Which has higher centralization of political power index, Afghanistan or China?

China, at 0.931 against 0.927 in Afghanistan as of 2025.

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

237 years are reported by both, from 1789 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 China: Centralization of Political Power Index

Afghanistan

0.927

in 2025

China

0.931

in 2025

Afghanistan rank

17th

China rank

15th

Centralization of Political Power Index over time

Afghanistan
China

How they compare

China currently reports 0.931 against 0.927 in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.004.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was China ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 17th and China ranks 15th of 176 countries.

Across the 25 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 7 and China in 18.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Afghanistan	China	Difference	Ahead
1780s	0.914	0.962	0.048	China
1790s	0.914	0.962	0.048	China
1800s	0.914	0.962	0.048	China
1810s	0.914	0.962	0.048	China
1820s	0.914	0.962	0.048	China
1830s	0.914	0.962	0.048	China
1840s	0.916	0.962	0.046	China
1850s	0.916	0.962	0.046	China
1860s	0.916	0.962	0.046	China
1870s	0.916	0.962	0.046	China
1880s	0.916	0.962	0.046	China
1890s	0.916	0.962	0.046	China
1900s	0.8778	0.9129	0.0351	China
1910s	0.8696	0.7897	0.0799	Afghanistan
1920s	0.8104	0.7428	0.0676	Afghanistan
1930s	0.79	0.7648	0.0252	Afghanistan
1940s	0.79	0.747	0.043	Afghanistan
1950s	0.778	0.7956	0.0176	China
1960s	0.7113	0.7773	0.066	China
1970s	0.7699	0.7746	0.0047	China
1980s	0.8482	0.7154	0.1328	Afghanistan
1990s	0.8704	0.714	0.1564	Afghanistan
2000s	0.7909	0.7747	0.0162	Afghanistan
2010s	0.7402	0.8588	0.1186	China
2020s	0.9133	0.9177	0.0043	China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher centralization of political power index, Afghanistan or China?: China, at 0.931 against 0.927 in Afghanistan as of 2025.
What is the difference in centralization of political power index between Afghanistan and China?: 0.004, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and China?: 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Afghanistan and China rank globally for centralization of political power index?: Afghanistan ranks 17th and China ranks 15th of 176 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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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: 18 September 2026

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