Political centralization index in Ukraine
Ukraine: Political centralization index was 0.531 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Political centralization index in Ukraine, 1946–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, political centralization index in Ukraine stood at 0.531. That is the lowest value across all 80 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 29.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political centralization index in Ukraine peaked at 0.971 in 1946 and was at its lowest, 0.531, in 2025.
That places Ukraine 69th 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 80 years of available data.
Political centralization index in Ukraine, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1946 | 0.971 | — |
| 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 | 0.618 | -33.0% |
| 1991 | 0.591 | -4.4% |
| 1992 | 0.561 | -5.1% |
| 1993 | 0.544 | -3.0% |
| 1994 | 0.544 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.607 | +11.6% |
| 1996 | 0.642 | +5.8% |
| 1997 | 0.668 | +4.0% |
| 1998 | 0.667 | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.673 | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.699 | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 0.662 | -5.3% |
| 2002 | 0.635 | -4.1% |
| 2003 | 0.621 | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 0.583 | -6.1% |
| 2005 | 0.638 | +9.4% |
| 2006 | 0.584 | -8.5% |
| 2007 | 0.585 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.595 | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 0.596 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.763 | +28.0% |
| 2011 | 0.763 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.761 | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.744 | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 0.777 | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 0.754 | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 0.749 | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.705 | -5.9% |
| 2018 | 0.686 | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 0.609 | -11.2% |
| 2020 | 0.64 | +5.1% |
| 2021 | 0.602 | -5.9% |
| 2022 | 0.627 | +4.2% |
| 2023 | 0.572 | -8.8% |
| 2024 | 0.536 | -6.3% |
| 2025 | 0.531 | -0.9% |
Ukraine compared with similar countries
- Ukraine's 0.531 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3495, 1.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Ukraine's 0.531 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1585, 3.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Political centralization index in Ukraine changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -33.0% | 0.922 | 0.618 |
| 2010 | +28.0% | 0.596 | 0.763 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.971 | 0.971 | 0.971 | 4 |
| 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 | 0.6115 | 0.544 | 0.673 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6198 | 0.583 | 0.699 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7311 | 0.609 | 0.777 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5847 | 0.531 | 0.64 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ukraine
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Frequently asked questions
- What is political centralization index in Ukraine?
- Political centralization index in Ukraine was 0.531 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest political centralization index recorded in Ukraine?
- The highest recorded value was 0.971 in 1946.
- What is the lowest political centralization index recorded in Ukraine?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.531 in 2025.
- How does Ukraine rank for political centralization index?
- Ukraine ranks 69th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political centralization index rising or falling in Ukraine?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ukraine 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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