比较从句的理解

老师请看例句：

There are worse things out there than anarchy, and sometimes, as much as I hate to admit it.



这个句子应该怎么样理解呢？ as much as又是干什么成分呢？

There are worse things out there than anarchy, and sometimes, as much as I hate to admit it.

这是一个口语句子。

那里有不少比无政府状况更糟的事情，有时其糟糕的程度我都没办法同意。