Which has higher centralization of political power index, Azerbaijan or Chad?

Chad, at 0.976 against 0.972 in Azerbaijan as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Chad?

106 years are reported by both, from 1920 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.

Azerbaijan vs Chad: Centralization of Political Power Index

Azerbaijan

0.972

in 2025

Chad

0.976

in 2025

Azerbaijan rank

9th

Chad rank

7th

Centralization of Political Power Index over time

Azerbaijan
Chad

How they compare

Chad currently reports 0.976 against 0.972 in Azerbaijan, a difference of 0.004.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 106 shared years of data; in 1920 it was Azerbaijan ahead.

Azerbaijan ranks 9th and Chad ranks 7th of 176 countries.

Azerbaijan has averaged higher in every one of the 11 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Azerbaijan	Chad	Difference	Ahead
1920s	0.9696	0.919	0.0506	Azerbaijan
1930s	0.971	0.919	0.052	Azerbaijan
1940s	0.971	0.8809	0.0901	Azerbaijan
1950s	0.9668	0.7959	0.1709	Azerbaijan
1960s	0.964	0.6939	0.2701	Azerbaijan
1970s	0.964	0.7761	0.1879	Azerbaijan
1980s	0.9545	0.9122	0.0423	Azerbaijan
1990s	0.8635	0.8388	0.0247	Azerbaijan
2000s	0.9425	0.821	0.1215	Azerbaijan
2010s	0.9659	0.8602	0.1057	Azerbaijan
2020s	0.97	0.9258	0.0442	Azerbaijan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher centralization of political power index, Azerbaijan or Chad?: Chad, at 0.976 against 0.972 in Azerbaijan as of 2025.
What is the difference in centralization of political power index between Azerbaijan and Chad?: 0.004, with Chad ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Chad?: 106 years are reported by both, from 1920 to 2025.
How do Azerbaijan and Chad rank globally for centralization of political power index?: Azerbaijan ranks 9th and Chad ranks 7th 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.