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

230 years are reported by both, from 1789 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 United Kingdom: Centralization of Political Power Index

Austria

0.075

in 2025

United Kingdom

0.06

in 2025

Austria rank

151st

United Kingdom rank

152nd

Centralization of Political Power Index over time

Austria
United Kingdom

How they compare

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

That makes Austria's figure about 1.2 times United Kingdom's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 230 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Austria ahead.

Austria ranks 151st and United Kingdom ranks 152nd of 176 countries.

Across the 25 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 20 and United Kingdom in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Austria	United Kingdom	Difference	Ahead
1780s	0.947	0.163	0.784	Austria
1790s	0.947	0.1625	0.7845	Austria
1800s	0.947	0.1661	0.7809	Austria
1810s	0.947	0.1647	0.7823	Austria
1820s	0.947	0.1617	0.7853	Austria
1830s	0.947	0.1451	0.8019	Austria
1840s	0.919	0.1295	0.7895	Austria
1850s	0.9243	0.1316	0.7927	Austria
1860s	0.712	0.1302	0.5818	Austria
1870s	0.271	0.1266	0.1444	Austria
1880s	0.268	0.1308	0.1372	Austria
1890s	0.268	0.1291	0.1389	Austria
1900s	0.268	0.137	0.131	Austria
1910s	0.2634	0.1374	0.126	Austria
1920s	0.1868	0.1324	0.0544	Austria
1930s	0.5084	0.133	0.3754	Austria
1940s	0.113	0.1234	0.0104	United Kingdom
1950s	0.0982	0.116	0.0178	United Kingdom
1960s	0.0998	0.1046	0.0048	United Kingdom
1970s	0.0954	0.0953	0.0001	Austria
1980s	0.0765	0.0896	0.0131	United Kingdom
1990s	0.074	0.0856	0.0116	United Kingdom
2000s	0.0679	0.0636	0.0043	Austria
2010s	0.0689	0.0604	0.0085	Austria
2020s	0.066	0.0637	0.0023	Austria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher centralization of political power index, Austria or United Kingdom?: Austria, at 0.075 against 0.06 in United Kingdom as of 2025.
What is the difference in centralization of political power index between Austria and United Kingdom?: 0.015, with Austria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and United Kingdom?: 230 years are reported by both, from 1789 to 2025.
How do Austria and United Kingdom rank globally for centralization of political power index?: Austria ranks 151st and United Kingdom 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.