How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Kyrgyzstan?

150 years are reported by both, from 1876 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.

Bolivia vs Kyrgyzstan: Centralization of Political Power Index

Bolivia

0.625

in 2025

Kyrgyzstan

0.644

in 2025

Bolivia rank

60th

Kyrgyzstan rank

57th

Centralization of Political Power Index over time

Bolivia
Kyrgyzstan

How they compare

Kyrgyzstan currently reports 0.644 against 0.625 in Bolivia, a difference of 0.019.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 150 shared years of data; in 1876 it was Bolivia ahead.

Bolivia ranks 60th and Kyrgyzstan ranks 57th of 173 countries.

Across the 16 decades both report, Bolivia averaged higher in 4 and Kyrgyzstan in 12.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bolivia	Kyrgyzstan	Difference	Ahead
1870s	0.811	0.5715	0.2395	Bolivia
1880s	0.659	0.8534	0.1944	Kyrgyzstan
1890s	0.6691	0.852	0.1829	Kyrgyzstan
1900s	0.7492	0.8659	0.1167	Kyrgyzstan
1910s	0.7492	0.8397	0.0905	Kyrgyzstan
1920s	0.7594	0.9696	0.2102	Kyrgyzstan
1930s	0.7829	0.971	0.1881	Kyrgyzstan
1940s	0.7955	0.971	0.1755	Kyrgyzstan
1950s	0.757	0.9668	0.2098	Kyrgyzstan
1960s	0.8254	0.964	0.1386	Kyrgyzstan
1970s	0.9652	0.964	0.0012	Bolivia
1980s	0.5797	0.9545	0.3748	Kyrgyzstan
1990s	0.3501	0.752	0.4019	Kyrgyzstan
2000s	0.3526	0.7453	0.3927	Kyrgyzstan
2010s	0.5511	0.506	0.0451	Bolivia
2020s	0.6092	0.6052	0.004	Bolivia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher centralization of political power index, Bolivia or Kyrgyzstan?: Kyrgyzstan, at 0.644 against 0.625 in Bolivia as of 2025.
What is the difference in centralization of political power index between Bolivia and Kyrgyzstan?: 0.019, with Kyrgyzstan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Kyrgyzstan?: 150 years are reported by both, from 1876 to 2025.
How do Bolivia and Kyrgyzstan rank globally for centralization of political power index?: Bolivia ranks 60th and Kyrgyzstan ranks 57th 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.

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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
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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