	0.661	0.661	0.661	10
1830s	0.661	0.661	0.661	10
1840s	0.5899	0.296	0.661	10
1850s	0.7117	0.664	0.735	10
1860s	0.5143	0.29	0.681	10
1870s	0.29	0.29	0.29	10
1880s	0.29	0.29	0.29	10
1890s	0.29	0.29	0.29	10
1900s	0.2945	0.29	0.305	10
1910s	0.3234	0.295	0.579	10
1920s	0.279	0.271	0.311	10
1930s	0.2714	0.271	0.275	10
1940s	0.4338	0.29	0.739	10
1950s	0.5637	0.547	0.573	10
1960s	0.568	0.558	0.58	10
1970s	0.57	0.57	0.57	10
1980s	0.5625	0.512	0.57	10
1990s	0.0841	0.081	0.088	10
2000s	0.0853	0.08	0.097	10
2010s	0.2403	0.148	0.302	10
2020s	0.3477	0.316	0.372	6

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Frequently asked questions

What is political centralization index in Hungary?: Political centralization index in Hungary was 0.34 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest political centralization index recorded in Hungary?: The highest recorded value was 0.739 in 1945.
What is the lowest political centralization index recorded in Hungary?: The lowest recorded value was 0.08 in 2003.
How does Hungary rank for political centralization index?: Hungary ranks 88th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is political centralization index rising or falling in Hungary?: Over the last ten years it is up 35.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Hungary 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