Political centralization index in Romania
Romania: Political centralization index was 0.279 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.279
Change on year
down 21.2%
World rank
93rd
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.965
in 1789
All-time low
0.08
in 2016
Years of data
237
1789–2025
Political centralization index in Romania, 1789–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Romania recorded 0.279 for political centralization index in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 21.2% on the previous year and up 232.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political centralization index in Romania peaked at 0.965 in 1789 and was at its lowest, 0.08, in 2016.
That places Romania 93rd 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 Romania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1789 | 0.965 | — |
| 1790 | 0.965 | +0.0% |
| 1791 | 0.965 | +0.0% |
| 1792 | 0.965 | +0.0% |
| 1793 | 0.965 | +0.0% |
| 1794 | 0.965 | +0.0% |
| 1795 | 0.965 | +0.0% |
| 1796 | 0.965 | +0.0% |
| 1797 | 0.965 | +0.0% |
| 1798 | 0.965 | +0.0% |
| 1799 | 0.965 | +0.0% |
| 1800 | 0.965 | +0.0% |
| 1801 | 0.965 | +0.0% |
| 1802 | 0.965 | +0.0% |
| 1803 | 0.965 | +0.0% |
| 1804 | 0.965 | +0.0% |
| 1805 | 0.965 | +0.0% |
| 1806 | 0.965 | +0.0% |
| 1807 | 0.965 | +0.0% |
| 1808 | 0.965 | +0.0% |
| 1809 | 0.965 | +0.0% |
| 1810 | 0.965 | +0.0% |
| 1811 | 0.965 | +0.0% |
| 1812 | 0.965 | +0.0% |
| 1813 | 0.965 | +0.0% |
| 1814 | 0.965 | +0.0% |
| 1815 | 0.965 | +0.0% |
| 1816 | 0.965 | +0.0% |
| 1817 | 0.965 | +0.0% |
| 1818 | 0.965 | +0.0% |
| 1819 | 0.965 | +0.0% |
| 1820 | 0.965 | +0.0% |
| 1821 | 0.965 | +0.0% |
| 1822 | 0.965 | +0.0% |
| 1823 | 0.965 | +0.0% |
| 1824 | 0.965 | +0.0% |
| 1825 | 0.965 | +0.0% |
| 1826 | 0.965 | +0.0% |
| 1827 | 0.965 | +0.0% |
| 1828 | 0.965 | +0.0% |
| 1829 | 0.965 | +0.0% |
| 1830 | 0.939 | -2.7% |
| 1831 | 0.914 | -2.7% |
| 1832 | 0.913 | -0.1% |
| 1833 | 0.913 | +0.0% |
| 1834 | 0.913 | +0.0% |
| 1835 | 0.913 | +0.0% |
| 1836 | 0.913 | +0.0% |
| 1837 | 0.913 | +0.0% |
| 1838 | 0.913 | +0.0% |
| 1839 | 0.913 | +0.0% |
| 1840 | 0.913 | +0.0% |
| 1841 | 0.913 | +0.0% |
| 1842 | 0.913 | +0.0% |
| 1843 | 0.913 | +0.0% |
| 1844 | 0.913 | +0.0% |
| 1845 | 0.913 | +0.0% |
| 1846 | 0.913 | +0.0% |
| 1847 | 0.913 | +0.0% |
| 1848 | 0.913 | +0.0% |
| 1849 | 0.913 | +0.0% |
| 1850 | 0.913 | +0.0% |
| 1851 | 0.913 | +0.0% |
| 1852 | 0.913 | +0.0% |
| 1853 | 0.913 | +0.0% |
| 1854 | 0.913 | +0.0% |
| 1855 | 0.913 | +0.0% |
| 1856 | 0.913 | +0.0% |
| 1857 | 0.913 | +0.0% |
| 1858 | 0.915 | +0.2% |
| 1859 | 0.915 | +0.0% |
| 1860 | 0.784 | -14.3% |
| 1861 | 0.784 | +0.0% |
| 1862 | 0.784 | +0.0% |
| 1863 | 0.678 | -13.5% |
| 1864 | 0.678 | +0.0% |
| 1865 | 0.678 | +0.0% |
| 1866 | 0.67 | -1.2% |
| 1867 | 0.67 | +0.0% |
| 1868 | 0.67 | +0.0% |
| 1869 | 0.67 | +0.0% |
| 1870 | 0.58 | -13.4% |
| 1871 | 0.58 | +0.0% |
| 1872 | 0.58 | +0.0% |
| 1873 | 0.58 | +0.0% |
| 1874 | 0.58 | +0.0% |
| 1875 | 0.58 | +0.0% |
| 1876 | 0.58 | +0.0% |
| 1877 | 0.58 | +0.0% |
| 1878 | 0.58 | +0.0% |
| 1879 | 0.58 | +0.0% |
| 1880 | 0.58 | +0.0% |
| 1881 | 0.58 | +0.0% |
| 1882 | 0.58 | +0.0% |
| 1883 | 0.58 | +0.0% |
| 1884 | 0.58 | +0.0% |
| 1885 | 0.58 | +0.0% |
| 1886 | 0.58 | +0.0% |
| 1887 | 0.58 | +0.0% |
| 1888 | 0.58 | +0.0% |
| 1889 | 0.58 | +0.0% |
| 1890 | 0.58 | +0.0% |
| 1891 | 0.58 | +0.0% |
| 1892 | 0.58 | +0.0% |
| 1893 | 0.58 | +0.0% |
| 1894 | 0.58 | +0.0% |
| 1895 | 0.58 | +0.0% |
| 1896 | 0.58 | +0.0% |
| 1897 | 0.58 | +0.0% |
| 1898 | 0.58 | +0.0% |
| 1899 | 0.58 | +0.0% |
| 1900 | 0.527 | -9.1% |
| 1901 | 0.527 | +0.0% |
| 1902 | 0.527 | +0.0% |
| 1903 | 0.527 | +0.0% |
| 1904 | 0.527 | +0.0% |
| 1905 | 0.527 | +0.0% |
| 1906 | 0.527 | +0.0% |
| 1907 | 0.527 | +0.0% |
| 1908 | 0.527 | +0.0% |
| 1909 | 0.527 | +0.0% |
| 1910 | 0.527 | +0.0% |
| 1911 | 0.527 | +0.0% |
| 1912 | 0.527 | +0.0% |
| 1913 | 0.527 | +0.0% |
| 1914 | 0.536 | +1.7% |
| 1915 | 0.536 | +0.0% |
| 1916 | 0.536 | +0.0% |
| 1917 | 0.536 | +0.0% |
| 1918 | 0.524 | -2.2% |
| 1919 | 0.524 | +0.0% |
| 1920 | 0.524 | +0.0% |
| 1921 | 0.524 | +0.0% |
| 1922 | 0.524 | +0.0% |
| 1923 | 0.515 | -1.7% |
| 1924 | 0.515 | +0.0% |
| 1925 | 0.498 | -3.3% |
| 1926 | 0.492 | -1.2% |
| 1927 | 0.492 | +0.0% |
| 1928 | 0.492 | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 0.492 | +0.0% |
| 1930 | 0.492 | +0.0% |
| 1931 | 0.492 | +0.0% |
| 1932 | 0.492 | +0.0% |
| 1933 | 0.492 | +0.0% |
| 1934 | 0.492 | +0.0% |
| 1935 | 0.492 | +0.0% |
| 1936 | 0.492 | +0.0% |
| 1937 | 0.515 | +4.7% |
| 1938 | 0.686 | +33.2% |
| 1939 | 0.796 | +16.0% |
| 1940 | 0.811 | +1.9% |
| 1941 | 0.811 | +0.0% |
| 1942 | 0.811 | +0.0% |
| 1943 | 0.811 | +0.0% |
| 1944 | 0.87 | +7.3% |
| 1945 | 0.796 | -8.5% |
| 1946 | 0.799 | +0.4% |
| 1947 | 0.856 | +7.1% |
| 1948 | 0.881 | +2.9% |
| 1949 | 0.916 | +4.0% |
| 1950 | 0.913 | -0.3% |
| 1951 | 0.913 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.913 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.913 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.913 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 0.913 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 0.913 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.913 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 0.913 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.913 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.913 | +0.0% |
| 1961 | 0.913 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.913 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.913 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.913 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.913 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.913 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.913 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.913 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.913 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.913 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.913 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.913 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.913 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.913 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.913 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.913 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.913 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.913 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.913 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.913 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.913 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.913 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.913 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.913 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.913 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.913 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.913 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.913 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.913 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.604 | -33.8% |
| 1991 | 0.538 | -10.9% |
| 1992 | 0.443 | -17.7% |
| 1993 | 0.428 | -3.4% |
| 1994 | 0.428 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.428 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.414 | -3.3% |
| 1997 | 0.414 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.414 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.43 | +3.9% |
| 2000 | 0.411 | -4.4% |
| 2001 | 0.411 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.398 | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 0.365 | -8.3% |
| 2004 | 0.345 | -5.5% |
| 2005 | 0.245 | -29.0% |
| 2006 | 0.245 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.197 | -19.6% |
| 2008 | 0.186 | -5.6% |
| 2009 | 0.181 | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 0.175 | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 0.175 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.201 | +14.9% |
| 2013 | 0.11 | -45.3% |
| 2014 | 0.092 | -16.4% |
| 2015 | 0.084 | -8.7% |
| 2016 | 0.08 | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 0.217 | +171.2% |
| 2018 | 0.381 | +75.6% |
| 2019 | 0.316 | -17.1% |
| 2020 | 0.128 | -59.5% |
| 2021 | 0.184 | +43.7% |
| 2022 | 0.199 | +8.2% |
| 2023 | 0.268 | +34.7% |
| 2024 | 0.354 | +32.1% |
| 2025 | 0.279 | -21.2% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 0.279 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.09, 3.1× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Romania's 0.279 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1585, 1.8× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.965 | 0.965 | 0.965 | 1 |
| 1790s | 0.965 | 0.965 | 0.965 | 10 |
| 1800s | 0.965 | 0.965 | 0.965 | 10 |
| 1810s | 0.965 | 0.965 | 0.965 | 10 |
| 1820s | 0.965 | 0.965 | 0.965 | 10 |
| 1830s | 0.9157 | 0.913 | 0.939 | 10 |
| 1840s | 0.913 | 0.913 | 0.913 | 10 |
| 1850s | 0.9134 | 0.913 | 0.915 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.7066 | 0.67 | 0.784 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.58 | 0.58 | 0.58 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.58 | 0.58 | 0.58 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.58 | 0.58 | 0.58 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.527 | 0.527 | 0.527 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.53 | 0.524 | 0.536 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.5068 | 0.492 | 0.524 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.5441 | 0.492 | 0.796 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.8362 | 0.796 | 0.916 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.913 | 0.913 | 0.913 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.913 | 0.913 | 0.913 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.913 | 0.913 | 0.913 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.913 | 0.913 | 0.913 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4541 | 0.414 | 0.604 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2984 | 0.181 | 0.411 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1831 | 0.08 | 0.381 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2353 | 0.128 | 0.354 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Romania
- 90 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.335 compare
- 91 Malaysia 0.29 compare
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- 94 Albania 0.275 compare
- 95 Argentina 0.265 compare
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More reference data data for Romania
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.59 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.689 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.59 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 5.04 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 3.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.93 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 21.54 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 3.75 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is political centralization index in Romania?
- Political centralization index in Romania was 0.279 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest political centralization index recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.965 in 1789.
- What is the lowest political centralization index recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.08 in 2016.
- How does Romania rank for political centralization index?
- Romania ranks 93rd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political centralization index rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 232.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Romania 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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