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