Country rankings
Federal States
Federal States: compare 34 countries on 1 metric.
Likelihood State is Classified as Federal by Expert Sources
5 values across 34 entries
Data
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34 countries
Argentina | 1 - Always |
Australia | 1 - Always |
Austria | 2 - Usually |
Belgium | 1 - Always |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2 - Usually |
Brazil | 1 - Always |
Canada | 1 - Always |
Chile | 5 - Quasi-Federalist |
Comoros | 3 - Sometimes |
Cyprus | 4 - Rarely |
Ethiopia | 1 - Always |
France | 5 - Quasi-Federalist |
Germany | 1 - Always |
India | 1 - Always |
Iraq | 3 - Sometimes |
Italy | 5 - Quasi-Federalist |
Malaysia | 1 - Always |
Mexico | 2 - Usually |
Micronesia | 3 - Sometimes |
Nepal | 2 - Usually |
Nigeria | 1 - Always |
Pakistan | 1 - Always |
Philippines | 5 - Quasi-Federalist |
Russia | 1 - Always |
Saint Kitts and Nevis | 3 - Sometimes |
Somalia | 3 - Sometimes |
South Africa | 5 - Quasi-Federalist |
South Sudan | 3 - Sometimes |
Spain | 5 - Quasi-Federalist |
Sudan | 3 - Sometimes |
Switzerland | 3 - Sometimes |
United Arab Emirates | 1 - Always |
United States | 1 - Always |
Venezuela | 2 - Usually |
Quick answers
- Where does this federal states data come from?
- Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Federal Systems - Britannica; Federalism - International IDEA; Federated state - Wiki; List of countries by federal system - Wiki.

































