Austria vs Canada: Centralization of Political Power Index
Austria
0.075
in 2025
Canada
0.085
in 2025
Austria rank
151st
Canada rank
148th
Centralization of Political Power Index over time
- Austria
- Canada
How they compare
Canada currently reports 0.085 against 0.075 in Austria, a difference of 0.01.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.1 times Austria's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 178 shared years of data; in 1841 it was Austria ahead.
Austria ranks 151st and Canada ranks 148th of 176 countries.
Across the 19 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 18 and Canada in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Canada | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | 0.9159 | 0.218 | 0.6979 | Austria |
| 1850s | 0.9243 | 0.218 | 0.7063 | Austria |
| 1860s | 0.712 | 0.218 | 0.494 | Austria |
| 1870s | 0.271 | 0.17 | 0.101 | Austria |
| 1880s | 0.268 | 0.138 | 0.13 | Austria |
| 1890s | 0.268 | 0.138 | 0.13 | Austria |
| 1900s | 0.268 | 0.138 | 0.13 | Austria |
| 1910s | 0.2634 | 0.138 | 0.1254 | Austria |
| 1920s | 0.1868 | 0.1095 | 0.0773 | Austria |
| 1930s | 0.5084 | 0.1098 | 0.3986 | Austria |
| 1940s | 0.113 | 0.092 | 0.021 | Austria |
| 1950s | 0.0982 | 0.0606 | 0.0376 | Austria |
| 1960s | 0.0998 | 0.0599 | 0.0399 | Austria |
| 1970s | 0.0954 | 0.0525 | 0.0429 | Austria |
| 1980s | 0.0765 | 0.0542 | 0.0223 | Austria |
| 1990s | 0.074 | 0.056 | 0.018 | Austria |
| 2000s | 0.0679 | 0.0548 | 0.0131 | Austria |
| 2010s | 0.0689 | 0.0543 | 0.0146 | Austria |
| 2020s | 0.066 | 0.0813 | 0.0153 | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher centralization of political power index, Austria or Canada?
- Canada, at 0.085 against 0.075 in Austria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in centralization of political power index between Austria and Canada?
- 0.01, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Canada?
- 178 years are reported by both, from 1841 to 2025.
- How do Austria and Canada rank globally for centralization of political power index?
- Austria ranks 151st and Canada ranks 148th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) β 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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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which the executive is unconstrained by the legislature, judiciary, electoral management body, and other oversight.