Botswana vs Montenegro: Centralization of Political Power Index
Botswana
0.251
in 2025
Montenegro
0.262
in 2025
Botswana rank
99th
Montenegro rank
96th
Centralization of Political Power Index over time
- Botswana
- Montenegro
How they compare
Montenegro currently reports 0.262 against 0.251 in Botswana, a difference of 0.011.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Montenegro ahead.
Botswana ranks 99th and Montenegro ranks 96th of 176 countries.
Montenegro has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Montenegro | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.356 | 0.5982 | 0.2422 | Montenegro |
| 1910s | 0.356 | 0.597 | 0.241 | Montenegro |
| 1990s | 0.097 | 0.3785 | 0.2815 | Montenegro |
| 2000s | 0.1061 | 0.3096 | 0.2035 | Montenegro |
| 2010s | 0.1315 | 0.2757 | 0.1442 | Montenegro |
| 2020s | 0.1975 | 0.2412 | 0.0437 | Montenegro |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher centralization of political power index, Botswana or Montenegro?
- Montenegro, at 0.262 against 0.251 in Botswana as of 2025.
- What is the difference in centralization of political power index between Botswana and Montenegro?
- 0.011, with Montenegro ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Montenegro?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Botswana and Montenegro rank globally for centralization of political power index?
- Botswana ranks 99th and Montenegro ranks 96th 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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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which the executive is unconstrained by the legislature, judiciary, electoral management body, and other oversight.