Austria vs South Africa: Centralization of Political Power Index
Austria
0.075
in 2025
South Africa
0.084
in 2025
Austria rank
149th
South Africa rank
147th
Centralization of Political Power Index over time
- Austria
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 0.084 against 0.075 in Austria, a difference of 0.009.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Austria's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 119 shared years of data; in 1900 it was South Africa ahead.
Austria ranks 149th and South Africa ranks 147th of 173 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.268 | 0.519 | 0.251 | South Africa |
| 1910s | 0.2634 | 0.525 | 0.2616 | South Africa |
| 1920s | 0.1868 | 0.525 | 0.3382 | South Africa |
| 1930s | 0.5084 | 0.525 | 0.0166 | South Africa |
| 1940s | 0.113 | 0.5452 | 0.4322 | South Africa |
| 1950s | 0.0982 | 0.608 | 0.5098 | South Africa |
| 1960s | 0.0998 | 0.608 | 0.5082 | South Africa |
| 1970s | 0.0954 | 0.608 | 0.5126 | South Africa |
| 1980s | 0.0765 | 0.5562 | 0.4797 | South Africa |
| 1990s | 0.074 | 0.2765 | 0.2025 | South Africa |
| 2000s | 0.0679 | 0.112 | 0.0441 | South Africa |
| 2010s | 0.0689 | 0.1093 | 0.0404 | South Africa |
| 2020s | 0.066 | 0.0958 | 0.0298 | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher centralization of political power index, Austria or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 0.084 against 0.075 in Austria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in centralization of political power index between Austria and South Africa?
- 0.009, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and South Africa?
- 119 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Austria and South Africa rank globally for centralization of political power index?
- Austria ranks 149th and South Africa ranks 147th of 173 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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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which the executive is unconstrained by the legislature, judiciary, electoral management body, and other oversight.