Which has higher centralization of political power index, Belarus or Nicaragua?

Nicaragua, at 0.992 against 0.99 in Belarus as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Nicaragua?

188 years are reported by both, from 1838 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.

Belarus vs Nicaragua: Centralization of Political Power Index

Belarus

0.99

in 2025

Nicaragua

0.992

in 2025

Belarus rank

2nd

Nicaragua rank

1st

Centralization of Political Power Index over time

Belarus
Nicaragua

How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 0.992 against 0.99 in Belarus, a difference of 0.002.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 188 shared years of data; in 1838 it was Belarus ahead.

Belarus ranks 2nd and Nicaragua ranks 1st of 176 countries.

Across the 20 decades both report, Belarus averaged higher in 12 and Nicaragua in 8.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belarus	Nicaragua	Difference	Ahead
1830s	0.93	0.906	0.024	Belarus
1840s	0.93	0.906	0.024	Belarus
1850s	0.9055	0.8974	0.0081	Belarus
1860s	0.6121	0.863	0.2509	Nicaragua
1870s	0.4524	0.863	0.4106	Nicaragua
1880s	0.8534	0.863	0.0096	Nicaragua
1890s	0.852	0.9	0.048	Nicaragua
1900s	0.8659	0.9	0.0341	Nicaragua
1910s	0.8397	0.8972	0.0575	Nicaragua
1920s	0.9696	0.8826	0.087	Belarus
1930s	0.971	0.9272	0.0438	Belarus
1940s	0.971	0.9594	0.0116	Belarus
1950s	0.9668	0.966	0.0008	Belarus
1960s	0.964	0.966	0.002	Nicaragua
1970s	0.964	0.9624	0.0016	Belarus
1980s	0.9545	0.7539	0.2006	Belarus
1990s	0.5552	0.4717	0.0835	Belarus
2000s	0.9576	0.7188	0.2388	Belarus
2010s	0.9576	0.933	0.0246	Belarus
2020s	0.9863	0.9903	0.004	Nicaragua

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher centralization of political power index, Belarus or Nicaragua?: Nicaragua, at 0.992 against 0.99 in Belarus as of 2025.
What is the difference in centralization of political power index between Belarus and Nicaragua?: 0.002, with Nicaragua ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Nicaragua?: 188 years are reported by both, from 1838 to 2025.
How do Belarus and Nicaragua rank globally for centralization of political power index?: Belarus ranks 2nd and Nicaragua ranks 1st 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.