Political centralization index in Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan: Political centralization index was 0.901 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
0.901
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
20th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.977
in 1999
All-time low
0.901
in 2025
Years of data
237
1789–2025
Political centralization index in Uzbekistan, 1789–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, political centralization index in Uzbekistan stood at 0.901. That is the lowest value across all 237 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, political centralization index in Uzbekistan peaked at 0.977 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.901, in 2025.
Uzbekistan ranks 20th of 176 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Political centralization index in Uzbekistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1789 | 0.941 | — |
| 1790 | 0.941 | +0.0% |
| 1791 | 0.941 | +0.0% |
| 1792 | 0.941 | +0.0% |
| 1793 | 0.941 | +0.0% |
| 1794 | 0.941 | +0.0% |
| 1795 | 0.941 | +0.0% |
| 1796 | 0.941 | +0.0% |
| 1797 | 0.941 | +0.0% |
| 1798 | 0.941 | +0.0% |
| 1799 | 0.941 | +0.0% |
| 1800 | 0.941 | +0.0% |
| 1801 | 0.941 | +0.0% |
| 1802 | 0.941 | +0.0% |
| 1803 | 0.941 | +0.0% |
| 1804 | 0.941 | +0.0% |
| 1805 | 0.941 | +0.0% |
| 1806 | 0.941 | +0.0% |
| 1807 | 0.941 | +0.0% |
| 1808 | 0.941 | +0.0% |
| 1809 | 0.941 | +0.0% |
| 1810 | 0.941 | +0.0% |
| 1811 | 0.941 | +0.0% |
| 1812 | 0.941 | +0.0% |
| 1813 | 0.941 | +0.0% |
| 1814 | 0.941 | +0.0% |
| 1815 | 0.941 | +0.0% |
| 1816 | 0.941 | +0.0% |
| 1817 | 0.941 | +0.0% |
| 1818 | 0.941 | +0.0% |
| 1819 | 0.941 | +0.0% |
| 1820 | 0.941 | +0.0% |
| 1821 | 0.941 | +0.0% |
| 1822 | 0.941 | +0.0% |
| 1823 | 0.941 | +0.0% |
| 1824 | 0.941 | +0.0% |
| 1825 | 0.941 | +0.0% |
| 1826 | 0.941 | +0.0% |
| 1827 | 0.941 | +0.0% |
| 1828 | 0.941 | +0.0% |
| 1829 | 0.941 | +0.0% |
| 1830 | 0.941 | +0.0% |
| 1831 | 0.941 | +0.0% |
| 1832 | 0.941 | +0.0% |
| 1833 | 0.941 | +0.0% |
| 1834 | 0.941 | +0.0% |
| 1835 | 0.941 | +0.0% |
| 1836 | 0.941 | +0.0% |
| 1837 | 0.941 | +0.0% |
| 1838 | 0.941 | +0.0% |
| 1839 | 0.941 | +0.0% |
| 1840 | 0.941 | +0.0% |
| 1841 | 0.941 | +0.0% |
| 1842 | 0.941 | +0.0% |
| 1843 | 0.941 | +0.0% |
| 1844 | 0.941 | +0.0% |
| 1845 | 0.941 | +0.0% |
| 1846 | 0.941 | +0.0% |
| 1847 | 0.941 | +0.0% |
| 1848 | 0.941 | +0.0% |
| 1849 | 0.941 | +0.0% |
| 1850 | 0.941 | +0.0% |
| 1851 | 0.941 | +0.0% |
| 1852 | 0.941 | +0.0% |
| 1853 | 0.941 | +0.0% |
| 1854 | 0.941 | +0.0% |
| 1855 | 0.941 | +0.0% |
| 1856 | 0.941 | +0.0% |
| 1857 | 0.941 | +0.0% |
| 1858 | 0.941 | +0.0% |
| 1859 | 0.941 | +0.0% |
| 1860 | 0.941 | +0.0% |
| 1861 | 0.941 | +0.0% |
| 1862 | 0.941 | +0.0% |
| 1863 | 0.941 | +0.0% |
| 1864 | 0.941 | +0.0% |
| 1865 | 0.941 | +0.0% |
| 1866 | 0.941 | +0.0% |
| 1867 | 0.941 | +0.0% |
| 1868 | 0.941 | +0.0% |
| 1869 | 0.941 | +0.0% |
| 1870 | 0.941 | +0.0% |
| 1871 | 0.941 | +0.0% |
| 1872 | 0.941 | +0.0% |
| 1873 | 0.941 | +0.0% |
| 1874 | 0.941 | +0.0% |
| 1875 | 0.941 | +0.0% |
| 1876 | 0.941 | +0.0% |
| 1877 | 0.941 | +0.0% |
| 1878 | 0.941 | +0.0% |
| 1879 | 0.941 | +0.0% |
| 1880 | 0.941 | +0.0% |
| 1881 | 0.941 | +0.0% |
| 1882 | 0.941 | +0.0% |
| 1883 | 0.941 | +0.0% |
| 1884 | 0.941 | +0.0% |
| 1885 | 0.941 | +0.0% |
| 1886 | 0.941 | +0.0% |
| 1887 | 0.941 | +0.0% |
| 1888 | 0.941 | +0.0% |
| 1889 | 0.941 | +0.0% |
| 1890 | 0.941 | +0.0% |
| 1891 | 0.941 | +0.0% |
| 1892 | 0.941 | +0.0% |
| 1893 | 0.941 | +0.0% |
| 1894 | 0.941 | +0.0% |
| 1895 | 0.941 | +0.0% |
| 1896 | 0.941 | +0.0% |
| 1897 | 0.941 | +0.0% |
| 1898 | 0.941 | +0.0% |
| 1899 | 0.941 | +0.0% |
| 1900 | 0.941 | +0.0% |
| 1901 | 0.941 | +0.0% |
| 1902 | 0.941 | +0.0% |
| 1903 | 0.941 | +0.0% |
| 1904 | 0.941 | +0.0% |
| 1905 | 0.941 | +0.0% |
| 1906 | 0.941 | +0.0% |
| 1907 | 0.941 | +0.0% |
| 1908 | 0.941 | +0.0% |
| 1909 | 0.941 | +0.0% |
| 1910 | 0.941 | +0.0% |
| 1911 | 0.941 | +0.0% |
| 1912 | 0.941 | +0.0% |
| 1913 | 0.941 | +0.0% |
| 1914 | 0.941 | +0.0% |
| 1915 | 0.941 | +0.0% |
| 1916 | 0.941 | +0.0% |
| 1917 | 0.941 | +0.0% |
| 1918 | 0.941 | +0.0% |
| 1919 | 0.941 | +0.0% |
| 1920 | 0.941 | +0.0% |
| 1921 | 0.969 | +3.0% |
| 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 | 0.928 | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 0.936 | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 0.969 | +3.5% |
| 1993 | 0.973 | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.973 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.973 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.974 | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.974 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.974 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.977 | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.977 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.977 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.975 | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.975 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.975 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.975 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.975 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.975 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.974 | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.974 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.972 | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.971 | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.971 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.973 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.973 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.973 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.97 | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.971 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.958 | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.925 | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 0.902 | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 0.912 | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.918 | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.919 | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.915 | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 0.901 | -1.5% |
Uzbekistan compared with similar countries
- Uzbekistan's 0.901 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.5475, 1.6× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Uzbekistan's 0.901 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1585, 5.7× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.941 | 0.941 | 0.941 | 1 |
| 1790s | 0.941 | 0.941 | 0.941 | 10 |
| 1800s | 0.941 | 0.941 | 0.941 | 10 |
| 1810s | 0.941 | 0.941 | 0.941 | 10 |
| 1820s | 0.941 | 0.941 | 0.941 | 10 |
| 1830s | 0.941 | 0.941 | 0.941 | 10 |
| 1840s | 0.941 | 0.941 | 0.941 | 10 |
| 1850s | 0.941 | 0.941 | 0.941 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.941 | 0.941 | 0.941 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.941 | 0.941 | 0.941 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.941 | 0.941 | 0.941 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.941 | 0.941 | 0.941 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.941 | 0.941 | 0.941 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.941 | 0.941 | 0.941 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.9668 | 0.941 | 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 | 0.9651 | 0.928 | 0.977 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9752 | 0.974 | 0.977 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9657 | 0.925 | 0.973 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9112 | 0.901 | 0.919 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Uzbekistan
More reference data data for Uzbekistan
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.42 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.19 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 8.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2736 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 8.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 4.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 5.17 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 10.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 41.77 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.49 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is political centralization index in Uzbekistan?
- Political centralization index in Uzbekistan was 0.901 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest political centralization index recorded in Uzbekistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.977 in 1999.
- What is the lowest political centralization index recorded in Uzbekistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.901 in 2025.
- How does Uzbekistan rank for political centralization index?
- Uzbekistan ranks 20th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is political centralization index rising or falling in Uzbekistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Uzbekistan 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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