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Political centralization index in Peru

Peru: Political centralization index was 0.252 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
0.252
Change on year
up 27.9%
World rank
98th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.969
in 1969
All-time low
0.102
in 2021
Years of data
205
1821–2025

Political centralization index in Peru, 1821–2025

0.20.40.60.81182119232025

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for political centralization index in Peru is 0.252, measured in 2025.

That represents a change of up 27.9% on the previous year and up 110.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, political centralization index in Peru peaked at 0.969 in 1969 and was at its lowest, 0.102, in 2021.

That places Peru 98th 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 205 years of available data.

Political centralization index in Peru, year by year

Year Value Change
1821 0.669 —
1822 0.842 +25.9%
1823 0.74 -12.1%
1824 0.775 +4.7%
1825 0.775 +0.0%
1826 0.815 +5.2%
1827 0.689 -15.5%
1828 0.689 +0.0%
1829 0.731 +6.1%
1830 0.816 +11.6%
1831 0.816 +0.0%
1832 0.816 +0.0%
1833 0.8 -2.0%
1834 0.756 -5.5%
1835 0.756 +0.0%
1836 0.775 +2.5%
1837 0.79 +1.9%
1838 0.79 +0.0%
1839 0.79 +0.0%
1840 0.806 +2.0%
1841 0.806 +0.0%
1842 0.806 +0.0%
1843 0.806 +0.0%
1844 0.806 +0.0%
1845 0.76 -5.7%
1846 0.76 +0.0%
1847 0.76 +0.0%
1848 0.76 +0.0%
1849 0.76 +0.0%
1850 0.76 +0.0%
1851 0.76 +0.0%
1852 0.76 +0.0%
1853 0.76 +0.0%
1854 0.789 +3.8%
1855 0.759 -3.8%
1856 0.776 +2.2%
1857 0.776 +0.0%
1858 0.776 +0.0%
1859 0.776 +0.0%
1860 0.751 -3.2%
1861 0.751 +0.0%
1862 0.751 +0.0%
1863 0.751 +0.0%
1864 0.751 +0.0%
1865 0.751 +0.0%
1866 0.785 +4.5%
1867 0.785 +0.0%
1868 0.785 +0.0%
1869 0.76 -3.2%
1870 0.76 +0.0%
1871 0.728 -4.2%
1872 0.728 +0.0%
1873 0.728 +0.0%
1874 0.728 +0.0%
1875 0.728 +0.0%
1876 0.728 +0.0%
1877 0.757 +4.0%
1878 0.757 +0.0%
1879 0.757 +0.0%
1880 0.885 +16.9%
1881 0.885 +0.0%
1882 0.885 +0.0%
1883 0.894 +1.0%
1884 0.653 -27.0%
1885 0.633 -3.1%
1886 0.633 +0.0%
1887 0.633 +0.0%
1888 0.633 +0.0%
1889 0.633 +0.0%
1890 0.633 +0.0%
1891 0.633 +0.0%
1892 0.633 +0.0%
1893 0.633 +0.0%
1894 0.633 +0.0%
1895 0.674 +6.5%
1896 0.619 -8.2%
1897 0.619 +0.0%
1898 0.619 +0.0%
1899 0.619 +0.0%
1900 0.619 +0.0%
1901 0.619 +0.0%
1902 0.619 +0.0%
1903 0.619 +0.0%
1904 0.619 +0.0%
1905 0.59 -4.7%
1906 0.59 +0.0%
1907 0.59 +0.0%
1908 0.59 +0.0%
1909 0.59 +0.0%
1910 0.59 +0.0%
1911 0.59 +0.0%
1912 0.57 -3.4%
1913 0.621 +8.9%
1914 0.621 +0.0%
1915 0.778 +25.3%
1916 0.778 +0.0%
1917 0.778 +0.0%
1918 0.778 +0.0%
1919 0.794 +2.1%
1920 0.864 +8.8%
1921 0.88 +1.9%
1922 0.88 +0.0%
1923 0.88 +0.0%
1924 0.863 -1.9%
1925 0.863 +0.0%
1926 0.863 +0.0%
1927 0.863 +0.0%
1928 0.863 +0.0%
1929 0.863 +0.0%
1930 0.863 +0.0%
1931 0.744 -13.8%
1932 0.813 +9.3%
1933 0.807 -0.7%
1934 0.807 +0.0%
1935 0.807 +0.0%
1936 0.807 +0.0%
1937 0.807 +0.0%
1938 0.807 +0.0%
1939 0.806 -0.1%
1940 0.669 -17.0%
1941 0.669 +0.0%
1942 0.669 +0.0%
1943 0.669 +0.0%
1944 0.669 +0.0%
1945 0.633 -5.4%
1946 0.37 -41.5%
1947 0.37 +0.0%
1948 0.662 +78.9%
1949 0.957 +44.6%
1950 0.965 +0.8%
1951 0.927 -3.9%
1952 0.927 +0.0%
1953 0.922 -0.5%
1954 0.922 +0.0%
1955 0.922 +0.0%
1956 0.837 -9.2%
1957 0.323 -61.4%
1958 0.323 +0.0%
1959 0.323 +0.0%
1960 0.323 +0.0%
1961 0.363 +12.4%
1962 0.476 +31.1%
1963 0.676 +42.0%
1964 0.247 -63.5%
1965 0.247 +0.0%
1966 0.247 +0.0%
1967 0.247 +0.0%
1968 0.496 +100.8%
1969 0.969 +95.4%
1970 0.969 +0.0%
1971 0.969 +0.0%
1972 0.969 +0.0%
1973 0.969 +0.0%
1974 0.969 +0.0%
1975 0.955 -1.4%
1976 0.955 +0.0%
1977 0.955 +0.0%
1978 0.937 -1.9%
1979 0.911 -2.8%
1980 0.759 -16.7%
1981 0.226 -70.2%
1982 0.226 +0.0%
1983 0.207 -8.4%
1984 0.207 +0.0%
1985 0.276 +33.3%
1986 0.29 +5.1%
1987 0.29 +0.0%
1988 0.29 +0.0%
1989 0.29 +0.0%
1990 0.385 +32.8%
1991 0.329 -14.5%
1992 0.727 +121.0%
1993 0.86 +18.3%
1994 0.86 +0.0%
1995 0.86 +0.0%
1996 0.857 -0.3%
1997 0.857 +0.0%
1998 0.866 +1.1%
1999 0.866 +0.0%
2000 0.78 -9.9%
2001 0.154 -80.3%
2002 0.133 -13.6%
2003 0.128 -3.8%
2004 0.128 +0.0%
2005 0.108 -15.6%
2006 0.124 +14.8%
2007 0.14 +12.9%
2008 0.14 +0.0%
2009 0.14 +0.0%
2010 0.132 -5.7%
2011 0.135 +2.3%
2012 0.119 -11.9%
2013 0.12 +0.8%
2014 0.12 +0.0%
2015 0.12 +0.0%
2016 0.131 +9.2%
2017 0.123 -6.1%
2018 0.115 -6.5%
2019 0.118 +2.6%
2020 0.103 -12.7%
2021 0.102 -1.0%
2022 0.119 +16.7%
2023 0.149 +25.2%
2024 0.197 +32.2%
2025 0.252 +27.9%

Peru compared with similar countries

  • Peru's 0.252 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3495, 72% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
  • Peru's 0.252 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.236, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1820s 0.7472 0.669 0.842 9
1830s 0.7905 0.756 0.816 10
1840s 0.783 0.76 0.806 10
1850s 0.7692 0.759 0.789 10
1860s 0.7621 0.751 0.785 10
1870s 0.7399 0.728 0.76 10
1880s 0.7367 0.633 0.894 10
1890s 0.6315 0.619 0.674 10
1900s 0.6045 0.59 0.619 10
1910s 0.6898 0.57 0.794 10
1920s 0.8682 0.863 0.88 10
1930s 0.8068 0.744 0.863 10
1940s 0.6337 0.37 0.957 10
1950s 0.7391 0.323 0.965 10
1960s 0.4291 0.247 0.969 10
1970s 0.9558 0.911 0.969 10
1980s 0.3061 0.207 0.759 10
1990s 0.7467 0.329 0.866 10
2000s 0.1975 0.108 0.78 10
2010s 0.1233 0.115 0.135 10
2020s 0.1537 0.102 0.252 6

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 95 Argentina 0.265 compare
  2. 96 Maldives 0.262 compare
  3. 96 Montenegro 0.262 compare
  4. 99 Botswana 0.251 compare
  5. 100 Morocco 0.25 compare
  6. 101 Senegal 0.248 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is political centralization index in Peru?
Political centralization index in Peru was 0.252 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest political centralization index recorded in Peru?
The highest recorded value was 0.969 in 1969.
What is the lowest political centralization index recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 0.102 in 2021.
How does Peru rank for political centralization index?
Peru ranks 98th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is political centralization index rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is up 110.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Peru 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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