How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Burundi?

110 years are reported by both, from 1916 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Centralization of Political Power Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Afghanistan vs Burundi: Centralization of Political Power Index

Afghanistan

0.927

in 2025

Burundi

0.936

in 2025

Afghanistan rank

17th

Burundi rank

14th

Centralization of Political Power Index over time

Afghanistan
Burundi

How they compare

Burundi currently reports 0.936 against 0.927 in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.009.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 110 shared years of data; in 1916 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 17th and Burundi ranks 14th of 173 countries.

Across the 12 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 11 and Burundi in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Afghanistan	Burundi	Difference	Ahead
1910s	0.8675	0.713	0.1545	Afghanistan
1920s	0.8104	0.713	0.0974	Afghanistan
1930s	0.79	0.713	0.077	Afghanistan
1940s	0.79	0.713	0.077	Afghanistan
1950s	0.778	0.7028	0.0752	Afghanistan
1960s	0.7113	0.586	0.1253	Afghanistan
1970s	0.7699	0.7274	0.0425	Afghanistan
1980s	0.8482	0.6004	0.2478	Afghanistan
1990s	0.8704	0.4749	0.3955	Afghanistan
2000s	0.7909	0.5584	0.2325	Afghanistan
2010s	0.7402	0.8685	0.1283	Burundi
2020s	0.9133	0.907	0.0063	Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher centralization of political power index, Afghanistan or Burundi?: Burundi, at 0.936 against 0.927 in Afghanistan as of 2025.
What is the difference in centralization of political power index between Afghanistan and Burundi?: 0.009, with Burundi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Burundi?: 110 years are reported by both, from 1916 to 2025.
How do Afghanistan and Burundi rank globally for centralization of political power index?: Afghanistan ranks 17th and Burundi ranks 14th of 173 countries.
Where does this data come from?: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Centralization of Political Power Index. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Centralization of Political Power Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 29,802 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which the executive is unconstrained by the legislature, judiciary, electoral management body, and other oversight.