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

Austria, at 0.075 against 0.06 in Portugal as of 2025.

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

193 years are reported by both, from 1820 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 Portugal: Centralization of Political Power Index

Austria

0.075

in 2025

Portugal

0.06

in 2025

Austria rank

151st

Portugal rank

152nd

Centralization of Political Power Index over time

Austria
Portugal

How they compare

Austria currently reports 0.075 against 0.06 in Portugal, a difference of 0.015.

That makes Austria's figure about 1.2 times Portugal's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 193 shared years of data; in 1820 it was Austria ahead.

Austria ranks 151st and Portugal ranks 152nd of 176 countries.

Across the 21 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 10 and Portugal in 11.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Austria	Portugal	Difference	Ahead
1820s	0.947	0.489	0.458	Austria
1830s	0.947	0.6936	0.2534	Austria
1840s	0.919	0.7041	0.2149	Austria
1850s	0.9243	0.6362	0.2881	Austria
1860s	0.712	0.565	0.147	Austria
1870s	0.271	0.565	0.294	Portugal
1880s	0.268	0.565	0.297	Portugal
1890s	0.268	0.565	0.297	Portugal
1900s	0.268	0.5694	0.3014	Portugal
1910s	0.2634	0.5534	0.29	Portugal
1920s	0.1868	0.6273	0.4405	Portugal
1930s	0.5084	0.777	0.2686	Portugal
1940s	0.113	0.759	0.646	Portugal
1950s	0.0982	0.7608	0.6626	Portugal
1960s	0.0998	0.761	0.6612	Portugal
1970s	0.0954	0.4112	0.3158	Portugal
1980s	0.0765	0.0531	0.0234	Austria
1990s	0.074	0.042	0.032	Austria
2000s	0.0679	0.0373	0.0306	Austria
2010s	0.0689	0.0327	0.0362	Austria
2020s	0.066	0.0542	0.0118	Austria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher centralization of political power index, Austria or Portugal?: Austria, at 0.075 against 0.06 in Portugal as of 2025.
What is the difference in centralization of political power index between Austria and Portugal?: 0.015, with Austria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Portugal?: 193 years are reported by both, from 1820 to 2025.
How do Austria and Portugal rank globally for centralization of political power index?: Austria ranks 151st and Portugal ranks 152nd 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.