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

125 years are reported by both, from 1900 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 East Timor: Centralization of Political Power Index

Argentina

0.265

in 2025

East Timor

0.287

in 2025

Argentina rank

95th

East Timor rank

92nd

Centralization of Political Power Index over time

Argentina
East Timor

How they compare

East Timor currently reports 0.287 against 0.265 in Argentina, a difference of 0.022.

That makes East Timor's figure about 1.1 times Argentina's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 125 shared years of data; in 1900 it was East Timor ahead.

Argentina ranks 95th and East Timor ranks 92nd of 176 countries.

East Timor has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Argentina	East Timor	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.27	0.927	0.657	East Timor
1910s	0.2022	0.927	0.7248	East Timor
1920s	0.1891	0.927	0.7379	East Timor
1930s	0.2805	0.927	0.6465	East Timor
1940s	0.3898	0.927	0.5372	East Timor
1950s	0.5727	0.927	0.3543	East Timor
1960s	0.4042	0.927	0.5228	East Timor
1970s	0.6211	0.7748	0.1537	East Timor
1980s	0.3779	0.624	0.2461	East Timor
1990s	0.3341	0.6048	0.2707	East Timor
2000s	0.2493	0.2818	0.0325	East Timor
2010s	0.2556	0.2565	0.0009	East Timor
2020s	0.2185	0.2847	0.0662	East Timor

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher centralization of political power index, Argentina or East Timor?: East Timor, at 0.287 against 0.265 in Argentina as of 2025.
What is the difference in centralization of political power index between Argentina and East Timor?: 0.022, with East Timor ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and East Timor?: 125 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Argentina and East Timor rank globally for centralization of political power index?: Argentina ranks 95th and East Timor ranks 92nd 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.