Which has higher centralization of political power index, Bahrain or Cuba?

Cuba, at 0.899 against 0.871 in Bahrain as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Cuba?

126 years are reported by both, from 1900 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.

Bahrain vs Cuba: Centralization of Political Power Index

Bahrain

0.871

in 2025

Cuba

0.899

in 2025

Bahrain rank

24th

Cuba rank

21st

Centralization of Political Power Index over time

Bahrain
Cuba

How they compare

Cuba currently reports 0.899 against 0.871 in Bahrain, a difference of 0.028.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Bahrain ahead.

Bahrain ranks 24th and Cuba ranks 21st of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Bahrain averaged higher in 9 and Cuba in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bahrain	Cuba	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.962	0.4944	0.4676	Bahrain
1910s	0.962	0.474	0.488	Bahrain
1920s	0.9308	0.5018	0.429	Bahrain
1930s	0.91	0.5315	0.3785	Bahrain
1940s	0.91	0.3862	0.5238	Bahrain
1950s	0.91	0.6255	0.2845	Bahrain
1960s	0.91	0.942	0.032	Cuba
1970s	0.9418	0.9306	0.0112	Bahrain
1980s	0.961	0.905	0.056	Bahrain
1990s	0.9285	0.905	0.0235	Bahrain
2000s	0.8784	0.9048	0.0264	Cuba
2010s	0.8851	0.8959	0.0108	Cuba
2020s	0.87	0.8928	0.0228	Cuba

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher centralization of political power index, Bahrain or Cuba?: Cuba, at 0.899 against 0.871 in Bahrain as of 2025.
What is the difference in centralization of political power index between Bahrain and Cuba?: 0.028, with Cuba ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Cuba?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Bahrain and Cuba rank globally for centralization of political power index?: Bahrain ranks 24th and Cuba ranks 21st 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.