Belgium vs Sri Lanka: Centralization of Political Power Index
Belgium
0.103
in 2025
Sri Lanka
0.11
in 2025
Belgium rank
139th
Sri Lanka rank
136th
Centralization of Political Power Index over time
- Belgium
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 0.11 against 0.103 in Belgium, a difference of 0.007.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Belgium's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Belgium ranks 139th and Sri Lanka ranks 136th of 173 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 12.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.084 | 0.146 | 0.062 | Sri Lanka |
| 1910s | 0.1557 | 0.146 | 0.0097 | Belgium |
| 1920s | 0.073 | 0.1361 | 0.0631 | Sri Lanka |
| 1930s | 0.073 | 0.135 | 0.062 | Sri Lanka |
| 1940s | 0.1279 | 0.1544 | 0.0265 | Sri Lanka |
| 1950s | 0.058 | 0.193 | 0.135 | Sri Lanka |
| 1960s | 0.058 | 0.203 | 0.145 | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 0.058 | 0.2346 | 0.1766 | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 0.0576 | 0.3082 | 0.2506 | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 0.0578 | 0.2988 | 0.241 | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 0.051 | 0.3096 | 0.2586 | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 0.0487 | 0.2485 | 0.1998 | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 0.0663 | 0.2155 | 0.1492 | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher centralization of political power index, Belgium or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 0.11 against 0.103 in Belgium as of 2025.
- What is the difference in centralization of political power index between Belgium and Sri Lanka?
- 0.007, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Sri Lanka?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Sri Lanka rank globally for centralization of political power index?
- Belgium ranks 139th and Sri Lanka ranks 136th of 173 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.
Individual pages
About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which the executive is unconstrained by the legislature, judiciary, electoral management body, and other oversight.