Political centralization index in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Political centralization index was 0.469 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.469
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
74th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.943
in 1942
All-time low
0.238
in 1998
Years of data
237
1789–2025
Political centralization index in North Macedonia, 1789–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for political centralization index in North Macedonia is 0.469, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 29.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political centralization index in North Macedonia peaked at 0.943 in 1942 and was at its lowest, 0.238, in 1998.
That places North Macedonia 74th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1789 | 0.925 | — |
| 1790 | 0.925 | +0.0% |
| 1791 | 0.925 | +0.0% |
| 1792 | 0.925 | +0.0% |
| 1793 | 0.925 | +0.0% |
| 1794 | 0.925 | +0.0% |
| 1795 | 0.925 | +0.0% |
| 1796 | 0.925 | +0.0% |
| 1797 | 0.925 | +0.0% |
| 1798 | 0.925 | +0.0% |
| 1799 | 0.925 | +0.0% |
| 1800 | 0.925 | +0.0% |
| 1801 | 0.925 | +0.0% |
| 1802 | 0.925 | +0.0% |
| 1803 | 0.925 | +0.0% |
| 1804 | 0.925 | +0.0% |
| 1805 | 0.925 | +0.0% |
| 1806 | 0.925 | +0.0% |
| 1807 | 0.925 | +0.0% |
| 1808 | 0.925 | +0.0% |
| 1809 | 0.925 | +0.0% |
| 1810 | 0.925 | +0.0% |
| 1811 | 0.925 | +0.0% |
| 1812 | 0.925 | +0.0% |
| 1813 | 0.925 | +0.0% |
| 1814 | 0.925 | +0.0% |
| 1815 | 0.925 | +0.0% |
| 1816 | 0.925 | +0.0% |
| 1817 | 0.925 | +0.0% |
| 1818 | 0.925 | +0.0% |
| 1819 | 0.925 | +0.0% |
| 1820 | 0.925 | +0.0% |
| 1821 | 0.925 | +0.0% |
| 1822 | 0.925 | +0.0% |
| 1823 | 0.925 | +0.0% |
| 1824 | 0.925 | +0.0% |
| 1825 | 0.925 | +0.0% |
| 1826 | 0.925 | +0.0% |
| 1827 | 0.925 | +0.0% |
| 1828 | 0.925 | +0.0% |
| 1829 | 0.925 | +0.0% |
| 1830 | 0.925 | +0.0% |
| 1831 | 0.925 | +0.0% |
| 1832 | 0.925 | +0.0% |
| 1833 | 0.925 | +0.0% |
| 1834 | 0.925 | +0.0% |
| 1835 | 0.925 | +0.0% |
| 1836 | 0.925 | +0.0% |
| 1837 | 0.925 | +0.0% |
| 1838 | 0.925 | +0.0% |
| 1839 | 0.925 | +0.0% |
| 1840 | 0.925 | +0.0% |
| 1841 | 0.925 | +0.0% |
| 1842 | 0.925 | +0.0% |
| 1843 | 0.925 | +0.0% |
| 1844 | 0.925 | +0.0% |
| 1845 | 0.925 | +0.0% |
| 1846 | 0.925 | +0.0% |
| 1847 | 0.925 | +0.0% |
| 1848 | 0.925 | +0.0% |
| 1849 | 0.925 | +0.0% |
| 1850 | 0.925 | +0.0% |
| 1851 | 0.925 | +0.0% |
| 1852 | 0.925 | +0.0% |
| 1853 | 0.925 | +0.0% |
| 1854 | 0.925 | +0.0% |
| 1855 | 0.925 | +0.0% |
| 1856 | 0.925 | +0.0% |
| 1857 | 0.925 | +0.0% |
| 1858 | 0.925 | +0.0% |
| 1859 | 0.925 | +0.0% |
| 1860 | 0.925 | +0.0% |
| 1861 | 0.925 | +0.0% |
| 1862 | 0.925 | +0.0% |
| 1863 | 0.925 | +0.0% |
| 1864 | 0.925 | +0.0% |
| 1865 | 0.925 | +0.0% |
| 1866 | 0.925 | +0.0% |
| 1867 | 0.925 | +0.0% |
| 1868 | 0.851 | -8.0% |
| 1869 | 0.851 | +0.0% |
| 1870 | 0.851 | +0.0% |
| 1871 | 0.851 | +0.0% |
| 1872 | 0.851 | +0.0% |
| 1873 | 0.851 | +0.0% |
| 1874 | 0.851 | +0.0% |
| 1875 | 0.851 | +0.0% |
| 1876 | 0.802 | -5.8% |
| 1877 | 0.802 | +0.0% |
| 1878 | 0.806 | +0.5% |
| 1879 | 0.857 | +6.3% |
| 1880 | 0.857 | +0.0% |
| 1881 | 0.857 | +0.0% |
| 1882 | 0.857 | +0.0% |
| 1883 | 0.857 | +0.0% |
| 1884 | 0.857 | +0.0% |
| 1885 | 0.857 | +0.0% |
| 1886 | 0.857 | +0.0% |
| 1887 | 0.857 | +0.0% |
| 1888 | 0.857 | +0.0% |
| 1889 | 0.857 | +0.0% |
| 1890 | 0.857 | +0.0% |
| 1891 | 0.857 | +0.0% |
| 1892 | 0.857 | +0.0% |
| 1893 | 0.857 | +0.0% |
| 1894 | 0.857 | +0.0% |
| 1895 | 0.857 | +0.0% |
| 1896 | 0.857 | +0.0% |
| 1897 | 0.857 | +0.0% |
| 1898 | 0.857 | +0.0% |
| 1899 | 0.857 | +0.0% |
| 1900 | 0.857 | +0.0% |
| 1901 | 0.857 | +0.0% |
| 1902 | 0.857 | +0.0% |
| 1903 | 0.857 | +0.0% |
| 1904 | 0.857 | +0.0% |
| 1905 | 0.857 | +0.0% |
| 1906 | 0.857 | +0.0% |
| 1907 | 0.88 | +2.7% |
| 1908 | 0.72 | -18.2% |
| 1909 | 0.524 | -27.2% |
| 1910 | 0.524 | +0.0% |
| 1911 | 0.527 | +0.6% |
| 1912 | 0.552 | +4.7% |
| 1913 | 0.709 | +28.4% |
| 1914 | 0.758 | +6.9% |
| 1915 | 0.758 | +0.0% |
| 1916 | 0.76 | +0.3% |
| 1917 | 0.76 | +0.0% |
| 1918 | 0.757 | -0.4% |
| 1919 | 0.682 | -9.9% |
| 1920 | 0.682 | +0.0% |
| 1921 | 0.687 | +0.7% |
| 1922 | 0.687 | +0.0% |
| 1923 | 0.687 | +0.0% |
| 1924 | 0.687 | +0.0% |
| 1925 | 0.687 | +0.0% |
| 1926 | 0.687 | +0.0% |
| 1927 | 0.687 | +0.0% |
| 1928 | 0.707 | +2.9% |
| 1929 | 0.711 | +0.6% |
| 1930 | 0.873 | +22.8% |
| 1931 | 0.872 | -0.1% |
| 1932 | 0.796 | -8.7% |
| 1933 | 0.796 | +0.0% |
| 1934 | 0.796 | +0.0% |
| 1935 | 0.796 | +0.0% |
| 1936 | 0.796 | +0.0% |
| 1937 | 0.796 | +0.0% |
| 1938 | 0.796 | +0.0% |
| 1939 | 0.78 | -2.0% |
| 1940 | 0.795 | +1.9% |
| 1941 | 0.893 | +12.3% |
| 1942 | 0.943 | +5.6% |
| 1943 | 0.902 | -4.3% |
| 1944 | 0.902 | +0.0% |
| 1945 | 0.806 | -10.6% |
| 1946 | 0.762 | -5.5% |
| 1947 | 0.763 | +0.1% |
| 1948 | 0.763 | +0.0% |
| 1949 | 0.763 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 0.76 | -0.4% |
| 1951 | 0.76 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.76 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.76 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.76 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 0.76 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 0.76 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.76 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 0.76 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.76 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.76 | +0.0% |
| 1961 | 0.76 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.76 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.667 | -12.2% |
| 1964 | 0.667 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.667 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.667 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.667 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.667 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.667 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.667 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.667 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.667 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.667 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.649 | -2.7% |
| 1975 | 0.647 | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 0.647 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.647 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.647 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.649 | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 0.649 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.649 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.649 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.649 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.649 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.649 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.649 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.649 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.649 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.701 | +8.0% |
| 1990 | 0.672 | -4.1% |
| 1991 | 0.258 | -61.6% |
| 1992 | 0.258 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.258 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.28 | +8.5% |
| 1995 | 0.255 | -8.9% |
| 1996 | 0.271 | +6.3% |
| 1997 | 0.264 | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 0.238 | -9.8% |
| 1999 | 0.238 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.287 | +20.6% |
| 2001 | 0.331 | +15.3% |
| 2002 | 0.282 | -14.8% |
| 2003 | 0.281 | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.293 | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 0.305 | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 0.321 | +5.2% |
| 2007 | 0.333 | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 0.341 | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 0.408 | +19.6% |
| 2010 | 0.437 | +7.1% |
| 2011 | 0.451 | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 0.498 | +10.4% |
| 2013 | 0.598 | +20.1% |
| 2014 | 0.664 | +11.0% |
| 2015 | 0.665 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.664 | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.424 | -36.1% |
| 2018 | 0.464 | +9.4% |
| 2019 | 0.446 | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 0.459 | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 0.492 | +7.2% |
| 2022 | 0.492 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.519 | +5.5% |
| 2024 | 0.469 | -9.6% |
| 2025 | 0.469 | +0.0% |
North Macedonia compared with similar countries
- North Macedonia's 0.469 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3495, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- North Macedonia's 0.469 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1585, 3.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.925 | 0.925 | 0.925 | 1 |
| 1790s | 0.925 | 0.925 | 0.925 | 10 |
| 1800s | 0.925 | 0.925 | 0.925 | 10 |
| 1810s | 0.925 | 0.925 | 0.925 | 10 |
| 1820s | 0.925 | 0.925 | 0.925 | 10 |
| 1830s | 0.925 | 0.925 | 0.925 | 10 |
| 1840s | 0.925 | 0.925 | 0.925 | 10 |
| 1850s | 0.925 | 0.925 | 0.925 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.9102 | 0.851 | 0.925 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.8373 | 0.802 | 0.857 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.857 | 0.857 | 0.857 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.857 | 0.857 | 0.857 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.8123 | 0.524 | 0.88 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.6787 | 0.524 | 0.76 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.6909 | 0.682 | 0.711 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.8097 | 0.78 | 0.873 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.8292 | 0.762 | 0.943 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.76 | 0.76 | 0.76 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.6949 | 0.667 | 0.76 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.6554 | 0.647 | 0.667 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6542 | 0.649 | 0.701 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2992 | 0.238 | 0.672 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3182 | 0.281 | 0.408 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5311 | 0.424 | 0.665 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4833 | 0.459 | 0.519 | 6 |
Countries ranked near North Macedonia
More reference data data for North Macedonia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.102 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1665 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.4328 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0308 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.4328 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.342 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.224 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.6296 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.168 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is political centralization index in North Macedonia?
- Political centralization index in North Macedonia was 0.469 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest political centralization index recorded in North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.943 in 1942.
- What is the lowest political centralization index recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.238 in 1998.
- How does North Macedonia rank for political centralization index?
- North Macedonia ranks 74th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political centralization index rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this North Macedonia 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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