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

Sudan, at 0.883 against 0.871 in Bahrain as of 2025.

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

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 Sudan: Centralization of Political Power Index

Bahrain

0.871

in 2025

Sudan

0.883

in 2025

Bahrain rank

24th

Sudan rank

22nd

Centralization of Political Power Index over time

Bahrain
Sudan

How they compare

Sudan currently reports 0.883 against 0.871 in Bahrain, a difference of 0.012.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Bahrain ahead.

Bahrain ranks 24th and Sudan ranks 22nd of 176 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, Bahrain averaged higher in 11 and Sudan in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bahrain	Sudan	Difference	Ahead
1900s	0.962	0.755	0.207	Bahrain
1910s	0.962	0.755	0.207	Bahrain
1920s	0.9308	0.755	0.1758	Bahrain
1930s	0.91	0.755	0.155	Bahrain
1940s	0.91	0.7654	0.1446	Bahrain
1950s	0.91	0.6878	0.2222	Bahrain
1960s	0.91	0.6893	0.2207	Bahrain
1970s	0.9418	0.7425	0.1993	Bahrain
1980s	0.961	0.7108	0.2502	Bahrain
1990s	0.9285	0.966	0.0375	Sudan
2000s	0.8784	0.9141	0.0357	Sudan
2010s	0.8851	0.8774	0.0077	Bahrain
2020s	0.87	0.8585	0.0115	Bahrain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher centralization of political power index, Bahrain or Sudan?: Sudan, at 0.883 against 0.871 in Bahrain as of 2025.
What is the difference in centralization of political power index between Bahrain and Sudan?: 0.012, with Sudan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Sudan?: 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
How do Bahrain and Sudan rank globally for centralization of political power index?: Bahrain ranks 24th and Sudan ranks 22nd 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.