Which has higher centralization of political power index, Austria or Barbados?

Barbados, at 0.076 against 0.075 in Austria as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Barbados?

119 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.

Austria vs Barbados: Centralization of Political Power Index

Austria

0.075

in 2025

Barbados

0.076

in 2025

Austria rank

151st

Barbados rank

150th

Centralization of Political Power Index over time

Austria
Barbados

How they compare

Barbados currently reports 0.076 against 0.075 in Austria, a difference of 0.001.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 119 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Austria ahead.

Austria ranks 151st and Barbados ranks 150th of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 5 and Barbados in 8.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Austria	Barbados	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.268	0.135	0.133	Austria
1910s	0.2634	0.135	0.1284	Austria
1920s	0.1868	0.135	0.0518	Austria
1930s	0.5084	0.135	0.3734	Austria
1940s	0.113	0.133	0.02	Barbados
1950s	0.0982	0.1282	0.03	Barbados
1960s	0.0998	0.1021	0.0023	Barbados
1970s	0.0954	0.0816	0.0138	Austria
1980s	0.0765	0.0947	0.0182	Barbados
1990s	0.074	0.0907	0.0167	Barbados
2000s	0.0679	0.09	0.0221	Barbados
2010s	0.0689	0.0858	0.0169	Barbados
2020s	0.066	0.0812	0.0152	Barbados

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher centralization of political power index, Austria or Barbados?: Barbados, at 0.076 against 0.075 in Austria as of 2025.
What is the difference in centralization of political power index between Austria and Barbados?: 0.001, with Barbados ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Barbados?: 119 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Austria and Barbados rank globally for centralization of political power index?: Austria ranks 151st and Barbados ranks 150th 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.