Belgium vs Japan: Centralization of Political Power Index

Belgium
0.103
in 2025
Japan
0.094
in 2025
Belgium rank
139th
Japan rank
142nd

Centralization of Political Power Index over time

  • Belgium
  • Japan
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How they compare

Belgium currently reports 0.103 against 0.094 in Japan, a difference of 0.009.

That makes Belgium's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 237 shared years of data; in 1789 it was Japan ahead.

Belgium ranks 139th and Japan ranks 142nd of 173 countries.

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About this data

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
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Central estimate of the extent to which the executive is unconstrained by the legislature, judiciary, electoral management body, and other oversight.