Which has higher centralization of political power index, Argentina or Romania?

Romania, at 0.279 against 0.265 in Argentina as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Romania?

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.

Argentina vs Romania: Centralization of Political Power Index

Argentina

0.265

in 2025

Romania

0.279

in 2025

Argentina rank

95th

Romania rank

93rd

Centralization of Political Power Index over time

Argentina
Romania

How they compare

Romania currently reports 0.279 against 0.265 in Argentina, a difference of 0.014.

That makes Romania's figure about 1.1 times Argentina's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Romania ahead.

Argentina ranks 95th and Romania ranks 93rd of 176 countries.

Across the 25 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 1 and Romania in 24.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Argentina	Romania	Difference	Ahead
1780s	0.62	0.965	0.345	Romania
1790s	0.62	0.965	0.345	Romania
1800s	0.62	0.965	0.345	Romania
1810s	0.6497	0.965	0.3153	Romania
1820s	0.6866	0.965	0.2784	Romania
1830s	0.675	0.9157	0.2407	Romania
1840s	0.738	0.913	0.175	Romania
1850s	0.6092	0.9134	0.3042	Romania
1860s	0.3294	0.7066	0.3772	Romania
1870s	0.27	0.58	0.31	Romania
1880s	0.27	0.58	0.31	Romania
1890s	0.27	0.58	0.31	Romania
1900s	0.27	0.527	0.257	Romania
1910s	0.2022	0.53	0.3278	Romania
1920s	0.1891	0.5068	0.3177	Romania
1930s	0.2805	0.5441	0.2636	Romania
1940s	0.3898	0.8362	0.4464	Romania
1950s	0.5727	0.913	0.3403	Romania
1960s	0.4042	0.913	0.5088	Romania
1970s	0.6015	0.913	0.3115	Romania
1980s	0.3779	0.913	0.5351	Romania
1990s	0.3341	0.4541	0.12	Romania
2000s	0.2493	0.2984	0.0491	Romania
2010s	0.2556	0.1831	0.0725	Argentina
2020s	0.2185	0.2353	0.0168	Romania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher centralization of political power index, Argentina or Romania?: Romania, at 0.279 against 0.265 in Argentina as of 2025.
What is the difference in centralization of political power index between Argentina and Romania?: 0.014, with Romania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Romania?: 237 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Argentina and Romania rank globally for centralization of political power index?: Argentina ranks 95th and Romania ranks 93rd 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.