What is political centralization index in Mexico?

Political centralization index in Mexico was 0.669 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.

What is the highest political centralization index recorded in Mexico?

The highest recorded value was 0.899 in 1820.

What is the lowest political centralization index recorded in Mexico?

The lowest recorded value was 0.205 in 2010.

How does Mexico rank for political centralization index?

Mexico ranks 55th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is political centralization index rising or falling in Mexico?

Over the last ten years it is up 174.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Mexico 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 Mexico

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

Mexico: Political centralization index was 0.669 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)

0.669

Change on year

up 22.1%

World rank

55th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.899

in 1820

All-time low

0.205

in 2010

Years of data

237

1789–2025

Political centralization index in Mexico, 1789–2025

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Mexico recorded 0.669 for political centralization index in 2025.

The figure is up 22.1% on the previous year and up 174.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, political centralization index in Mexico peaked at 0.899 in 1820 and was at its lowest, 0.205, in 2010.

Mexico ranks 55th 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 Mexico, year by year

Annual values for Political centralization index in Mexico, 1789 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1789	0.817	—
1790	0.817	+0.0%
1791	0.817	+0.0%
1792	0.817	+0.0%
1793	0.817	+0.0%
1794	0.817	+0.0%
1795	0.817	+0.0%
1796	0.817	+0.0%
1797	0.817	+0.0%
1798	0.817	+0.0%
1799	0.817	+0.0%
1800	0.817	+0.0%
1801	0.817	+0.0%
1802	0.817	+0.0%
1803	0.817	+0.0%
1804	0.817	+0.0%
1805	0.817	+0.0%
1806	0.817	+0.0%
1807	0.817	+0.0%
1808	0.817	+0.0%
1809	0.817	+0.0%
1810	0.776	-5.0%
1811	0.776	+0.0%
1812	0.746	-3.9%
1813	0.758	+1.6%
1814	0.745	-1.7%
1815	0.745	+0.0%
1816	0.742	-0.4%
1817	0.742	+0.0%
1818	0.742	+0.0%
1819	0.742	+0.0%
1820	0.899	+21.2%
1821	0.899	+0.0%
1822	0.697	-22.5%
1823	0.697	+0.0%
1824	0.638	-8.5%
1825	0.638	+0.0%
1826	0.638	+0.0%
1827	0.638	+0.0%
1828	0.638	+0.0%
1829	0.638	+0.0%
1830	0.675	+5.8%
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	0.63	-6.7%
1837	0.63	+0.0%
1838	0.63	+0.0%
1839	0.63	+0.0%
1840	0.523	-17.0%
1841	0.702	+34.2%
1842	0.702	+0.0%
1843	0.561	-20.1%
1844	0.561	+0.0%
1845	0.561	+0.0%
1846	0.692	+23.4%
1847	0.692	+0.0%
1848	0.692	+0.0%
1849	0.692	+0.0%
1850	0.81	+17.1%
1851	0.81	+0.0%
1852	0.81	+0.0%
1853	0.81	+0.0%
1854	0.706	-12.8%
1855	0.706	+0.0%
1856	0.723	+2.4%
1857	0.681	-5.8%
1858	0.681	+0.0%
1859	0.681	+0.0%
1860	0.681	+0.0%
1861	0.681	+0.0%
1862	0.681	+0.0%
1863	0.681	+0.0%
1864	0.681	+0.0%
1865	0.834	+22.5%
1866	0.834	+0.0%
1867	0.713	-14.5%
1868	0.713	+0.0%
1869	0.713	+0.0%
1870	0.713	+0.0%
1871	0.713	+0.0%
1872	0.713	+0.0%
1873	0.713	+0.0%
1874	0.713	+0.0%
1875	0.713	+0.0%
1876	0.722	+1.3%
1877	0.841	+16.5%
1878	0.841	+0.0%
1879	0.841	+0.0%
1880	0.841	+0.0%
1881	0.841	+0.0%
1882	0.841	+0.0%
1883	0.841	+0.0%
1884	0.841	+0.0%
1885	0.841	+0.0%
1886	0.841	+0.0%
1887	0.841	+0.0%
1888	0.841	+0.0%
1889	0.841	+0.0%
1890	0.841	+0.0%
1891	0.841	+0.0%
1892	0.841	+0.0%
1893	0.841	+0.0%
1894	0.841	+0.0%
1895	0.841	+0.0%
1896	0.841	+0.0%
1897	0.841	+0.0%
1898	0.841	+0.0%
1899	0.841	+0.0%
1900	0.826	-1.8%
1901	0.826	+0.0%
1902	0.826	+0.0%
1903	0.826	+0.0%
1904	0.826	+0.0%
1905	0.826	+0.0%
1906	0.826	+0.0%
1907	0.826	+0.0%
1908	0.826	+0.0%
1909	0.826	+0.0%
1910	0.83	+0.5%
1911	0.778	-6.3%
1912	0.775	-0.4%
1913	0.806	+4.0%
1914	0.849	+5.3%
1915	0.848	-0.1%
1916	0.848	+0.0%
1917	0.671	-20.9%
1918	0.673	+0.3%
1919	0.672	-0.1%
1920	0.685	+1.9%
1921	0.685	+0.0%
1922	0.685	+0.0%
1923	0.685	+0.0%
1924	0.678	-1.0%
1925	0.678	+0.0%
1926	0.678	+0.0%
1927	0.678	+0.0%
1928	0.717	+5.8%
1929	0.752	+4.9%
1930	0.752	+0.0%
1931	0.752	+0.0%
1932	0.752	+0.0%
1933	0.758	+0.8%
1934	0.774	+2.1%
1935	0.773	-0.1%
1936	0.773	+0.0%
1937	0.773	+0.0%
1938	0.773	+0.0%
1939	0.773	+0.0%
1940	0.773	+0.0%
1941	0.773	+0.0%
1942	0.773	+0.0%
1943	0.766	-0.9%
1944	0.766	+0.0%
1945	0.766	+0.0%
1946	0.755	-1.4%
1947	0.755	+0.0%
1948	0.755	+0.0%
1949	0.755	+0.0%
1950	0.755	+0.0%
1951	0.755	+0.0%
1952	0.755	+0.0%
1953	0.755	+0.0%
1954	0.755	+0.0%
1955	0.755	+0.0%
1956	0.755	+0.0%
1957	0.755	+0.0%
1958	0.755	+0.0%
1959	0.755	+0.0%
1960	0.755	+0.0%
1961	0.755	+0.0%
1962	0.755	+0.0%
1963	0.755	+0.0%
1964	0.755	+0.0%
1965	0.755	+0.0%
1966	0.755	+0.0%
1967	0.755	+0.0%
1968	0.755	+0.0%
1969	0.755	+0.0%
1970	0.753	-0.3%
1971	0.753	+0.0%
1972	0.753	+0.0%
1973	0.753	+0.0%
1974	0.753	+0.0%
1975	0.753	+0.0%
1976	0.753	+0.0%
1977	0.753	+0.0%
1978	0.753	+0.0%
1979	0.753	+0.0%
1980	0.753	+0.0%
1981	0.753	+0.0%
1982	0.739	-1.9%
1983	0.742	+0.4%
1984	0.742	+0.0%
1985	0.742	+0.0%
1986	0.742	+0.0%
1987	0.742	+0.0%
1988	0.704	-5.1%
1989	0.68	-3.4%
1990	0.63	-7.4%
1991	0.63	+0.0%
1992	0.63	+0.0%
1993	0.627	-0.5%
1994	0.517	-17.5%
1995	0.463	-10.4%
1996	0.4	-13.6%
1997	0.36	-10.0%
1998	0.36	+0.0%
1999	0.36	+0.0%
2000	0.218	-39.4%
2001	0.219	+0.5%
2002	0.219	+0.0%
2003	0.22	+0.5%
2004	0.22	+0.0%
2005	0.22	+0.0%
2006	0.228	+3.6%
2007	0.226	-0.9%
2008	0.221	-2.2%
2009	0.216	-2.3%
2010	0.205	-5.1%
2011	0.205	+0.0%
2012	0.227	+10.7%
2013	0.249	+9.7%
2014	0.249	+0.0%
2015	0.244	-2.0%
2016	0.246	+0.8%
2017	0.236	-4.1%
2018	0.262	+11.0%
2019	0.281	+7.3%
2020	0.335	+19.2%
2021	0.367	+9.6%
2022	0.415	+13.1%
2023	0.463	+11.6%
2024	0.548	+18.4%
2025	0.669	+22.1%

Mexico compared with similar countries

Mexico's 0.669 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3495, 1.9× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Mexico's 0.669 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.236, 2.8× the median. (25 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1780s	0.817	0.817	0.817	1
1790s	0.817	0.817	0.817	10
1800s	0.817	0.817	0.817	10
1810s	0.7514	0.742	0.776	10
1820s	0.702	0.638	0.899	10
1830s	0.657	0.63	0.675	10
1840s	0.6378	0.523	0.702	10
1850s	0.7418	0.681	0.81	10
1860s	0.7212	0.681	0.834	10
1870s	0.7523	0.713	0.841	10
1880s	0.841	0.841	0.841	10
1890s	0.841	0.841	0.841	10
1900s	0.826	0.826	0.826	10
1910s	0.775	0.671	0.849	10
1920s	0.6921	0.678	0.752	10
1930s	0.7653	0.752	0.774	10
1940s	0.7637	0.755	0.773	10
1950s	0.755	0.755	0.755	10
1960s	0.755	0.755	0.755	10
1970s	0.753	0.753	0.753	10
1980s	0.7339	0.68	0.753	10
1990s	0.4977	0.36	0.63	10
2000s	0.2207	0.216	0.228	10
2010s	0.2404	0.205	0.281	10
2020s	0.4662	0.335	0.669	6

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Frequently asked questions

What is political centralization index in Mexico?: Political centralization index in Mexico was 0.669 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest political centralization index recorded in Mexico?: The highest recorded value was 0.899 in 1820.
What is the lowest political centralization index recorded in Mexico?: The lowest recorded value was 0.205 in 2010.
How does Mexico rank for political centralization index?: Mexico ranks 55th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is political centralization index rising or falling in Mexico?: Over the last ten years it is up 174.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Mexico 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