What is political centralization index in Slovakia?

Political centralization index in Slovakia was 0.155 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.

What is the highest political centralization index recorded in Slovakia?

The highest recorded value was 0.961 in 1952.

What is the lowest political centralization index recorded in Slovakia?

The lowest recorded value was 0.049 in 2022.

How does Slovakia rank for political centralization index?

Slovakia ranks 127th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is political centralization index rising or falling in Slovakia?

Over the last ten years it is up 14.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Slovakia 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 Slovakia

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

Slovakia: Political centralization index was 0.155 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

0.155

Change on year

up 9.9%

World rank

127th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.961

in 1952

All-time low

0.049

in 2022

Years of data

237

1789–2025

Political centralization index in Slovakia, 1789–2025

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Slovakia recorded 0.155 for political centralization index in 2025.

The figure is up 9.9% on the previous year and up 14.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, political centralization index in Slovakia peaked at 0.961 in 1952 and was at its lowest, 0.049, in 2022.

That places Slovakia 127th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Political centralization index in Slovakia, year by year

Annual values for Political centralization index in Slovakia, 1789 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1789	0.661	—
1790	0.661	+0.0%
1791	0.661	+0.0%
1792	0.661	+0.0%
1793	0.661	+0.0%
1794	0.661	+0.0%
1795	0.661	+0.0%
1796	0.661	+0.0%
1797	0.661	+0.0%
1798	0.661	+0.0%
1799	0.661	+0.0%
1800	0.661	+0.0%
1801	0.661	+0.0%
1802	0.661	+0.0%
1803	0.661	+0.0%
1804	0.661	+0.0%
1805	0.661	+0.0%
1806	0.661	+0.0%
1807	0.661	+0.0%
1808	0.661	+0.0%
1809	0.661	+0.0%
1810	0.661	+0.0%
1811	0.661	+0.0%
1812	0.661	+0.0%
1813	0.661	+0.0%
1814	0.661	+0.0%
1815	0.661	+0.0%
1816	0.661	+0.0%
1817	0.661	+0.0%
1818	0.661	+0.0%
1819	0.661	+0.0%
1820	0.661	+0.0%
1821	0.661	+0.0%
1822	0.661	+0.0%
1823	0.661	+0.0%
1824	0.661	+0.0%
1825	0.661	+0.0%
1826	0.661	+0.0%
1827	0.661	+0.0%
1828	0.661	+0.0%
1829	0.661	+0.0%
1830	0.661	+0.0%
1831	0.661	+0.0%
1832	0.661	+0.0%
1833	0.661	+0.0%
1834	0.661	+0.0%
1835	0.661	+0.0%
1836	0.661	+0.0%
1837	0.661	+0.0%
1838	0.661	+0.0%
1839	0.661	+0.0%
1840	0.661	+0.0%
1841	0.661	+0.0%
1842	0.661	+0.0%
1843	0.661	+0.0%
1844	0.661	+0.0%
1845	0.661	+0.0%
1846	0.661	+0.0%
1847	0.661	+0.0%
1848	0.315	-52.3%
1849	0.296	-6.0%
1850	0.664	+124.3%
1851	0.735	+10.7%
1852	0.735	+0.0%
1853	0.735	+0.0%
1854	0.735	+0.0%
1855	0.735	+0.0%
1856	0.735	+0.0%
1857	0.681	-7.3%
1858	0.681	+0.0%
1859	0.681	+0.0%
1860	0.681	+0.0%
1861	0.531	-22.0%
1862	0.531	+0.0%
1863	0.608	+14.5%
1864	0.608	+0.0%
1865	0.608	+0.0%
1866	0.608	+0.0%
1867	0.339	-44.2%
1868	0.339	+0.0%
1869	0.29	-14.5%
1870	0.29	+0.0%
1871	0.29	+0.0%
1872	0.29	+0.0%
1873	0.29	+0.0%
1874	0.29	+0.0%
1875	0.29	+0.0%
1876	0.29	+0.0%
1877	0.29	+0.0%
1878	0.29	+0.0%
1879	0.29	+0.0%
1880	0.29	+0.0%
1881	0.29	+0.0%
1882	0.29	+0.0%
1883	0.29	+0.0%
1884	0.29	+0.0%
1885	0.29	+0.0%
1886	0.29	+0.0%
1887	0.29	+0.0%
1888	0.29	+0.0%
1889	0.29	+0.0%
1890	0.29	+0.0%
1891	0.29	+0.0%
1892	0.29	+0.0%
1893	0.29	+0.0%
1894	0.29	+0.0%
1895	0.29	+0.0%
1896	0.29	+0.0%
1897	0.29	+0.0%
1898	0.29	+0.0%
1899	0.29	+0.0%
1900	0.29	+0.0%
1901	0.29	+0.0%
1902	0.29	+0.0%
1903	0.29	+0.0%
1904	0.29	+0.0%
1905	0.305	+5.2%
1906	0.305	+0.0%
1907	0.295	-3.3%
1908	0.295	+0.0%
1909	0.295	+0.0%
1910	0.295	+0.0%
1911	0.295	+0.0%
1912	0.295	+0.0%
1913	0.295	+0.0%
1914	0.295	+0.0%
1915	0.295	+0.0%
1916	0.295	+0.0%
1917	0.295	+0.0%
1918	0.295	+0.0%
1919	0.229	-22.4%
1920	0.229	+0.0%
1921	0.229	+0.0%
1922	0.229	+0.0%
1923	0.229	+0.0%
1924	0.229	+0.0%
1925	0.229	+0.0%
1926	0.229	+0.0%
1927	0.229	+0.0%
1928	0.229	+0.0%
1929	0.229	+0.0%
1930	0.229	+0.0%
1931	0.229	+0.0%
1932	0.229	+0.0%
1933	0.229	+0.0%
1934	0.229	+0.0%
1935	0.229	+0.0%
1936	0.229	+0.0%
1937	0.229	+0.0%
1938	0.269	+17.5%
1939	0.853	+217.1%
1940	0.853	+0.0%
1941	0.853	+0.0%
1942	0.853	+0.0%
1943	0.853	+0.0%
1944	0.853	+0.0%
1945	0.774	-9.3%
1946	0.675	-12.8%
1947	0.685	+1.5%
1948	0.939	+37.1%
1949	0.958	+2.0%
1950	0.958	+0.0%
1951	0.958	+0.0%
1952	0.961	+0.3%
1953	0.961	+0.0%
1954	0.942	-2.0%
1955	0.942	+0.0%
1956	0.942	+0.0%
1957	0.942	+0.0%
1958	0.942	+0.0%
1959	0.942	+0.0%
1960	0.941	-0.1%
1961	0.941	+0.0%
1962	0.941	+0.0%
1963	0.941	+0.0%
1964	0.941	+0.0%
1965	0.94	-0.1%
1966	0.94	+0.0%
1967	0.94	+0.0%
1968	0.906	-3.6%
1969	0.906	+0.0%
1970	0.933	+3.0%
1971	0.933	+0.0%
1972	0.937	+0.4%
1973	0.937	+0.0%
1974	0.937	+0.0%
1975	0.937	+0.0%
1976	0.937	+0.0%
1977	0.937	+0.0%
1978	0.937	+0.0%
1979	0.937	+0.0%
1980	0.933	-0.4%
1981	0.931	-0.2%
1982	0.931	+0.0%
1983	0.931	+0.0%
1984	0.931	+0.0%
1985	0.931	+0.0%
1986	0.931	+0.0%
1987	0.931	+0.0%
1988	0.931	+0.0%
1989	0.93	-0.1%
1990	0.112	-88.0%
1991	0.113	+0.9%
1992	0.109	-3.5%
1993	0.174	+59.6%
1994	0.245	+40.8%
1995	0.247	+0.8%
1996	0.247	+0.0%
1997	0.247	+0.0%
1998	0.156	-36.8%
1999	0.102	-34.6%
2000	0.102	+0.0%
2001	0.102	+0.0%
2002	0.102	+0.0%
2003	0.102	+0.0%
2004	0.102	+0.0%
2005	0.102	+0.0%
2006	0.102	+0.0%
2007	0.106	+3.9%
2008	0.109	+2.8%
2009	0.109	+0.0%
2010	0.102	-6.4%
2011	0.106	+3.9%
2012	0.118	+11.3%
2013	0.116	-1.7%
2014	0.12	+3.4%
2015	0.135	+12.5%
2016	0.127	-5.9%
2017	0.122	-3.9%
2018	0.126	+3.3%
2019	0.092	-27.0%
2020	0.057	-38.0%
2021	0.057	+0.0%
2022	0.049	-14.0%
2023	0.067	+36.7%
2024	0.141	+110.4%
2025	0.155	+9.9%

Slovakia compared with similar countries

Slovakia's 0.155 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.09, 1.7× the median. (55 countries reporting)
Slovakia's 0.155 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1585, 98% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1780s	0.661	0.661	0.661	1
1790s	0.661	0.661	0.661	10
1800s	0.661	0.661	0.661	10
1810s	0.661	0.661	0.661	10
1820s	0.661	0.661	0.661	10
1830s	0.661	0.661	0.661	10
1840s	0.5899	0.296	0.661	10
1850s	0.7117	0.664	0.735	10
1860s	0.5143	0.29	0.681	10
1870s	0.29	0.29	0.29	10
1880s	0.29	0.29	0.29	10
1890s	0.29	0.29	0.29	10
1900s	0.2945	0.29	0.305	10
1910s	0.2884	0.229	0.295	10
1920s	0.229	0.229	0.229	10
1930s	0.2954	0.229	0.853	10
1940s	0.8296	0.675	0.958	10
1950s	0.949	0.942	0.961	10
1960s	0.9337	0.906	0.941	10
1970s	0.9362	0.933	0.937	10
1980s	0.9311	0.93	0.933	10
1990s	0.1752	0.102	0.247	10
2000s	0.1038	0.102	0.109	10
2010s	0.1164	0.092	0.135	10
2020s	0.0877	0.049	0.155	6

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Frequently asked questions

What is political centralization index in Slovakia?: Political centralization index in Slovakia was 0.155 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest political centralization index recorded in Slovakia?: The highest recorded value was 0.961 in 1952.
What is the lowest political centralization index recorded in Slovakia?: The lowest recorded value was 0.049 in 2022.
How does Slovakia rank for political centralization index?: Slovakia ranks 127th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is political centralization index rising or falling in Slovakia?: Over the last ten years it is up 14.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Slovakia 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