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Political centralization index in Mongolia

Mongolia: Political centralization index was 0.247 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
0.247
Change on year
up 2.5%
World rank
102nd
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.966
in 1911
All-time low
0.149
in 2020
Years of data
115
1911–2025

Political centralization index in Mongolia, 1911–2025

0.20.40.60.81191119682025

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2025, political centralization index in Mongolia stood at 0.247.

That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and up 40.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, political centralization index in Mongolia peaked at 0.966 in 1911 and was at its lowest, 0.149, in 2020.

Mongolia ranks 102nd of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 115 years of available data.

Political centralization index in Mongolia, year by year

Year Value Change
1911 0.966 —
1912 0.966 +0.0%
1913 0.966 +0.0%
1914 0.966 +0.0%
1915 0.966 +0.0%
1916 0.966 +0.0%
1917 0.966 +0.0%
1918 0.966 +0.0%
1919 0.966 +0.0%
1920 0.966 +0.0%
1921 0.958 -0.8%
1922 0.958 +0.0%
1923 0.958 +0.0%
1924 0.946 -1.3%
1925 0.911 -3.7%
1926 0.911 +0.0%
1927 0.911 +0.0%
1928 0.911 +0.0%
1929 0.911 +0.0%
1930 0.911 +0.0%
1931 0.911 +0.0%
1932 0.911 +0.0%
1933 0.911 +0.0%
1934 0.911 +0.0%
1935 0.911 +0.0%
1936 0.929 +2.0%
1937 0.932 +0.3%
1938 0.932 +0.0%
1939 0.932 +0.0%
1940 0.888 -4.7%
1941 0.864 -2.7%
1942 0.864 +0.0%
1943 0.864 +0.0%
1944 0.864 +0.0%
1945 0.864 +0.0%
1946 0.864 +0.0%
1947 0.864 +0.0%
1948 0.864 +0.0%
1949 0.864 +0.0%
1950 0.864 +0.0%
1951 0.864 +0.0%
1952 0.867 +0.3%
1953 0.867 +0.0%
1954 0.867 +0.0%
1955 0.867 +0.0%
1956 0.867 +0.0%
1957 0.867 +0.0%
1958 0.867 +0.0%
1959 0.867 +0.0%
1960 0.861 -0.7%
1961 0.858 -0.3%
1962 0.858 +0.0%
1963 0.858 +0.0%
1964 0.858 +0.0%
1965 0.858 +0.0%
1966 0.858 +0.0%
1967 0.858 +0.0%
1968 0.858 +0.0%
1969 0.858 +0.0%
1970 0.858 +0.0%
1971 0.858 +0.0%
1972 0.858 +0.0%
1973 0.858 +0.0%
1974 0.858 +0.0%
1975 0.858 +0.0%
1976 0.858 +0.0%
1977 0.858 +0.0%
1978 0.858 +0.0%
1979 0.858 +0.0%
1980 0.858 +0.0%
1981 0.858 +0.0%
1982 0.858 +0.0%
1983 0.858 +0.0%
1984 0.858 +0.0%
1985 0.858 +0.0%
1986 0.858 +0.0%
1987 0.858 +0.0%
1988 0.858 +0.0%
1989 0.858 +0.0%
1990 0.361 -57.9%
1991 0.271 -24.9%
1992 0.253 -6.6%
1993 0.231 -8.7%
1994 0.196 -15.2%
1995 0.196 +0.0%
1996 0.181 -7.7%
1997 0.181 +0.0%
1998 0.179 -1.1%
1999 0.179 +0.0%
2000 0.205 +14.5%
2001 0.206 +0.5%
2002 0.206 +0.0%
2003 0.186 -9.7%
2004 0.189 +1.6%
2005 0.189 +0.0%
2006 0.183 -3.2%
2007 0.183 +0.0%
2008 0.183 +0.0%
2009 0.183 +0.0%
2010 0.173 -5.5%
2011 0.173 +0.0%
2012 0.166 -4.0%
2013 0.167 +0.6%
2014 0.166 -0.6%
2015 0.176 +6.0%
2016 0.171 -2.8%
2017 0.153 -10.5%
2018 0.155 +1.3%
2019 0.175 +12.9%
2020 0.149 -14.9%
2021 0.157 +5.4%
2022 0.158 +0.6%
2023 0.263 +66.5%
2024 0.241 -8.4%
2025 0.247 +2.5%

Mongolia compared with similar countries

  • Mongolia's 0.247 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3495, 71% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
  • Mongolia's 0.247 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.267, 93% of the median. (22 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1910s 0.966 0.966 0.966 9
1920s 0.9341 0.911 0.966 10
1930s 0.9191 0.911 0.932 10
1940s 0.8664 0.864 0.888 10
1950s 0.8664 0.864 0.867 10
1960s 0.8583 0.858 0.861 10
1970s 0.858 0.858 0.858 10
1980s 0.858 0.858 0.858 10
1990s 0.2228 0.179 0.361 10
2000s 0.1913 0.183 0.206 10
2010s 0.1675 0.153 0.176 10
2020s 0.2025 0.149 0.263 6

Countries ranked near Mongolia

  1. 99 Botswana 0.251 compare
  2. 100 Morocco 0.25 compare
  3. 101 Senegal 0.248 compare
  4. 103 Thailand 0.243 compare
  5. 104 Zambia 0.242 compare
  6. 105 Tanzania 0.24 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is political centralization index in Mongolia?
Political centralization index in Mongolia was 0.247 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest political centralization index recorded in Mongolia?
The highest recorded value was 0.966 in 1911.
What is the lowest political centralization index recorded in Mongolia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.149 in 2020.
How does Mongolia rank for political centralization index?
Mongolia ranks 102nd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is political centralization index rising or falling in Mongolia?
Over the last ten years it is up 40.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Mongolia 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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