Political centralization index in Tajikistan
Tajikistan: Political centralization index was 0.968 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.968
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
11th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.976
in 1918
All-time low
0.373
in 1868
Years of data
158
1868–2025
Political centralization index in Tajikistan, 1868–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, political centralization index in Tajikistan stood at 0.968.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political centralization index in Tajikistan peaked at 0.976 in 1918 and was at its lowest, 0.373, in 1868.
That places Tajikistan 11th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 158 years of available data.
Political centralization index in Tajikistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1868 | 0.373 | — |
| 1869 | 0.373 | +0.0% |
| 1870 | 0.373 | +0.0% |
| 1871 | 0.373 | +0.0% |
| 1872 | 0.373 | +0.0% |
| 1873 | 0.373 | +0.0% |
| 1874 | 0.373 | +0.0% |
| 1875 | 0.373 | +0.0% |
| 1876 | 0.373 | +0.0% |
| 1877 | 0.373 | +0.0% |
| 1878 | 0.77 | +106.4% |
| 1879 | 0.77 | +0.0% |
| 1880 | 0.77 | +0.0% |
| 1881 | 0.876 | +13.8% |
| 1882 | 0.876 | +0.0% |
| 1883 | 0.876 | +0.0% |
| 1884 | 0.876 | +0.0% |
| 1885 | 0.852 | -2.7% |
| 1886 | 0.852 | +0.0% |
| 1887 | 0.852 | +0.0% |
| 1888 | 0.852 | +0.0% |
| 1889 | 0.852 | +0.0% |
| 1890 | 0.852 | +0.0% |
| 1891 | 0.852 | +0.0% |
| 1892 | 0.852 | +0.0% |
| 1893 | 0.852 | +0.0% |
| 1894 | 0.852 | +0.0% |
| 1895 | 0.852 | +0.0% |
| 1896 | 0.852 | +0.0% |
| 1897 | 0.852 | +0.0% |
| 1898 | 0.852 | +0.0% |
| 1899 | 0.852 | +0.0% |
| 1900 | 0.892 | +4.7% |
| 1901 | 0.892 | +0.0% |
| 1902 | 0.892 | +0.0% |
| 1903 | 0.892 | +0.0% |
| 1904 | 0.892 | +0.0% |
| 1905 | 0.892 | +0.0% |
| 1906 | 0.884 | -0.9% |
| 1907 | 0.818 | -7.5% |
| 1908 | 0.807 | -1.3% |
| 1909 | 0.798 | -1.1% |
| 1910 | 0.805 | +0.9% |
| 1911 | 0.805 | +0.0% |
| 1912 | 0.805 | +0.0% |
| 1913 | 0.805 | +0.0% |
| 1914 | 0.807 | +0.2% |
| 1915 | 0.809 | +0.2% |
| 1916 | 0.814 | +0.6% |
| 1917 | 0.802 | -1.5% |
| 1918 | 0.976 | +21.7% |
| 1919 | 0.969 | -0.7% |
| 1920 | 0.969 | +0.0% |
| 1921 | 0.969 | +0.0% |
| 1922 | 0.969 | +0.0% |
| 1923 | 0.969 | +0.0% |
| 1924 | 0.97 | +0.1% |
| 1925 | 0.97 | +0.0% |
| 1926 | 0.97 | +0.0% |
| 1927 | 0.97 | +0.0% |
| 1928 | 0.97 | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 0.97 | +0.0% |
| 1930 | 0.971 | +0.1% |
| 1931 | 0.971 | +0.0% |
| 1932 | 0.971 | +0.0% |
| 1933 | 0.971 | +0.0% |
| 1934 | 0.971 | +0.0% |
| 1935 | 0.971 | +0.0% |
| 1936 | 0.971 | +0.0% |
| 1937 | 0.971 | +0.0% |
| 1938 | 0.971 | +0.0% |
| 1939 | 0.971 | +0.0% |
| 1940 | 0.971 | +0.0% |
| 1941 | 0.971 | +0.0% |
| 1942 | 0.971 | +0.0% |
| 1943 | 0.971 | +0.0% |
| 1944 | 0.971 | +0.0% |
| 1945 | 0.971 | +0.0% |
| 1946 | 0.971 | +0.0% |
| 1947 | 0.971 | +0.0% |
| 1948 | 0.971 | +0.0% |
| 1949 | 0.971 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 0.971 | +0.0% |
| 1951 | 0.971 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.971 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.971 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.964 | -0.7% |
| 1955 | 0.964 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 0.964 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.964 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 0.964 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.964 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.964 | +0.0% |
| 1961 | 0.964 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.964 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.964 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.964 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.964 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.964 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.964 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.964 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.964 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.964 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.964 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.964 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.964 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.964 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.964 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.964 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.964 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.964 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.964 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.963 | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.963 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.963 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.963 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.963 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.963 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.96 | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 0.943 | -1.8% |
| 1988 | 0.942 | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.922 | -2.1% |
| 1990 | 0.772 | -16.3% |
| 1991 | 0.774 | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.868 | +12.1% |
| 1993 | 0.88 | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 0.896 | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 0.906 | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 0.919 | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 0.919 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.916 | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.916 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.928 | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 0.934 | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.937 | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.937 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.939 | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.939 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.942 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.942 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.942 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.942 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.947 | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.947 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.947 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.97 | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 0.97 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.97 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.968 | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.968 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.95 | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 0.969 | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 0.965 | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.968 | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.962 | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.966 | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 0.96 | -0.6% |
| 2025 | 0.968 | +0.8% |
Tajikistan compared with similar countries
- Tajikistan's 0.968 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.5475, 1.8× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Tajikistan's 0.968 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1585, 6.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 0.373 | 0.373 | 0.373 | 2 |
| 1870s | 0.4524 | 0.373 | 0.77 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.8534 | 0.77 | 0.876 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.852 | 0.852 | 0.852 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.8659 | 0.798 | 0.892 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.8397 | 0.802 | 0.976 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.9696 | 0.969 | 0.97 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.971 | 0.971 | 0.971 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.971 | 0.971 | 0.971 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.9668 | 0.964 | 0.971 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.964 | 0.964 | 0.964 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.964 | 0.964 | 0.964 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9545 | 0.922 | 0.963 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8766 | 0.772 | 0.919 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9382 | 0.928 | 0.942 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9606 | 0.947 | 0.97 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9648 | 0.96 | 0.968 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tajikistan
- 8 Venezuela 0.974 compare
- 9 Azerbaijan 0.972 compare
- 10 El Salvador 0.969 compare
- 12 Turkmenistan 0.947 compare
- 13 Russia 0.945 compare
- 14 Burundi 0.936 compare
More reference data data for Tajikistan
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3081 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.546 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.9802 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0462 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.9802 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2516 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is political centralization index in Tajikistan?
- Political centralization index in Tajikistan was 0.968 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest political centralization index recorded in Tajikistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.976 in 1918.
- What is the lowest political centralization index recorded in Tajikistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.373 in 1868.
- How does Tajikistan rank for political centralization index?
- Tajikistan ranks 11th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political centralization index rising or falling in Tajikistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tajikistan 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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